Robert, unlike other quail, was hatched by the warmth of a boudoir lamp on the kitchen counter of a Cape Cod home. The diminutive wild bird grew up to be a cherished member of its adopted family and a local celebrity as well. When the little quail hopped on the phone repairman's shoulder and chirupped to the startled operator, the repairman merely explained, "It's that quail, Robert." Naturally! Robert was loved and admired for a personality - individual, winning and sociable - that no one could resist. The tenderness and joy of Margaret Stanger's account of the quail she knew so well will inspire many a smile. Read; you will never forget it.