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The Magpie and the Shiny Spoon

A collector of treasures finds out what a treasure is for

Fable · 2 min read

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• The Parrot Who Learned to ListenA chatty green and red parrot talks over everyone until a heron shows him what he has been missing.Fable3 min
• Marlo Meets the SeaMarlo has heard of the sea his whole life. When he finally flies to it, the sea turns out to be bigger, wetter and much friendlier than any story.Original Story4 min
• The Parrot Who Said PotatoBiscuit can only say two words, and both of them are potato. On market day, that turns out to be exactly the right thing to say.Original Story3 min
• The Borrowed VoiceRumi wins praise by copying the canary's song, the crow's caw and the dove's coo, until the day someone asks to hear his own voice.Fable2 min
• Kiki Counts the StarsKiki is sure she cannot fall asleep until she has counted every single star. Her grandmother has a gentler idea.Original Story2 min
• The Parrot PostmasterPlume carries spoken messages between three villages, and he is very fast. He is not, however, very careful, and soon the whole valley is in an uproar.Folk Tale3 min
• The Owl and the Hasty WoodpeckerA woodpecker in a hurry starts seven nest holes and finishes none, until an owl teaches him to choose one tree and stay with it.Fable2 min
• The Proud Jay and the Plain SparrowA jay who boasts of his blue feathers laughs at a plain brown sparrow, until the first snow shows which of them knows how to live through winter.Fable2 min
• The Little Owl Who Found the Way HomeWhen fog swallows the forest, Tilly the owlet has to lead her friends home using everything she has quietly noticed along the way.Original Story4 min
• The Magpie and the Shiny SpoonMags fills her nest with buttons, bottle tops and a silver spoon, until there is no room left in it for Mags.Fable2 min
• The Woodpecker's DrumEveryone in the forest complains about Rattle's drumming, until the night a storm comes and his noise is the only thing that can reach them all.Folk Tale3 min
• The Heron Who WaitedA quick kingfisher mocks a heron for standing still all day, but by evening only one of them has eaten well.Fable2 min
• The Chick Who Was Afraid to AskPip is sure that asking a question will make everyone laugh. Then a question he never asked lands him in a puddle, and an old goose tells him a secret.Original Story4 min
• Hattie and the Great RainThe rain will not stop, the river is rising and the henhouse is in danger. Hattie, the most sensible hen on Willow Farm, has a plan, but it needs every animal to help.Original Story4 min
• The Rooster Who OversleptRufus is so proud of waking the sun that the one morning he oversleeps, he is sure the whole world will stay dark.Original Story3 min
• The Little Brown Hen and the Seven SeedsMabel finds seven seeds and plants one each day. Her neighbours laugh, then grow curious, and then discover that there is a place for everyone in a garden.Folk Tale3 min
• The Duckling Who Wanted to CrowDot thinks quacking is boring and crowing is magnificent. After a morning of trying, she discovers what a duck can do that a rooster cannot.Fable2 min
• Grandmother Goose's QuiltThree goslings cannot sleep, so Grandmother Goose tells them the story of each patch on her old feather quilt, one at a time, until the last eye closes.Original Story3 min
• Two Birds, One BranchSable likes quiet and plans. Sunny likes songs and surprises. When a storm leaves them sharing one branch, they discover that the things that annoy each other are the things they need.Original Story4 min
• The Lost FeatherWhen Ruby the robin loses her finest red feather in the wind, she sets out to find it, and learns that it has been busy helping everyone along the way.Fairy Tale3 min
• The Old Owl's Three QuestionsThree birds bring their troubles to the wisest owl in the valley. Instead of answers, she gives each of them a question, and each question turns out to be exactly what they needed.Folk Tale3 min
• The Swallow Who Learned to Let GoWisp loves her barn, her field and her summer so much that when the time comes to fly south, she refuses to go. Her grandfather shows her that some things are only kept by letting them go.Original Story4 min
• The Quiet CanaryLemon sings so much she has never heard anything else. When a cold snap steals her voice, she finds a world of quiet sounds she never knew were there.Original Story3 min
• The Sparrows' Winter PantryWhen snow buries the fields, the sparrows of Hawthorn Hedge must decide whether to guard their store of seeds or share it with the hungry birds who come knocking.Original Story3 min
• The Firebird's LanternEach year the Firebird lights the lanterns of the valley on the longest night. This year her fire is fading, and only a tiny wren can help her finish the journey.Fairy Tale7 min
• The Moon OwlLuna the silver owl has the quietest job in the world: she polishes the moon so it shines for everyone who cannot sleep.Fairy Tale3 min
• The Cloud Weaver CraneSilken weaves the clouds that bring the rain. She weaves so beautifully that she cannot stop, until the valley below forgets what sunshine looks like.Fairy Tale3 min
• The Peacock Who Gave Away His ColorsIn a garden where every other bird is grey, one peacock has all the colours. When he notices how the grey birds look at him, he does something no peacock has ever done.Fairy Tale4 min
• The Snow Wren and the North WindEvery winter the North Wind blows the forest birds' nests to pieces. This year a tiny wren decides to fly to the top of the world and ask him to stop.Folk Tale4 min
• The Starling Who Sang Up the DawnThe dawn chorus has always woken the sun. When the birds forget the oldest song of all, it is up to a starling who only knows how to copy to find it again.Fairy Tale3 min

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