A Robin Began to Sing

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An old woman stands on a rocky outcrop as a younger woman kneeling below her listens to a nearby bird

But just as the witch was dragging her to the stone a robin began to sing.

(P. 79.)

Artist

Name:: Walker, Dugald Stewart
Dates:: 1883-1937
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The boy who knew what the birds said
Author:: Colum, Padraic
Publisher:: New York: Macmillan and Co., 1920
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An old woman stands at the top of a rocky outcrop in the woods, hiding her face behind her hand, while a younger woman kneels below her, listening to a bird perched on a low branch beside her.

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