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Title: The Adventures of Prickly Porky

Author: Thornton W. Burgess

Release Date: April 1, 2005 [EBook #15521]

Language: English

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The Bedtime Story-Books

THE ADVENTURES OF PRICKLY PORKY

THORNTON W. BURGESS

Author of “Old Mother West Wind Series,” “Mother
West Wind ‘How’ Stories,” “The Bedtime
Story-Books,” etc.

With Illustrations by HARRISON CADY

BOSTON

LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY

1916

[Illustration: “Do tell me quickly what has happened to Peter!”
FRONTISPIECE. See page 94.]

CONTENTS

    I HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL MAKES A FIND
   II THE STRANGER FROM THE NORTH
  III PRICKLY PORKY MAKES FRIENDS
   IV PETER RABBIT HAS SOME STARTLING NEWS
    V PETER RABBIT TELLS HIS STORY
   VI PETER HAS TO TELL HIS STORY MANY TIMES
  VII JIMMY SKUNK CALLS ON PRICKLY PORKY
VIII PRICKLY PORKY NEARLY CHOKES
   IX JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC’ BILLY POSSUM TELL DIFFERENT STORIES
    X UNC’ BILLY POSSUM TELLS JIMMY SKUNK A SECRET
   XI WHAT HAPPENED TO REDDY FOX
  XII WHAT REDDY FOX SAW AND DID
XIII REDDY FOX IS VERY MISERABLE
  XIV REDDY FOX TRIES TO KEEP OUT OF SIGHT
   XV OLD GRANNY FOX INVESTIGATES
  XVI OLD GRANNY FOX LOSES HER DIGNITY
XVII GRANNY FOX CATCHES PETER RABBIT
XVIII A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED
  XIX JIMMY SKUNK TAKES WORD TO MRS. PETER
   XX A PLOT TO FRIGHTEN OLD MAN COYOTE
  XXI SAMMY JAY DELIVERS HIS MESSAGE
XXII OLD MAN COYOTE LOSES HIS APPETITE
XXIII BUSTER BEAR GIVES IT ALL AWAY

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“DO TELL ME QUICKLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PETER!” Frontispiece

“POOH,” EXCLAIMED REDDY FOX. “WHO’S AFRAID OF THAT FELLOW?”

THEN HE BRACED HIMSELF AND PULLED WITH ALL HIS MIGHT

REDDY WOULDN’T HAVE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS ALIVE

“DROP HIM!” HE GRUNTED

“I SEE YOU ARE UP TO YOUR OLD TRICKS, PRICKLY PORKY!” HE SHOUTED

THE ADVENTURES OF PRICKLY PORKY