THE TRUMPET OF THE SWANby E. B. WHITEPublished by:HarperCollins Publishers,10 East 53rd Street,New York, NY 10022.Further reproduction or distributionin other than a specializedformat is prohibited.Text copyright 1970by E. B. White.BOOK JACKET INFORMATIONPictures by Edward FrascinoLouis is a Trumpeter Swan who came into the world lacking a voice. When his father explained to him that he was different from other cygnets, Louis felt scared. His father, however, promised to help.Sam Beaver, a boy who loved all wild things, took Louis to school, where he learned to read and write. This was a help, but it did not solve his major problem: he was in love with thebeautiful swan, Serena, and she spurned him because he was defective. And that was when Louiss father, the old cob, did a difficult thing-he put honor aside and stole a trumpet so his son would be able to woo his love.Louiss determination to become a trumpeter and pay off his fathers debt takes him far from the wilderness he loves. But he succeeds and wins the swan of his desiring. E. B. Whites wonderful story of Louiss struggles to express the music in his heart-with Edward Frascinos beautiful wash drawings-is a paean to courage, to freedom, to love-and to swans everywhere.About STUART LITTLEand CHARLOTTES WEB“These two titles appear to be headed for literary immortality in our times and are the works for which Mr. White has been awarded the 1970 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. The continuing and almost universal response of children to his two fantasies . is the real tribute to the genius of E. B. White. The medal acknowledges and memorializes this fact.“-Chairman, 1970 Laura IngallsWilder Award Committee, ChildrensServices Division, American LibraryAssociationAboutTHE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN1973 William Allen WhiteChildrens Book Award1973 SequoyahChildrens Book Award“Surely there is no other author whose new book one would reach forwith such sure anticipation. No one else could bring off, so marvelously well, that extraordinary blend of real wildlife and nature and the utterly fantastic. And the beautiful details, the sweetness of relationships-poignant without this time being sad- also make you know that this is the author of Charlottes Web.“-Virginia HavilandSPECIAL SYMBOLS USEDIN THIS VOLUMEMusic Notation you, as, and, for, of, the, with sixteenth notesbeginning with c. do, every, from, go, have, i, just eighth notes beginning withc. this, which, ed, er, out, ow, will quarter notes beginningwith c. not, o, people, quite, rather, so, that half notes beginning withc. can Common time. 3. 3/4 time signature. 9? 9/8 time signature. . (5) Fourth octave. . (4-6) Fifth octave. (3) Music dot. gh) Forward repeat. ghl Fermata. gh Flat sign. shall Sharp sign. child Natural sign. can Slur. cents Tie.SPECIAL SYMBOLS (cont.) were (2-3-5-6) Repeat. ghk Double bar.Acknowledgment with thanks is made as follows for material used in this book: From Beautiful Dreamer by Stephen Foster as arranged by Jeffrey Marlowe. Copyright 1942 by Boston Music Company. Used by permission. From Cradle Song by Johannes Brahms. Arrangement copyright 1961 by Amsco Music Publishing Company. Used by permission. From Theres A Small Hotel by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Copyright 1936 by Chappell and Co., Inc. Copyright renewed. Used by permission.CONTENTSChapter Page1 SAM . 2 THE POND . 3 A VISITOR . 4 THE CYGNETS 5 LOUIS 6 OFF TO MONTANA 7 SCHOOL DAYS 8 LOVE 9 THE TRUMPET 10 MONEY TROUBLE 11 CAMP KOOKOOSKOOS 12 A RESCUE 13 END OF SUMMER 14 BOSTON 15 A NIGHT AT THE RITZ 16 PHILADELPHIA 17 SERENA 18 FREEDOM 19 A TALK ABOUT MONEY 20 BILLINGS 21 THE GREENING SPRING THE TRUMPETOF THE SWANChapter 1SamWalking back to camp through the swamp, Sam wondered whether to tell his father what he had seen.“I know one thing,“ he said to himself. “Im going back to that little pond again tomorrow. And Id like to go alone. If I tell my father what I saw today, he will want to go with me. Im not sure thats a very good idea.“Sam was eleven. His last name was Beaver. He was strong for his age and had black hair and dark eyes like an Indian. Sam walked like an Indian, too, putting one foot straight in front of the other and making very little noise. The swamp through which he was traveling was a wild place -there was no trail, and it was boggy underfoot, which made walking difficult. Every four or five minutes Sam took his compass out of his pocket and checked his course to make sure he was headed in a westerly direction. Canada is a big place. Much of it is wilderness. To get lost in the woods and swamps of western Canada would be a serious matter.As he trudged on, the boys mind was full of the wonder of what he had seen. Not many people in the world have seen the nest of a Trumpeter Swan. Sam had found one on the lonely pond on this day in spring. He had seen the two great white birds with their long white necks and black bills. Nothing he had ever seen before in all