The Blue-Jay Yarn

by Mark Twain

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Nature

Paperback

First published December 1, 1975

About the author

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

Reviews

[K. Anna Kraft · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have composed my thoughts into a haiku:

"You say jays tell jokes,
Living alone in the woods,
. . .And they speak English?"

Please note, I am joking.

[Samantha Jewett · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are simply gorgeous. I found this gem in an old book store and am so thrilled I purchased it.
It is great for children and adults alike!

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great traditional story

[Cindy DeLong · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a boring story.

[𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 · Rating 4 out of 5]

If I were to rate this short story, I would give it a 4.3 out of 5.

This is from a Mark Twain short story collection I received for no reason.
This story was better than most of the other ones I've read so far (not the burglar alarm one, though).
Although I think Jim Baker was completely delusional, he spun a good yarn about it.
I enjoyed reading this story, and the personification was so active that I forgot they were birds, not humans.

I recommend this short story as in comparison with some of the other books I've read in this collection.

[Cheryl]

Rec'd by Hauck (see) as philosophically "absurd."

[رنا مُحسن · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Loved it!