Contents
I PETER RABBIT PLANS A JOKE The Imp of Mischief, woe is me, Is always busy as a bee.
II PETER MAKES A FLYING JUMP To risk your life unless there's need Is downright foolishness indeed.
III WHAT HAPPENED AT THE OLD BARREL
IV JIMMY SKUNK IS VERY MAD INDEED When Jimmy Skunk is angry
V REDDY FOX SNEAKS AWAY
VI PETER RABBIT DOESN'T ENJOY HIS JOKE
VII SAMMY JAY DOES SOME GUESSING
VIII JIMMY SKUNK LOOKS FOR PETER
IX JIMMY VISITS JOHNNY CHUCK'S OLD HOUSE
X PETER RABBIT IS MOST UNCOMFORTABLE
XI JIMMY SKUNK KEEPS HIS WORD Keep your word, whate'er you do, And to your inmost self be true.
XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET
XIII JIMMY SKUNK EXPLAINS You'll find this true where'er you go That those prepared few troubles know.
XIV A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT EGGS "An egg," says Jimmy Skunk,
XV A SECOND MEETING
XVI A MATTER OF POLITENESS It costs not much to be polite And, furthermore, it's always right.
XVII JIMMY SKUNK GETS A BUMP
XVIII A SAD, SAD QUARREL
XIX JIMMY SKUNK IS TRUE TO HIS WORD
XX FARMER BROWN'S BOY ARRIVES
XXI THE NEST-EGG GIVES UNC' BILLY AWAY 'Tis little things that
XXII UNC' BILLY POSSUM TRIES HIS OLD TRICK
XXIII UNC' BILLY GIVES HIMSELF AWAY
Title: The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
Author: Thornton W. Burgess
Language: English
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A BEDTIME STORY-BOOK THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY SKUNK THORNTON W. BURGESS |
A BEDTIME STORY-BOOK THE ADVENTURES OF Jimmy SKUNK THORNTON W. BURGESS LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY BOSTON TORONTO |
Copyright 1918 by Thornton W. Burgess;
Copyright renewed 1946 by Thornton W. Burgess
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Republished in 1987
Illustrations by Harrison Cady
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