The Beggar and the Bluebirdis a modern-day fairytale in the tradition
of Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm Brothers. It tells the moving
story of a little bird whose flight southward for the winter keeps
getting delayed because of the strange requests of a local street
beggar.
The beggar asks the bird to deliver bread to a homeless man, money to a
widow with children, and a gold cross to a sick boy in the hospital. As
a result of performing these acts of mercy, the kind bird gets caught in
a massive winter snowstorm. All seems lost, until an astonishing turn of
events reveals the true identity of the street beggar.
An inspiring story of risk and sacrifice, The Beggar and the
Bluebird teaches children the true meaning of gift-giving and
demonstrates that great love is always rewarded by God--though often not
in ways we can predict.