The Scarlet Ibis
What month is it?
Hurst begins the story by, "...summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born...".
Hurst begins the story by, "...summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born...".
We can infer the month would September from the description at the beginning of the story. We also know that Doodle's birthday is a bit later.... October.
We chose to reveal all on October eighth, Doodle's sixth birthday, and for weeks ahead we mooned around the house, promising everybody a most spectacular surprise.
The Scarlet Ibis