Robert stays cheerful, content, and a perfect hostess to the end of her life.

Robert is beset by an illness of some sort, and she is cared for by family and friends.

Robert does not receive the attention she is used to receiving at dinner time, so she makes a mess of the food items to gain the attention of adults at the table.

Robert ignores the mating instinct as well as the attention of a male quail, she lays 13 eggs, and she swallows a diamond stone.

The author is hosted by NBC which allows her and the Kienzle’s to discover other people who had adopted quail.

Robert enjoys playing chase/tag, she knows how to get attention, and her body proved able to digest even a red cloth ribbon. Three months of vacation came to a happy ending for the Kienzle’s as they returned to a healthy Robert.

Many people visited Robert every week, some who were ornithologists, some artists, and some simply captivated by a bird who loved to make people feel welcome.

Robert demonstrates God-given instinct regarding food, drinking water, fear of birds overhead, and her love of dirt baths.

The Kienzle’s make a good hand off to get Robert into new surroundings, then they leave on their trip. Robert settles into a new routine with Margaret and the three month visit commences.

The Kienzle’s plan a trip to Europe, so the author begins to plan how to care for Robert in their absence.