The Beggar and Bluebird (DeStefano)

A modern fairy tale in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. As winter closes in, a little bluebird keeps delaying its journey south because a beggar on the street asks for help: to carry gifts to a homeless man, a widow with her children and a sick boy in hospital.

Caught at last in a terrible storm, the bird discovers who the beggar really is. A tender story about sacrifice, generosity and the hidden ways love is rewarded, to be enjoyed by children and grown-ups together.

• Author: Anthony DeStefano

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