FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Javaherbin, Mina

The Secret Message

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bruce Whatley. A pet parrot asks its owner, a rich Persian merchant traveling to India, to tell the parrots there about its wonderful golden cage. Upon receiving the message the parrots fall over, apparently dead--craftily sending an escape-method message to their caged mate. Despite some stereotyping in text and illustrations, this amiable tale is effective in its own obvious way.

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