David and the Phoenix Chapter 1 In which David Goes Mountain Climbing. . . Medium

David and the Phoenix: the first chapter.
A Fantasy book for children, and all ages. I am putting up the book chapter by chapter. I personally would say that this book is one of the best free childrens books available. I would like to get a response from anyone who listens to this. If you do not like it, say so! If you do like it, please comment.



David knew that one should be prepared for anything when one climbs a mountain, but he never dreamed what he would find that June morning on the mountain ledge.

There stood an enormous bird, with a head like an eagle, a neck like a swan, and a scarlet crest. The most astonishing thing was that the bird had an open book on the ground and was reading from it!

This was David's first sight of the fabulous Phoenix and the beginning of a pleasant and profitable partnership. The Phoenix found a great deal lacking in David's education—he flunked questions like "How do you tell a true from a false Unicorn?"—and undertook to supplement it with a practical education, an education that would be a preparation for Life. The education had to be combined with offensive and defensive measures against a Scientist who was bent on capturing the Phoenix, but the two projects together involved exciting and hilarious adventures for boy and bird.

A wonderful read-aloud book, adventurous and very funny, with much of the magic as well as the humor of the fantastic.