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The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories By: Charles George Douglas Roberts (1860-1943) |
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A BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
THE HOUSE IN THE WATER A BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES BY CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS Author of "The Kindred of the Wild," "Red Fox," "The Heart of the Ancient
Wood," "The Forge in the Forest," "The Heart That Knows," etc. Illustrated and decorated by CHARLES LIVINGSTON BULL and FRANK VINING SMITH THE PAGE COMPANY PUBLISHERS BOSTON
Copyright, 1907, by Curtis Publishing Company Copyright, 1908, by Funk & Wagnalls Company Copyright, 1908, by The Circle Publishing Company Copyright, 1908, by Associated Sunday Magazines, Incorporated Copyright, 1908, by L. C. Page & Company (Incorporated) All rights reserved First Impression, May, 1908 Third Impression, May, 1916 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
CONTENTS OF THE BOOK PAGE
The House in the Water 1
The White slashed Bull 125
When the Blueberries Are Ripe 152
The Glutton of the Great Snow 163
When the Truce of the Wild is Done 192
The Window in the Shack 204
The Return of the Moose 225
From the Teeth of the Tide 235
The Fight at the Wallow 252
Sonny and the Kid 271
A LIST OF THE FULL PAGE DRAWINGS IN THE BOOK PAGE
"Began to climb out upon the crest of the dam." 7
"A foraging fish hawk winging above." 15
"The otter moved with unusual caution." 19
"Suddenly rearing his sleek, snaky body half out of the
water." 23
"Poked his head above water." 33
"Sticky lumps, which they could hug under their chins." 41
"Twisted it across his shoulders, and let it drag behind
him." 54
"Every beaver now made a mad rush for the canal." 58
"It was no longer a log, but a big gray lynx." 62
"He caught sight of a beaver swimming down the pond." 72
"'Or even maybe a bear.'" 90
"He drowns jest at the place where he come in." 96
"Hunted through the silent and pallid aisles of the forest." 102
"A sinister, dark, slow moving beast." 106
"He sprang with a huge bound that landed him, claws open,
squarely on the wolverene's hind quarters." 110
"It was not until the moon appeared ... that Jabe began to
call." 142
"Something gleamed silver down his side." 148
"An old she bear with two half grown cubs." 154
"Crept slowly around the raging and snarling captive." 170
"Snapped back at him with a vicious growl." 176
"Running in the shallow water to cover his scent" 200
"Sniffed loudly along the crack of the door." 212
"Made a wild thrust at the dreadful face." 216
"A magnificent, black, wide antlered bull, an ungainly brown
cow, and a long legged, long eared calf." 228
"Pulled the butt under her chest." 248
"He 'belled' harshly several times across the dark wastes." 254
"In a flash was up again on his haunches." 268
"He curled down his abbreviated tail, and ran." 280
"In his fright the kid dropped his toadstool and stared back
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