THE TALE OF TIMOTHY TURTLE I A FAMOUS BITER 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 |
S L E E P Y - T I M E T A L E S (Trademark Registered) THE TALE OF TIMOTHY TURTLE BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY Author of "TUCK-ME-IN TALES" (Trademark Registered) ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH NEW YORK G R O S S E T & D U N L A P P U B L I S H E R S Made in the United States of America |
Copyright, 1919, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP
CONTENTS
CHAPTER | PAGE | |
I | A Famous Biter | 1 |
II | An Old-Timer | 6 |
III | Timothy's Grudge | 11 |
IV | A Tight Squeeze | 16 |
V | Mr. Turtle's Mistake | 21 |
VI | Mr. Crow's Kind Offer | 26 |
VII | Learning to Fly | 31 |
VIII | Turning Turtle | 36 |
IX | A Pleasure Trip | 42 |
X | A Warning | 47 |
XI | On the Beaver Dam | 52 |
XII | Kind Timothy Turtle | 56 |
XIII | The Plot | 60 |
XIV | Caught! | 65 |
XV | The Redskins' Way | 70 |
XVI | Johnnie Green's Initials | 75 |
XVII | Timothy Needs Help | 82 |
XVIII | Peter Mink's Plan | 87 |
XIX | Careful Mr. Frog | 91 |
XX | The Almanac | 97 |
XXI | A Queer Wish | 104 |
XXII | The Unwelcome Guest | 110 |
XXIII | A Merry Song | 115 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
Timothy was going through the queerest motions. | Frontispiece |
"Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog. | 18 |
Timothy began to climb the steep bluff. | 51 |
"Let me go!" Fatty Coon shrieked. | 82 |