Autumn among the Birds - Fall Season - READ ALOUD Rhyme for Kids

AUTUMN AMONG THE BIRDS is a children’s poem by Edith M. Thomas. This reading, done by Evergreen Tales, is taken from “THE TOPAZ STORY BOOK: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe’en, and Thanksgiving“ compiled by ADA M. SKINNER and ELEANOR L. SKINNER, and published in New York by DUFFIELD & COMPANY (Fifth Edition 1928, Copyright 1917). “Autumn among the Birds“ follows the chatter of a variety of birds as they discuss the coming winter, and the long journey to a sunny land. The poem is an entertaining read, as it includes sounds made by the individual birds. The poem reading ends with a cacophony of bird tweets as all the birds join the chorus. In order to make this poetry reading as educational as possible, the artist has attempted to illustrate the birds with lifelike coloring and form. AUTUMN AMONG THE BIRDS [Enter a little Snipe, crying]: Peet-weet! Peet-weet! I’ve such cold feet, And nothing to eat! The creek is so high That I can’t keep dry Except when I fly! Peet-weet! [A Kildeer]: Kildee! Kildee! Kildee! This is no place for me! The southland I must seek. Kildee! [A Bobolink]: Link-a-link! Link-a-link! My diet has made me weak; The fields of rice must be so nice. [To the Kildeer]: I’ll go with you, I think Link-a-link! [A Red-Shouldered Blackbird]: Bobaree! Bobaree! A frost you’ll see You’ll see to your sorrow, If you wait until to-morrow Bobaree! [A Chipping-Bird]: Chip-chip! Chip-chip! Chip-chip! I’ll give November the slip! [A House-Wren]: Sh! Sh! Sh! Everyone loves the Wren! Wait, and just once again I’ll go, and, as still as a mouse, Peep into the little house They built for my use alone, With a door and a porch like their own! Sh! [A Maryland Yellow-Throat Interrupting]: Witches here! Witches here! And no wonder so late in the year! [A Flock of Wild Geese Flying Over]: On! On! On! Why should we longer stay? On! Ere the peep of day We should be leagues away, Quite out of sight of land! Our old gray Commodore Will guide our gallant band With the daintiest food in store! To a pleasant southern shore, On! On! On! [A Flock of Swallows Rising]: Zip! Zip! You may count on the Swallow! We hear, and anear we will be; The rest, if they like, may follow O’er land and o’er sea. [A Bluebird to Her Mate]: Weary! Oh, weary! Oh, weary! It’s a long, long, long way, dearie! [A Robin]: Quip! Quip! Cheer up! Cheer up! But I think we ought first to sup; With such a long journey ahead, Pilgrims should be well fed Quip! Quip! [A Highlander Shouts from the Top of a Dead Tree]: A-wick-wick! wick-wick! wick-wick! wick! Yare-op! If all this senseless chatter you would stop, And listen, an announcement I would make: Old Father Crane will soon be here to take All you small folks upon his back Wick-wick! Chorus of Small Birds [Chippy, Wren, Yellow-bird, Pewee, Kinglet, etc.]: Peet-weet! Zit! Zit! Cheeree! Ittee! Be Quick! By Edith M. Thomas MUSIC CREDITS: The theme music for this children’s video was created and recorded by Eddie Lewis (). ART CREDITS: The drawings for this Evergreen Tales video for kids were created by Pearl R. Lewis ().