Project Gutenberg 2007-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 331 Cupples, George, Mrs. 1839 1898 Cupples, Ann Jane Dunn Douglas Cupples, Mrs. (Ann Jane Dunn Douglas) Cupples, Mrs. George The Cockatoo's Story Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "The Cockatoo's Story" by Mrs. George Cupples is a children's fiction work written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the reflections of a white cockatoo, who grapples with feelings of shame and regret about his behavior towards the boy who cares for him. The story is imbued with themes of friendship, kindness, and the lessons learned through personal experience. At the start of the story, the cockatoo expresses his dissatisfaction with himself, feeling that he has been ungrateful to his owner, Master Herbert. The dialogue unfolds allowing for the introduction of Mrs. Polly, a gray parrot, who chides him for his sulkiness and encourages him to share his history. As Herbert arrives, he offers the cockatoo cake, which he reluctantly accepts, representing a pivot towards reconciliation and friendship. The cockatoo begins to recount his past, revealing his tumultuous journey from his carefree life in the Indian Islands filled with family and freedom to captivity, echoing a broader narrative about the importance of kindness and empathy towards others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Parrots -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 130329 2025-06-09T07:31:50.781730 text/html 129771 2021-01-02T17:43:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 678830 2021-01-02T17:43:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 703163 2025-06-09T07:31:54.026746 application/epub+zip 701952 2025-06-09T07:31:51.372720 application/epub+zip 77243 2025-06-09T07:31:51.053742 application/epub+zip 765576 2025-06-09T07:31:56.342745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741114 2025-06-09T07:31:53.655725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118086 2022-09-10T08:43:37.458548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111763 2025-06-09T07:31:50.466765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111542 2021-01-02T17:43:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41935 2021-01-02T17:43:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111537 2021-01-02T17:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41905 2021-01-02T17:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20609 2025-06-09T07:31:56.572721 application/rdf+xml 18538 2025-06-09T07:31:51.132743 image/jpeg 2666 2025-06-09T07:31:51.092746 image/jpeg 678198 2025-06-09T07:31:50.825809 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia