Project Gutenberg 2013-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 131 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Little Henry and His Bird Produced by Chris Curnow, Sue Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Little Henry and His Bird" by Anonymous is a children's story written in the early 19th century. This narrative explores themes of compassion, freedom, and the bond between a child and nature. The story follows the character of Little Henry and his interactions with a wounded bird, reflecting upon the joys and sorrows associated with caring for another living creature. In the book, Little Henry finds a red bird injured by a cat and, driven by empathy, he nurses it back to health. As he develops a bond with the bird, he imagines it as a permanent companion. However, when the bird ultimately chooses to join others in the wild rather than remain confined, Henry learns a valuable lesson about the importance of freedom and happiness in nature. The tale concludes with Henry finding joy in a new experience with a kite, which symbolizes the uplifting feeling of watching something soar freely, reminiscent of his brief but impactful connection with the bird. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43039/43039-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Children's stories Birds -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 35437 2025-06-17T11:37:29.596044 text/html 31305 2013-06-26T12:23:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 979567 2025-06-17T11:37:31.616049 application/epub+zip 978328 2025-06-17T11:37:30.027046 application/epub+zip 77244 2025-06-17T11:37:29.782066 application/epub+zip 1008549 2025-06-17T11:37:32.974060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1000717 2025-06-17T11:37:31.332036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100898 2022-09-19T16:07:31.322057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27857 2023-09-18T14:43:21.781313 text/plain 15611 2025-06-17T11:37:33.115056 application/rdf+xml 21304 2025-06-17T11:37:29.861105 image/jpeg 3482 2025-06-17T11:37:29.822061 image/jpeg 877819 2025-06-17T11:37:29.629107 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 More titles under Unknown