Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain, Edith Brown Kirkwood
Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain
Edith Brown Kirkwood
Category: Children
Genres: Nursery rhymes,Poetry
Level 1.80:21 h8.7 mb
"Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain" by Edith Brown Kirkwood is an enchanting collection that invites readers of all ages into a world where the animal kingdom's young ones come to life with delightful charm. Through captivating sketches and accompanying pictures, this book unveils a tapestry of endearing characters that will warm your heart and spark your imagination. Within the pages of this delightful collection, a diverse range of animal children, from ocelots to otters and countless others, are portrayed in all their captivating glory. Edith Brown Kirkwood infuses these creatures with quirky personalities, allowing their unique traits to shine brightly. The animal children are depicted in their most inviting state, inviting readers to form a deep connection with these lovable characters.

Animal Children

The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

by
Edith Brown Kirkwood

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

To all children who find
friends in the Forest or on
the Plain, and especially to
Samuel and to Gilbert, this
book is lovingly dedicated.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Sometimes I am so sorry that my papa is a king,
It’s really most annoying and hurts like everything
To have the little girls and boys all want to run away,
For if I am a Lion prince, I’m a baby, anyway!

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Some jungle boys, by mischief made quite bold,
Once took the baby Tiger, so we’re told,
And in broad stripes they smeared his coat so fine,
And ’round his neck they hung a “Fresh Paint” sign.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

This monkey thought the Leopard’s spots
Were pasted on for polka-dots,
He asked her how much it would cost
New ones to buy if those were lost.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

In her red and white gown Miss Weasel’s so pert
We are very afraid she’s a gay little flirt;
She is fearful of no one — beast, reptile or man,
Just winks and cries gaily: “Catch me, if you can.”

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

This dapper young chappy is Dude Ocelot,
With coat trimmed in many a dash and a spot;
He’s graceful and elegant, sly, too, as well,
Just what he’ll do next no one ever can tell.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The chetah is a great big cat
But very quick, for all of that,
She’s cunning but she’s gentle, too,
And if you’re good she’s good to you.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The little Bobcat and Canadian Lynx
Just must be related (so everyone thinks).
Except for their ears they’re alike as two pins,
And look every whit as if they were twins.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

A dainty, fastidious man is Lord Otter
Who can live just as well on land as in water,
He’ll eat but the flakiest part of a fish,
And this he considers his favorite dish.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

“It really is a bother to be sought by everyone”
The vain young Ermine boasted. “Why, it keeps me on the run
To get away from kings and queens and peers and ladies great —
It truly gets me all fussed up and in a dreadful state.”

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Young ferret, detective, said: “I’ll show you where
To track the bold rabbit right into his lair.”
Then he never saw bunny right under his eyes,
But went swaggering off looking wondrously wise.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

“Now, Johnnie, my child,” said wise Mamma Sable,
“When you see a trap run as fast as you’re able,
Or else, ere you know it, your skin will be gone
As a beautiful fur for some lady to don.”

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Mother opossum says she’d like to ask
Just why other mothers should find it a task
To care for one baby. Why, here she has four,
And there’s plenty of room on her tail for some more!

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Mr. and Mrs. Mongoose are popular as can be,
The reason being very plain, as you will all agree,
They are cunning and affectionate and clean and very nice,
They kill all snakes and insects and naughty rats and mice.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

It must be very easy for the busy Beaver mother
To feed the Beaver sister and her little Beaver brother,
For when they beg: “We’re hungry, give us something to eat, please!”
She sends them off to nibble at the bark of the big trees.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The puma is a bandit who’ll not meet you face to face
But waits to spring upon you from some well-hidden place.
He’ll strike you when your back is turned, but away he’s sure to fly
If you should turn to look him right squarely in the eye.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Lemur stays in bed all day
And waits until the night to play;
That’s why his soft feet make no sound
And why his eyes are big and round.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The bowery boy of the woods is young Mink,
His coat is so lovely one never would think
That’d he do naughty things, but we’ve often been told
He is tricky and wicked and saucy and bold.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

“I’m not so very big around and not great as to length,
But one thing Peccaries have learned — in numbers there is strength.
Now, if you do not bother me I will not bother you,
But all my friends and family will help me if you do.”

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Who is this boy in clothes so neat?
Young Spring-bok, Africa’s athlete.
He lives up in the mountains tall,
And as a jumper beats them all.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The Long-Eared Bat and the Flying Fox and the Flying Squirrel, too,
Decided to give an aero-meet just to show what they could do.
So they formed a club and went around and invited everyone,
Then up they flew and did their stunts, and had a lot of fun.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

She is dainty as snowdrops that fall from the skies,
Is this dear little Kitten with bright, shiny eyes
And velvety ears and pretty pink nose
And lovely white suit of soft, furry clothes.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

Baby raccoon takes all his food and goes straight to the pool,
He eats not one small bite of it until it’s wet and cool.
Now, although you may think this strange and stop to wonder why,
He, no doubt, thinks it just as queer for you to like yours dry.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The greatest of travelers that one can meet
Is the little Deer-mouse with the pretty white feet;
North, south, east or west she will go at her will,
And never, no never, is known to keep still.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

The baby zebra ne’er should roam
So very far away from home,
Lest someone, thinking her striped gown
Was candy-stick, might eat her down.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

“I’m stopping for a moment just to say ‘How-do-you-do?’
I’ve just been decorated with this ribbon of deep blue
Because of all the gracefulness with which I trot and prance —
No wonder that you give Sir Horse your most admiring glance!”

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain

This tale is not so very new,
And, no doubt, has been told to you,
But Donkey went to school to play,
And now he sits dressed up this way.

Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain