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When David climbs a mountain near his family's new home, he stumbles upon the Phoenix, a brightly colored (and incredibly vain and arrogant) bird that boasts about being nearly five hundred years old. The two quickly become friends, and the Phoenix declares his intention to give David a proper education -- which consists mainly of flying him around the world to meet [[FantasyKitchenSink other magical creatures]]. But when a scientist arrives with the intent to trap or shoot the Phoenix for study, David and the Phoenix will have to get creative to stop his plans.
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When David climbs a mountain near his family's new home, he stumbles upon the Phoenix, a brightly colored (and incredibly vain and arrogant) bird that boasts about being nearly five hundred years old. The two quickly become friends, and the Phoenix declares his intention to give David a proper education -- which consists mainly of flying him around the world to meet [[FantasyKitchenSink other magical creatures]]. But when a scientist Scientist arrives with the intent to trap or shoot the Phoenix for study, David and the Phoenix will have to get creative to stop his plans.
* BaldOfEvil: The Scientist, paired with CreepyBlueEyes.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: David and the Phoenix set snare traps to protect the Phoenix's mountain ledge from the scientist. [[spoiler:Both end up getting snared instead, within minutes of each other!]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: David and the Phoenix set snare traps to protect the Phoenix's mountain ledge from the scientist.Scientist. [[spoiler:Both end up getting snared instead, within minutes of each other!]]
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* ScienceIsBad: The antagonist is a scientist intent on trapping or shooting the Phoenix for study.
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* ScienceIsBad: The antagonist is a scientist Scientist intent on trapping or shooting the Phoenix for study.
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* WhamLine: At the Phoenix's birthday party, when the Phoenix reveals [[spoiler:the pyre he's created]]:
-->'''David:''' [[spoiler:Phoenix, wh-wh-who is the pyre for?]]
-->'''Phoenix:''' [[spoiler:For myself.]]
-->'''David:''' [[spoiler:Phoenix, wh-wh-who is the pyre for?]]
-->'''Phoenix:''' [[spoiler:For myself.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: The Sea Monster, especially [[SnarkToSnarkCombat when talking to the Phoenix]].
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* HarmlessElectrocution: The only permanent damage the Phoenix suffers from his attempt to hack into the electric grid is setting his tail feathers on fire.
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* ADogNamedDog: The Phoenix is never called anything but the Phoenix, so we can only assume that's his name. Most of the magical creatures, such as the Sea Monster and the Banshee, are only referred to by their species' names, though it's unclear if these are their actual names or the Phoenix just never bothers to use their real names.
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* Bittersweet Ending: [[The Phoenix bows to tradition and burns himself alive... and is reborn from the ashes. Though he ultimately escapes the Scientist, it's implied that he no longer remembers David, and it's left unclear if he and David will ever encounter each other again.]]
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents sea monster]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and chimera.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents sea monster]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and chimera.
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* Bittersweet Ending: [[The AHandfulForAnEye: How David and the Phoenix escape the griffons.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Phoenix bows to tradition and burns himself alive... and is reborn from the ashes. Though he ultimately escapes the Scientist, it's implied that he no longer remembers David, and it's left unclear if he and David will ever encounter each other again.]]
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters [[CuteWitch a witch]], [[SeaSerpents a sea monster]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, andchimera.chimera.
* FreeRangeChildren: David pretty much is able to run up the mountain, to the hardware store, tropical islands, and even Ireland without his parents batting an eye. (Granted, his parents aren't aware of the last two...)
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Phoenix bows to tradition and burns himself alive... and is reborn from the ashes. Though he ultimately escapes the Scientist, it's implied that he no longer remembers David, and it's left unclear if he and David will ever encounter each other again.]]
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters [[CuteWitch a witch]], [[SeaSerpents a sea monster]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and
* FreeRangeChildren: David pretty much is able to run up the mountain, to the hardware store, tropical islands, and even Ireland without his parents batting an eye. (Granted, his parents aren't aware of the last two...)
* InsufferableGenius: The Phoenix is quite knowledgeable about the magical world, and won't hesitate to tell you so.
* SignificantBirthDate: The Phoenix knows something is special about his upcoming five-hundredth birthday, but can't remember what. [[spoiler:Turns out it's the date of his death and rebirth.]]
* SoreLoser: The Phoenix accuses the witch of this after he beats her in a race... though given that the Phoenix is also an UnreliableNarrator, this is up for debate.
* SoreLoser: The Phoenix accuses the witch of this after he beats her in a race... though given that the Phoenix is also an UnreliableNarrator, this is up for debate.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The Phoenix loves sugar cookies.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents sea serpent]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and chimera.
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* Bittersweet Ending: [[The Phoenix bows to tradition and burns himself alive... and is reborn from the ashes. Though he ultimately escapes the Scientist, it's implied that he no longer remembers David, and it's left unclear if he and David will ever encounter each other again.]]
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents seaserpent]], monster]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and chimera.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents sea
* {{Oireland}}: The characters make a brief trip to Ireland, where everything is described as incredibly green. They even encounter a leprechaun.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Except the Banshee in this book -- she's quit the traditional Banshee trade of screeching and taken up witchcraft for a living.
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: They come in three varieties -- griffons, griffens, and griffins. Griffons are large and hostile; griffens are smaller and so lazy that they only wake up once a week. Griffins are never encountered, but according to the Phoenix they are somewhere between griffons and griffens in size, reddish in color, and quite nice.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Phoenix boasts about being nearly five hundred years old.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Except the Banshee in this book -- she's quit the traditional Banshee trade of screeching and taken up witchcraft for a living.
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: They come in three varieties -- griffons, griffens, and griffins. Griffons are large and hostile; griffens are smaller and so lazy that they only wake up once a week. Griffins are never encountered, but according to the Phoenix they are somewhere between griffons and griffens in size, reddish in color, and quite nice.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Phoenix boasts about being nearly five hundred years old.
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* TalkingAnimal: The Phoenix, the griffons/griffen, and the Sea Monster.
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''David and the Phoenix'' is a children's fantasy book written by Edward Ormondroyd, published in 1957.
When David climbs a mountain near his family's new home, he stumbles upon the Phoenix, a brightly colored (and incredibly vain and arrogant) bird that boasts about being nearly five hundred years old. The two quickly become friends, and the Phoenix declares his intention to give David a proper education -- which consists mainly of flying him around the world to meet [[FantasyKitchenSink other magical creatures]]. But when a scientist arrives with the intent to trap or shoot the Phoenix for study, David and the Phoenix will have to get creative to stop his plans.
This book is now in the public domain and can be read at [[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27922 Project Gutenberg]].
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents sea serpent]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and chimera.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: David and the Phoenix set snare traps to protect the Phoenix's mountain ledge from the scientist. [[spoiler:Both end up getting snared instead, within minutes of each other!]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The Phoenix is arrogant and occasionally abrasive, but treats David as a friend.
* NoNameGiven: No one ever refers to the Scientist as anything but... well, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Scientist]].
* ScienceIsEvil: The antagonist is a scientist intent on trapping or shooting the Phoenix for study.
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When David climbs a mountain near his family's new home, he stumbles upon the Phoenix, a brightly colored (and incredibly vain and arrogant) bird that boasts about being nearly five hundred years old. The two quickly become friends, and the Phoenix declares his intention to give David a proper education -- which consists mainly of flying him around the world to meet [[FantasyKitchenSink other magical creatures]]. But when a scientist arrives with the intent to trap or shoot the Phoenix for study, David and the Phoenix will have to get creative to stop his plans.
This book is now in the public domain and can be read at [[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27922 Project Gutenberg]].
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!!This book contains examples of:
* FantasyKitchenSink: Besides ThePhoenix, David encounters a [[SeaSerpents sea serpent]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons/griffens]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext they're two different species]]), a leprechaun, [[OurBansheesAreLouder a banshee]], and [[FaunsAndSatyrs a faun]]. Mention is also made of dragons, unicorns, trolls, and chimera.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: David and the Phoenix set snare traps to protect the Phoenix's mountain ledge from the scientist. [[spoiler:Both end up getting snared instead, within minutes of each other!]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The Phoenix is arrogant and occasionally abrasive, but treats David as a friend.
* NoNameGiven: No one ever refers to the Scientist as anything but... well, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Scientist]].
* ScienceIsEvil: The antagonist is a scientist intent on trapping or shooting the Phoenix for study.
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