That's why we let Miss Swallow be free to build nests up there. "And since the day Miss Swallow first carried fire to the hearth, she has floated around chimneys where it's warm. After a series of close calls and mishaps, Swallow gets the fire to Alcee Lingo's house. So the birds set out to take some fire away from Firekeeper. Blue Jay tells Swallow that he feels sorry for the child especially because he "doesn't have feathers to warm him." Trouble is, all the warmth is held by mean Mr. One of the stories, "Blue Jay and Swallow Take the Heat," is about a boy named Alcee Lingo, a "find out child into everything" who becomes cold with the chills. Her 1996 book, "When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing," presents eight African-American folk tales. Hamilton relies on a lot of research for her stories.
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