A Pet Reader

Chapter 68: The Turtle Doves’ Nest

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Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

The Turtle Doves’ Nest

High in the pine tree,

The little turtle-dove

Made a little nursery

To please her little love.

“Coo,” said the turtle-dove,

“Coo,” said she,

In the long shady branches

Of the dark pine tree.