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The Tale of Old Dog Spot By: Arthur Scott Bailey (1877-1949) |
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SLUMBER TOWN TALES (Trademark Registered) BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY AUTHOR OF SLEEPY TIME TALES (Trademark Registered) TUCK ME IN TALES (Trademark Registered) THE TALE OF THE MULEY COW THE TALE OF OLD DOG SPOT THE TALE OF GRUNTY PIG THE TALE OF HENRIETTA HEN THE TALE OF TURKEY PROUDFOOT THE TALE OF PONY TWINKLEHEELS THE TALE OF MISS KITTY CAT SLUMBER TOWN TALES (Trademark Registered) [Illustration: Old Dog Spot Teases Miss Kitty Cat. Frontispiece (Page 8) ] THE TALE OF OLD DOG SPOT BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY Author of "SLEEPY TIME TALES" (Trademark Registered) AND "TUCK ME IN TALES" (Trademark Registered) ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY GROSSET & DUNLAP CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I ALMOST TWINS 1 II TEASING THE CAT 7 III A WILD DOG 12 IV THE WOODPILE 18 V A DEEP SECRET 22 VI BURIED TREASURE 27 VII SWIMMING 32 VIII WHAT RED DID 37 IX A BUNDLE OF CLOTHES 42 X DROPPING HINTS 48 XI MRS. GREEN'S MISTAKE 52 XII RIGHTING A WRONG 56 XIII HUNTING 60 XIV MISSING HIS MASTER 65 XV A BASKETFUL OF FUN 70 XVI MRS. WOODCHUCK RUNS 75 XVII THE DANGER SIGNAL 80 XVIII A CROWDED HOUSE 85 XIX OFF FOR THE CIRCUS 91 XX SPOT GOES TO TOWN 96 XXI THE CIRCUS PARADE 101 XXII THE CIRCUS GROUNDS 106 XXIII SPOT SEES THE SHOW 111 XXIV HOME AGAIN 115 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE OLD DOG SPOT TEASES MISS KITTY CAT Frontispiece SPOT BOLTED THROUGH THE BARN DOOR 16 SPOT STARTED AFTER FRISKY SQUIRREL 44 SOMETIMES THE PUPPY WOULD BITE SPOT'S TAIL 72 THE TALE OF OLD DOG SPOT I ALMOST TWINS Nobody ever spoke of old Spot's master as "old Johnnie Green." Yet the two boy and dog were almost exactly the same age. Somehow Spot grew up faster than Johnnie. He had stopped being a puppy by the time his young master learned to walk. And when Johnnie was big enough to play around the farm buildings his parents felt sure that he was safe so long as "old Spot," as they called the dog, was with him. Spot thought himself years older than the small boy; or at least he always acted so. If a goose hissed at little, toddling Johnnie Green, old Spot would drive the goose away, barking in a loud voice, "Don't you frighten this child!" If Johnnie went into the stable and wandered within reach of the horses' heels Spot would take hold of his clothes and draw him gently back out of danger. And if Johnnie strayed to the duck pond the old dog wouldn't leave him even to chase the cat, but stayed right there by the pond, ready to pull his young charge out of the water in case he happened to fall in. Spot seemed to enjoy his task of taking care of Johnnie Green. It wasn't all work. A great deal of pleasure went with his duties, for Johnnie Green never wanted to do anything but play. And Spot wasn't so grown up that he couldn't enjoy a lively romp. For that matter, he never did get over his liking for boisterous fun. Still, there were some kinds of sport that he didn't care for. He wasn't fond of having such things as tin cans tied to his tail. He disliked to be harnessed to a toy wagon. He hated to have his ears pulled. Yet there was only one offense that ever made him growl. When Johnnie Green took a bone away from him Spot couldn't help warning him, with a deep, rumbling grumbling, that he was going too far, even between friends... Continue reading book >>
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