How Long to Read The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts

How Long Does it Take to Read The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

ONE fine morning Saint Gerasimus was walking briskly along the bank of the River Jordan. Byhis side plodded a little donkey bearing on his back an earthen jar; for they had been down to theriver together to get water, and were taking it back to the monastery on the hill for the monks todrink at their noonday meal.Gerasimus was singing merrily, touching the stupid little donkey now and then with a twig ofolive leaves to keep him from going to sleep. This was in the far East, in the Holy Land, so the skywas very blue and the ground smelled hot. Birds were singing around them in the trees andoverhead, all kinds of strange and beautiful birds. But suddenly Gerasimus heard a sound unlike anybird he had ever known; a sound which was not a bird's song at all, unless some newly invented kindhad a bass voice which ended in a howl. The little donkey stopped suddenly, and bracing his forelegs and cocking forward his long, flappy ears, looked afraid and foolish. Gerasimus stopped too.But he was so wise a man that he could not look foolish. And he was too good a man to be afraid ofanything. Still, he was a little surprised."Dear me," he said aloud, "how very strange that sounded. What do you suppose it was?" Nowthere was no one else anywhere near, so he must have been talking to himself. For he could neverhave expected that donkey to know anything about it. But the donkey thought he was being spokento, so he wagged his head, and said, "He-haw!" which was a very silly answer indeed, and did nothelp Gerasimus at all.He seized the donkey by the halter and waited to see what would happen. He peered up anddown and around and about, but there was nothing to be seen except the shining river, the yellowsand, a clump of bushes beside the road, and the spire of the monastery peeping over the top of thehill beyond. He was about to start the donkey once more on his climb towards home, when thatsound came again; and this time he noticed that it was a sad sound, a sort of whining growl endingin a sob. It sounded nearer than before, and seemed to come from the clump of bushes. Gerasimusand the donkey turned their heads quickly in that direction, and the donkey trembled all over, he wasso frightened. But his master only said, "It must be a Lion!"

How long is The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts?

The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts aloud.

What Reading Level is The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts?

The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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