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The White Quail

John Steinbeck

First published January 1957
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Mary Tiller is passionate about her garden and not about her husband, who has to sleep alone. She particularly treasures a white quail that visits the garden. When she demands that her husband shoot a cat that endangers the quail, he decides to shoot the quail instead.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1957 Cover 19 Tales of Terror Bantam Books Anthology 15
1965 Cover Suddenly Popular Library Anthology 106