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The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales By: Arthur Scott Bailey (1877-1949) |
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SLEEPY TIME TALES (Trademark Registered) BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY AUTHOR OF TUCK ME IN TALES (Trademark Registered) The Tale of Cuffy Bear The Tale of Frisky Squirrel The Tale of Tommy Fox The Tale of Fatty Coon The Tale of Billy Woodchuck The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit The Tale of Peter Mink The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk The Tale of Brownie Beaver The Tale of Paddy Muskrat The Tale of Ferdinand Frog The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse The Tale of Timothy Turtle The Tale of Major Monkey The Tale of Benny Badger [Illustration: Grumpy Weasel and Jimmy Rabbit Run a Race. Frontispiece ( Page 46 )] SLEEPY TIME TALES (Trademark Registered) THE TALE OF GRUMPY WEASEL BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY Author of "TUCK ME IN TALES" (Trademark Registered) ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY GROSSET & DUNLAP CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I A SLIM RASCAL 1 II AT THE OLD STONE WALL 5 III MASTER ROBIN'S LESSON 9 IV HUNTING A HOLE 13 V SOLOMON OWL INTERRUPTS 18 VI MR. MEADOW MOUSE ESCAPES 23 VII PADDY MUSKRAT'S BLUNDER 28 VIII THE DARE 33 IX SAVING HIS FEET 38 X HA! AND HA, HA! 42 XI A LONG RACE 46 XII WINNING BY A TRICK 51 XIII SILLY MRS. HEN 56 XIV GRUMPY VANISHES 60 XV THE GREAT MYSTERY 64 XVI GUARDING THE CORNCRIB 69 XVII GRUMPY'S MISTAKE 73 XVIII POP! GOES THE WEASEL 78 XIX HIDING FROM HENRY HAWK 83 XX A FREE RIDE 88 XXI A NEW SUIT 93 XXII GRUMPY'S THREAT 98 XXIII A BOLD STRANGER 103 XXIV FUR AND FEATHERS 107 XXV PETER MINK'S PROMISE 112 XXVI HOW GRUMPY HELPED 116 THE TALE OF GRUMPY WEASEL I A SLIM RASCAL Old Mr. Crow often remarked that if Grumpy Weasel really wanted to be of some use in the world he would spend his time at the sawmill filling knot holes in boards. "He's so slender," Mr. Crow would say, "that he can push himself into a knot hole no bigger round than Farmer Green's thumb." Naturally it did not please old Mr. Crow when Solomon Owl went out of his way one day to tell him that he was sadly mistaken. For after hearing some gossip repeat Mr. Crow's opinion Solomon Owl the wise old bird had given several long hoots and hurried off, though it was broad daylight, to set Mr. Crow right. "The trouble " Solomon explained when he had found Mr. Crow on the edge of the woods "the trouble with your plan to have Grumpy Weasel work in the sawmill is that he wouldn't keep a knot hole filled longer than a jiffy. It's true that he can fit a very small hole. But if you'd ever watched him closely you'd know that he's in a hole and out the other side so fast you can scarcely see what happens. He's entirely too active to fill the bill." Old Mr. Crow made a queer noise in his throat, which showed that Solomon Owl had made him angry. "I never said anything about Grumpy Weasel's filling any bills," Mr. Crow spluttered. "Knot holes were what I had in mind. I've no doubt, though, that you'd like Grumpy Weasel to fill your own bill." Now, if Solomon Owl had not tried more than once to catch Grumpy Weasel perhaps Mr. Crow's retort wouldn't have made him feel so uncomfortable. And muttering that he wished when people spoke of his beak they wouldn't call it a bill, and that Mr... Continue reading book >>
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