The Magic Speech Flower

The Magic Speech Flower, by
Melvin Hix

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Title: The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends
Author: Melvin Hix
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THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER
OR LITTLE LUKE AND HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS

BY MELVIN HIX
AUTHOR OF "ONCE UPON A TIME STORIES," "UNITED
STATES HISTORY FOR FIFTH YEAR," CO-AUTHOR OF "THE
HORACE MANN READERS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH
STREET, NEW YORK LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
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COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
FIRST PUBLISHED, OCTOBER, 1912

THE PLIMPTON PRESS [W.D.O] NORWOOD. MASS. U.S.A
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ONCE-UPON-A-TIME STORIES
By MELVIN HIX, B. Ped., Principal of Public School 9, Long Island
City, New York City.
The aim of the author is to retell these familiar stories of childhood in
such way as to give added interest to first and second grade pupils.
ELEVEN STORIES. ILLUSTRATED. 105 PAGES. PRICE, 25 CENTS.
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO., PUBLISHERS Fourth Avenue and
30th Street, New York LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
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THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER
OR LITTLE LUKE AND HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I.
THE FINDING OF THE MAGIC FLOWER II. LITTLE LUKE AND
THE BOB LINCOLNS III. THE STORY OF THE SUMMER LAND
IV. BOB LINCOLN'S STORY OF HIS OWN LIFE V. LITTLE LUKE
MAKES FRIENDS AMONG THE WILD FOLK VI. LITTLE LUKE
AND KIT-CHEE THE GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER VII.
WHY THE KIT-CHEE PEOPLE ALWAYS USE SNAKE-SKINS IN
NEST-BUILDING VIII. LITTLE LUKE AND NICK-UTS THE
YELLOWTHROAT IX. WHY MOTHER MO-LO THE COWBIRD
LAYS HER EGGS IN OTHER BIRDS' NESTS X. THE STORY OF
O-PEE-CHEE THE FIRST ROBIN XI. HOW THE ROBIN'S
BREAST BECAME RED XII. HOW THE BEES GOT THEIR
STINGS XIII. THE STORY OF THE FIRST SWALLOWS XIV.
LITTLE LUKE AND A-BAL-KA THE CHIPMUNK XV. HOW
A-BAL-KA GOT HIS BLACK STRIPES XVI. HOW A-BAL-KA
THE CHIPMUNK HELPED MEN XVII. LITTLE LUKE AND
MEE-KO THE RED SQUIRRELS XVIII. THE STORY OF THE
FIRST RED SQUIRRELS XIX. HOW THE RED SQUIRREL
BECAME SMALL XX. LITTLE LUKE AND MOTHER MIT-CHEE
THE RUFFLED PARTRIDGE XXI. WHY THE FEATHERED FOLK
RAISE THEIR HEADS WHEN THEY DRINK XXII. LITTLE LUKE
AND FATHER MIT-CHEE XXIII. THE STORY OF THE FIRST

PARTRIDGE XXIV. WHY PARTRIDGES DRUM XXV. MOTHER
WA-POOSE AND OLD BOZE THE HOUND XXVI. MOTHER
WA-POOSE AND OLD KLAWS THE HOUSE CAT XXVII. THE
RABBIT DANCE XXVIII. WHY THE WILD FOLK NO LONGER
TALK THE MAN-TALK XXIX. THE TALE OF SUN-KA THE
WISE DOG XXX. HOW THE DOG'S TONGUE BECAME LONG
XXXI. THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL DOG
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THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER

I. THE FINDING OF THE MAGIC FLOWER
It was June and it was morning. The sky was clear and the sun shone
bright and warm. The still air was filled with the sweet odor of
blossoming flowers. To little Luke, sitting on the doorstep of the
farmhouse and looking out over the fresh fields and green meadows,
the whole earth seemed brimful of happiness and joy.
From the bough of an apple tree on the lawn O-pee-chee the Robin
chanted his morning song. "Te rill, te roo, the sky is blue," sang he.
From the lilac bush Kil-loo the Song Sparrow trilled, "Sweet, sweet,
sweet, sweet, the air is sweet."
Over in the meadows Zeet the Lark fluttered down upon a low bush and
sang, "Come with me, come and see," over and over. Then he dropped
down into the grass and ran off to the nest where his mate was sitting
on five speckled eggs.
Bob-o'-Lincoln went quite out of his wits with the joy of life. He flew
high up into the air, and then came fluttering and falling, falling and
quivering down among the buttercups and daisies. He was very proud
of himself and wanted everybody to know just who he was. So he sang

his own name over and over. With his name-song he mixed up a lot of
runs and trills and thrills that did not mean anything to anybody but
himself and his little mate nestling below him in the grass. To her they
meant, "Life is love, and love is joy."
Old Ka-ka-go