A Pet ReaderThe Little BirdReading editionChapter navigation108 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE STORIESKindness to AnimalsOur PetsA Little DogMy DogOther DogsA True Dog StoryMy Uncle’s DogA Little DoggyHarriet and the DogBenDonald’s Pet DogA Brave DogPal“Doggy, You Must Promise”A Queer Mother DogOne Little DogSpotA Loving FriendThe Dog and the FrogThe Story of a Dog and a CatThe Dog’s FoodWilling to HelpHow My Kitten PlaysDing Dong!What Kittens DoThe Pussy CatThe Kitten’s FoodTwo FriendsThe Kitten at PlayThe Kitten and the Falling LeavesKeeping CleanThe Cat and the RatThe Ways of a CatThe Cat and the DogHow to Get BreakfastOur ChickensThe Clucking HenMy Pet HenCock-A-Doodle-DooGrandmother’s ChickensA Queer HenSing, Little BirdButtercupHow We Care for Our CanaryThe Little BirdThe Bird’s BathCleaning the Canary’s CageMy Grandmother’s CanaryBird TradesMother RobinThe Bird with a Broken WingThe SparrowA Bird HouseThe Woodpecker’s NestThe Building of the NestHow We Help the BirdsCarrier PigeonsThe PigeonsThe SwallowA SongWhy Some Birds Hop and Others WalkDucks on a FarmQuack, QuackPollyDovesThe Turtle Doves’ NestOur DoveA Turkey StoryThe Turkey GobblerDobbinA Gentle HorseHorsesMy PonyMy Cousin’s PonyJean’s Riding Horse“A Farmer Went Trotting”The RabbitsRabbitsLittle BunniesMy Soldier RabbitsThe Squirrels and the GunSome Squirrels I WatchedEating NutsThe Lost NutThe Squirrel’s ArithmeticWhisky FriskyCome, My ChildrenA Pet GoatThe SheepMary’s LambThe CowIn the MeadowMy Father’s FoxThe Little FoxesOur MonkeyThe Monkey and the Hand-Organ ManThe Monkey ManOur White MiceA Little MouseMy Uncle’s White MiceThe MiceThe Two Gold FishesAunt Minnie’s Gold FishWhere the Stream Runs BlueFrogs at SchoolAbout the BookPrevious chapter ←How We Care for Our CanaryNext chapter →The Bird’s BathAll chapters and sections (108)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE STORIESKindness to AnimalsOur PetsA Little DogMy DogOther DogsA True Dog StoryMy Uncle’s DogA Little DoggyHarriet and the DogBenDonald’s Pet DogA Brave DogPal“Doggy, You Must Promise”A Queer Mother DogOne Little DogSpotA Loving FriendThe Dog and the FrogThe Story of a Dog and a CatThe Dog’s FoodWilling to HelpHow My Kitten PlaysDing Dong!What Kittens DoThe Pussy CatThe Kitten’s FoodTwo FriendsThe Kitten at PlayThe Kitten and the Falling LeavesKeeping CleanThe Cat and the RatThe Ways of a CatThe Cat and the DogHow to Get BreakfastOur ChickensThe Clucking HenMy Pet HenCock-A-Doodle-DooGrandmother’s ChickensA Queer HenSing, Little BirdButtercupHow We Care for Our CanaryThe Little BirdThe Bird’s BathCleaning the Canary’s CageMy Grandmother’s CanaryBird TradesMother RobinThe Bird with a Broken WingThe SparrowA Bird HouseThe Woodpecker’s NestThe Building of the NestHow We Help the BirdsCarrier PigeonsThe PigeonsThe SwallowA SongWhy Some Birds Hop and Others WalkDucks on a FarmQuack, QuackPollyDovesThe Turtle Doves’ NestOur DoveA Turkey StoryThe Turkey GobblerDobbinA Gentle HorseHorsesMy PonyMy Cousin’s PonyJean’s Riding Horse“A Farmer Went Trotting”The RabbitsRabbitsLittle BunniesMy Soldier RabbitsThe Squirrels and the GunSome Squirrels I WatchedEating NutsThe Lost NutThe Squirrel’s ArithmeticWhisky FriskyCome, My ChildrenA Pet GoatThe SheepMary’s LambThe CowIn the MeadowMy Father’s FoxThe Little FoxesOur MonkeyThe Monkey and the Hand-Organ ManThe Monkey ManOur White MiceA Little MouseMy Uncle’s White MiceThe MiceThe Two Gold FishesAunt Minnie’s Gold FishWhere the Stream Runs BlueFrogs at SchoolAbout the Book“Little bird! little bird! come to me! I have a green cage ready for thee.”◇Lydia Maria Child◇← How We Care for Our CanaryThe Bird’s Bath →