Project Gutenberg 2024-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 164 Saunders, Marshall 1861 1947 Saunders, Margaret Marshall 08030262 My pets : $b Real happenings in my aviary $aPhiladelphia :$bThe Griffith & Rowland Press, $c1908. Charlene Taylor, Joeri de Ruiter and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "My Pets: Real Happenings in My Aviary" by Marshall Saunders is a memoir written in the early 20th century that recounts the author's experiences with various birds and other small animals kept in an aviary. The narrative revolves around the delightful tales of the author's numerous pets, including two Californian screech owls named Solomon and Betsy, and highlights the joys and challenges of nurturing different creatures in a domestic setting. At the start of the memoir, Saunders introduces the story of adopting two orphaned owls, showcasing his initial curiosity and compassion for the tiny creatures. He describes how he learned to care for them, including their feeding habits and amusing behaviors, while detailing the backdrop of his experiences in a school environment near San Francisco. Through a blend of humor and heartfelt emotion, the opening sets the stage for a vivid exploration of the interactions between the author, his pets, and the various situations that arise from their companionship. The reader is drawn into a world of affectionate and often humorous encounters that promise a warm reflection on animal friendship and responsibility throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mypetsrealhappen00saun/page/n11/mode/2up 20200805212740saunders 1908 US Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Birds Pets QL Text Category: Biographies Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 436521 2025-06-29T07:54:21.758904 text/html 407483 2024-06-09T16:52:37 text/html 4893346 2025-06-29T07:54:55.945315 application/epub+zip 4888847 2025-06-29T07:54:36.561325 application/epub+zip 514868 2025-06-29T07:54:22.988974 application/epub+zip 12531821 2025-06-29T07:55:01.432261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12469959 2025-06-29T07:54:42.819286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379747 2025-06-29T07:54:20.696940 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359838 2024-06-09T16:52:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16111 2025-06-29T07:55:01.581203 application/rdf+xml 24594 2025-06-29T07:54:23.477899 image/jpeg 3945 2025-06-29T07:54:23.232893 image/jpeg 14235497 2025-06-29T07:54:22.024928 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