Written with the Wind: Stories, Songs, Poems, and Plays for Children
Shy wind appears whispers in listening ears...
  • Wind Seasons
  • Seed Stories
  • Bike Riding Raps- Safety Tips for Bicycle Trips!
  • Umbrella Tales
  • Tree Tales
  • Action ABCs
  • Roland's Winter Walk
  • Pig Tails!
  • Petite PDF Children's Books
  • Christmas Bird Stories and Songs
  • Spring Wagon
  • Kite Flight Fight!!!
  • Dragon Wagon
  • Dandelion Dances
  • Mud Puddle Hash Dash!
  • Happy Birthday Rubber Duckie
  • Squeaky Sneakers!
  • Snow Stories
  • Winter People
  • Emma, the Christmas Tree Ship, and Captain Santa
  • The Christmas Tree Angel
  • Stuart's Spruce Forest and the Manger in Bethlehem
  • Santa's Christmas Eve Adventure
  • Snowflake Christmas Song
  • The November Christmas Trees in Copper Harbor
  • Thanksgiving : Timucua Time Television
  • Wind Blowing, Minds Growing!
    • When the Wind Blew Through Bigfoot's Hair
    • Goodnight At Least a Thousand Times!
    • George and Oliver in Church
    • Practicing Patience and Mississippi Hotdog
    • Solo Sage
  • Grouchy King Doom and the Land of Gloom!
  • Thumpin' Pumpkin I
  • Thumpin' Pumpkin II
  • Pumpkin Poems for Halloween and Other Days
  • Tim the Tubby Trouble-making Turkey
  • This Mouse Isn't Quiet As a Mouse!
  • Let's Color
    • Surf Board Boy!
    • Beach Ball Girl
    • After the Thunder and Lightning
    • Butterfly Boogie!
    • The Last Leaf in Line
    • Chilly Cricket Calling
    • Leaf Party
    • Daisy Data
    • Lucky Lady Bug!
    • The Day the Umbrellas Ran Away Around the World!
    • Glasses Are For Sharing and Caring
    • The Power of the Sour!
    • Practice Produces Purrfect!!
    • Should You Ever Help A Bumble Bee?
  • Poems for All Seasons
    • Poems to Hurry Spring! >
      • Welcome Home Spring!
      • Spring Stop Sign
      • Spring Umbrella Walk
      • Spring Bicycle Race
      • Hide and Seek Spring!
      • Searching for Spring
      • Spring Puddles
    • Sounds of Summer >
      • Push Mower Muscle
      • Lawn Mower Music
      • Summer Rain Sounds
    • Fall Faces >
      • The Leaves of Fall
    • Winter Worlds >
      • Winter Faces
      • Snow Blow!
      • Cold Nose, Cold Nose
  • Read with Me!
    • Wiggly and Squiggly Caterpillar Fight in the Crab Apple Tree
    • The Lost Tennis Shoe
    • The Grouchy Day
    • Mrs. Bunny's Easter Egg Hunt
    • Henry the Gentle Giant Conquers the Seaweed Ser Serpents
    • George the Galloping Greedy Goat
    • Amanda's New Day
    • The Talking Top
    • Little Mouse Memoirs-Franklin Frederick Fieldmouse, My Black Whisker Uncle
  • Stories
    • Roy Rafferty and His Tuba Go to the Beach
    • Amanda's Fishing Trip
    • Andrew Birthday Burps the Baby
  • Sing Along Songs
    • Sing Away the Snow with Spring Action Songs
    • Frolic into Fall with Pumpkin Songs
    • Cat Songs to Sing for and with Cats!
    • Singing Spring Sun Songs
    • Swamp Songs to Sing on SAVE THE FROGS! Day or Any Day!
    • Learn Bicycle Safety by Singing Bicycle Safety Songs
    • Snow Flake Songs
    • Action Songs About the Busy Lives of Autumn Leaves
  • Poetry
    • Red Ball
    • Umbrella Poems
  • Plays
    • Herman the Hairy, Scary, Monster
    • Sunday School Plays
    • The Winds, the Witches, and the Weavers
    • The Magic Umbrella
    • Herbert Sherbert - Not Sherbet, Sherbert!
  • Flying Fingers - Fun Finger Plays to Play for Fun!
  • More Flying Fingers Finger Plays
  • Written with The Wind for Windier Readers!
    • Gettysburg Drummer
    • Abby, the Good Soldier
  • Written with the Wind for Whirlwind Readers!
    • Granny Godfroy Grows Up - Chapter One
    • DeZwaan Links Two Hollands and Two Cultures
    • Uncle Andy and the Fire Breathing Dragon
  • Stories That Really Happened
    • Susa White Gives Her Pet Lamb Nebby to Boston: A True Story from the American Revolution
    • Ethel Roosevelt's Guinea Pig
    • Shep, the Faithful Friend
    • Lady Lighthouse Keeper
    • Stubby, the First World War Dog
    • Alligator Wrestling Boy
    • Old Abe, Wisconsin's Civil War Eagle
    • Lighthouse Teenager
    • Chips, the Dog Who Bit Ike

Andrew Birthday Burps the Baby

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by Kathy Warnes

Andrew jumped out of bed and ran to the bedroom window.  He looked out at the darkness covering everything like a horse blanket.  Brrrr! It was cold enough for father's horse Sam to need the blanket!

Andrew dressed and hurried downstairs. Mother fixed special pancakes for his birthday and hugged him. "Happy birthday, Andrew. How does it feel being ten years old?"

"It feels older. Now I can go on rounds with father!" Andrew shouted.

He and father finished eating breakfast and father smiled.  "It's time to go, Andrew," he said. "Mrs. Thompson has an earache and Paul James has the measles."

Andrew hurried into the barn and hitched Sam to the sleigh.  He climbed on to the seat beside father.  Andrew clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth and slapped Sam's rump with the whip. Sam looked back at him and slowed down almost to a stop.

"What's wrong with you Sam!" Andrew shouted.                      

"He knows the way and he hates the whip. Think the problem through," father said.

Andrew  didn't use the whip anymore and Sam trotted far into the country. Finally Sam turned into a drive and stopped in front of a snow covered farm house.  Mr. Thompson opened the door. "Come in," he said. "Mrs. Thompson has just finished feeding the baby."

Andrew saw a wooden cradle sitting in front of the fireplace. As soon as he had taken off his boots and coat he hurried over to look at the baby. "Today's my birthday," he told the baby.  The baby looked back at Andrew. Then he screwed up his mouth and cried. Andrew didn't know what to do, so he rocked the cradle as hard as he could.  The baby cried louder.

Andrew hurried to the kitchen. Mrs. Thompson was standing at the stove cooking, with her back to him .  "THE BABY'S CRYING MRS. THOMPSON!" Andrew shouted. She didn't turn around. Andrew went back into the living room and rocked the cradle. The baby still screamed.

Then Andrew had an idea. The baby was lying on his stomach and Andrew knew that babies had to be burped after they ate.  He patted the baby gently on the back. This time the baby screamed.  "I'll give you an extra pat for my birthday," Andrew said.  He patted the baby again.  "URP!" said the baby. He stopped crying.

  "Lands sake," I'd better check on the baby!" Mrs. Thompson hurried into the living room.  She took two cotton balls out of her ears.  "I'm trying to help my earache," she told father.

Father looked into her ears with his light and gave her some medicine. He  smiled at Andrew. "You thought your way through that problem, Andrew."   Andrew grinned and smiled at the baby.

"BURPPPP!" said the baby.


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