Queer Little Folks

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

When Gray Cock came home, he found that Master Freddy had been before him, and had established Mrs. Feathertop upon eight nice eggs, where she was sitting in gloomy grandeur. He tried to make a little affable conversation with her, and to relate his interview with the doctor and Goody Kertarkut; but she was morose and sullen, and only pecked at him now and then in a very sharp, unpleasant way. So after a few more efforts to make himself agreeable he left her, and went out promenading with the captivating Mrs. Red Comb, a charming young Spanish widow, who had just been imported into the neighboring yard. "Bless my soul," said he, "you've no idea how cross my wife is." -- "O you horrid creature!" said Mrs. Red Comb. "How little you feel for the weaknesses of us poor hens!" "On my word, ma'am," said Gray Cock, "you do me injustice. But when a hen gives way to temper, ma'am, and no longer meets her husband with a smile -- when she even pecks at him whom she is bound to honor and obey --" "Horrid monster! talking of obedience! I should say, sir, you came straight from Turkey." And Mrs. Red Comb tossed her head with a most bewitching air, and pretended to run away; and old Mrs. Scratchard looked out of her coop and called to Goody Kertarkut, -- "Look how Mr. Gray Cock is flirting with that widow. I always knew she was a baggage."

Genres: Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Fantasy

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1867

About the author

Great political influence of Uncle Tom's Cabin , novel against slavery of 1852 of Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, American writer, advanced the cause of abolition.

Lyman Beecher fathered Catharine Esther Beecher, Edward Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, another child.

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, an author, attacked the cruelty, and reached millions of persons as a play even in Britain. She made the tangible issues of the 1850s to millions and energized forces in the north. She angered and embittered the south. A commonly quoted statement, apocryphally attributed to Abraham Lincoln, sums up the effect. He met Stowe and then said, "So you're the little woman that started this great war!" or so people say.

AKA:
Χάρριετ Μπήτσερ Στόου (Greek)

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Reviews

[Doreen Petersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely adored this book!

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whimsical But Tales Relevant & Outdated

***Due to its age, some concepts and wording selection the book may not be appropriate anymore for young readers.***

Queer Little Folks is a collection of animal stories provided for young readers of the 18th century who were raised on darker reads and words that hadn't been quite corrupted into modern slang.

The first part of the book and the majority of tales included animal characters with very real human responses and behavior that hasn't changed at all. These are mostly darker morality tales with relevant lessons even now.

The second part of the book changes focus from anthropomorphic animals characters to characters who are front and center human with animal-related events occurring. Less morality tales, these stories more or less feel like memoir episodes.

All in all, it was an intriguing read and one that I really didn't see coming from this particular author.

[Clare]

Uncle Tom's Cabin A1*

[Antonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved most of the stories

[Janelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t like most of the narrators.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fables with morals told by animals. Definitely recommending this to my teenaged daughter.