Whistle Down the Wind by Mary Hayley Bell

Fearful of hurting an innocent child, the murderer surrenders without a struggle and is quietly led away, as children from all over the countryside watch. Based on a novel by Mary Hayley Bell, it starred her 15 year old daughter Hayley Mills.

At Charles's birthday party, Nan inadvertently betrays the man's presence to her Aunt Dorothy, and the police are quickly called. It’s 50 years since the film ‘Whistle Down The Wind’ was released. Whistle Down the Wind Paperback Import, Januby Mary Hayley Bell (Author), Oven Edwards (Illustrator) 40 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover from 62.65 1 Used from 75.00 1 Collectible from 62.65 Paperback from 22.65 5 Used from 22.65 Audio, Cassette from 120.09 1 Used from 120. Though the wondrous news of the Saviour's return reaches all the other children in the village, the secret is kept from the adults lest they take him away. Orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on the original novel by Mary Hayley Bell and the film produced by Richard Attenborough. In the morning the children bring bread and wine to the man, unaware that he is actually a murderer on the run. Whistle Down the Wind (novel by Mary Hayley Bell) FULL AUDIOBOOK 479 views 7 Dislike Share Guy Mulinder 785 subscribers My reading, hope you like it This children’s book. The stunned child takes the man's words literally and races home to tell her sister. When she asks him who he is, the stranger mutters 'Jesus Christ' and collapses. Whistle Down the Wind by Mary Hayley Bell 3.67 Rating details 111 ratings 17 reviews Originally described as a 'modern fable,' and made into a 1961 film and a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, this novel follows the story of a group of English farm children who believe that Jesus has come to live in one of their barns. That night Kathy sneaks into the barn to see if the kittens are safe and stumbles upon a haggard, bearded man. When Charles wonders who will care for the animals, a Salvation Army woman tells him that Jesus will look after them.

On a lonely farm in Lancashire, the three Bostock children-15-year-old Kathy, 10-year-old Nan, and 6-year-old Charles-rescue three kittens from drowning and hide them in their barn.