One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Chapter Summaries

The book starts off within the moment when Soren is falling from the tree and is plummeting towards the ground. He tries to attempt to save himself by beating his underdeveloped wings, but fails. Suddenly he starts recalling every memory from his short life:

Soren, a Barn Owl, was born in the forest kingdom of Tyto two weeks prior to the start of the novel as the middle child of Noctus and Marella. The first chapter described Soren's memories of Eglantine hatching and his time spent in the nest with his family as he fell from his fir tree home. Soren was then picked up by an owl patrol from St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls (St. Aggie's for short). During the flight to the "academy," Soren met another stolen owlet: a young Elf Owl named
Aggie's. To counter this tactic, Gylfie and Soren pretended to march, but stayed in the shadows of the glaucidium. As time passed, Soren realized that he hadn't slipped from the nest but that Kludd, Soren's older brother, had pushed him out. Soren and Gylfie were then assigned to the pelletorium to pick out flecks and other items out of pellets. After asking what flecks were, Soren was subjected to laughter therapy and had his feathers plucked out. During Soren's laughter therapy, Gylfie discovered the library of St. Aggie's, which was in fact a storage room for all the flecks and other items. Most importantly, it was close to the sky: a perfect
Plithiver, Soren's family's nest-maid snake, was found; she confirmed Kludd's true nature and suspected that he pushed Eglantine out of the nest as well after having driven her away. As they entered the Desert of Kuneer, they met a Burrowing Owl named Digger who told them that Jatt and Jutt, cousins who served St. Aggie's, had snatched Digger's older brother, Cunny, but then ate Digger's younger brother, Flick. Digger accompanied the three owls in search of his old home from which he ran after the attack. Then, a St. Aggie's patrol arrived consisting of Jatt, Jutt, and a Western Screech Owl by the number of 47-2. The four owls proceeded to defeat the patrol who had chased Digger with the assistance of Hortense's eagles, Streak and Zan. Digger gave up his search after the eagles told him of his parents' deaths. From that moment on, all four owls swore a silent oath to be a band forevermore and flew off into the night to continue their quest to find the Guardians of