Dreamtime Stories For Children: Ch 22, Bob White

Tonight we come to the final chapter for the Bob White family! Little Bob White's wing is healed and he gets to reunite with his excited brothers and sisters, Mother and Father. These woodland tales from the beloved author, Thornton W. Burgess, are laced with gentle lessons of nature as his cast of critters explore their world. In this Bob White book, you will also come across other characters from Mr. Burgess's other stories, such as Reddy and Granny Fox. I am reading their story too, here on Insight Timer, with Dreamtime Stories with Jacqui. How much fun all these wee forest creatures have! So snuggle down into your blankets and get ready for another chapter to lull you into dreamtime. It is a soothing way to get sleepy, for both big and little folks! Get your blankets just right, fluff up your pillow, and come along with me into the Great Green Meadow.

Transcript

Good evening. And welcome to Dreamtime Stories with Jackie. I am so glad you are here. Tonight. To join me. For a bedtime story. Tonight we are going to finish a wonderful adventure. Of the Bob White family. We are on chapter 22. But in chapter 21, We watched as Farmer Brown's boy Rest you. And helped repair. The poor little Bob White baby bird. That had been injured by the hunter. He made a little refuge for him. While his wings were repairing. So let us get ready for chapter 22. And before I begin. . . Snuggle down in your blankets. Lump up your pillow just right. And let's get ready. Or chapter 22. A joyous day for the Bob Whites. Thrice blessed. Be the boy or girl. Who fills another's heart with joy. One day, Just by chance. Bob White flew up in a tree. Where he could look down in Farmer Brown's hen yard. And there he discovered The last. Little Bob. And talked with him. Then Bob White flew back to the Green Meadows where Mrs. Bob lived. Was anxiously waiting for him. And his heart was light. Mrs. Bob was watching for him and flew up to meet him. It's all right, Cried Bob. I found him. Over in Farmer Brown's Hen Yard. Of course. By him he meant the young Bob White. Who they thought they had lost. Exclaimed Mrs. Bob. What is a hen yard and what is he doing there? Well, A hen yard is a place where Farmer Brown keeps A lot of big, Foolish birds. Explain Bob. And little Bob is a prisoner in there. Oh, Cried Mrs. Bob. How dreadful. If he's a prisoner, How can you say it's all right? Well, " said Bob. Because it is. He's perfectly safe there. And he wouldn't be if he were here with us. You see, He can't fly yet. One of his wings was broken by that. Terrible. Terrible hunter. Farmer Brown's boy. Fountain. And has been very kind to him. He fixed his wing. So I believe it is going to get quite as strong. And as well as ever. You know quite as well as I do how much chance little Bob Bird would have on his own over here with a broken wing. No, Reddy Fox or Red-Tailed the Hawk. Or someone else would have been sure to get him sooner or later. But up here, They can't. Because he is in a wire enclosure. He can't get out. But neither can they get in. And so he is safe. He and Farmer Brown's boy are great friends. With my own eyes, I saw him feed from the hand of Farmer Brown's boy. Do you know? I believe that boy is really. . . And truly our friend. And can be trusted. Well, That is what Peter Rabbit is always saying, Said Mrs. Bob. But after all we've suffered from them, I can't quite make up my mind about those great two-legged creatures. I'm not sure they are to be trusted. I've got to go see for myself. You shall. Declared Bob White. Tomorrow morning, You shall go up there. And I'll stay here and look after the rest of our youngsters. I am afraid if we left them all alone. Some of them would be careless or foolish enough. To go where the hunters with those terrible guns. Would find them. So the next morning, Mrs. Bob went up to visit young Bob. And she saw all that Bob had seen the day before. She returned with a great load off her mind. She knew that Bob was right. And that farmer, Brown's boy, Had proven himself. A true friend. From whom there was nothing to fear. The next day. Bob and Mrs. Bob took the whole family up there. Where farmer Brown's boy had scattered food for them just outside the hen yard. Where those old bitty hens could not get to it. And Bob was smart enough to know. That no hunter would dare look for them so close to Farmer Brown's house. Morning after morning, They went up there to get their breakfast. And they didn't even fly away when Farmer Brown's boy or Farmer Brown himself. Came out to watch them eat. And then one morning. A wonderful thing happened. Farmer Brown's boy. Took young Bob. Out of his pen. In the hen yard. Young Bob looked quite himself by this time. For the strips of cloth which had bound his broken wing in place had been taken off. And his wing was as good as ever. Barmer Brown's boy took him outside the hen yard. And gently put him down on the ground. There you are, Little fellow. Now go and join your family. And in the future. Please keep out of the way of those hunters. He said, And he laughed. To see young Bob scamper over to join his brothers and sisters. Oh, Such a fuss they made over him, Oh my! Suddenly Bob White flew up to the top of a post He threw back his head and he whistled with all his might. Bob White. Bob White. Bob what? You see, He just had to tell all the great world of the joy in his heart. Although this was not the time of the year when he usually whistles. With those hunters around. And this is how it happened, That Bob White and his whole family, Came regularly to Farmer Brown's for their breakfast. And no hunter ever had another chance to carry fright and suffering and sorrow. Into their mists. So this is all about the Bob White and his family. And I want to thank you all for coming. And joining. In every one of these wonderful chapters. Thank you all. Have a wonderful night. And come back to my page. And find another wonderful story for you to enjoy. Goodnight now. The end.