THE ADVENTURES OF PRICKLY PORKY

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




I

HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL MAKES A FIND


Happy Jack Squirrel had had a wonderful day. He had found some big
chestnut-trees that he had never seen before, and which promised to
give him all the nuts he would want for all the next winter. Now he
was thinking of going home, for it was getting late in the afternoon.
He looked out across the open field where Mr. Goshawk had nearly
caught him that morning. His home was on the other side.

"It's a long way 'round," said Happy Jack to himself, "but it is best
to be safe and sure."

So Happy Jack started on his long journey around the open field. Now,
Happy Jack's eyes are bright, and there is very little that Happy Jack
does not see. So, as he was jumping from one tree to another, he spied
something down on the ground which excited his curiosity.

"I must stop and see what that is," said Happy Jack. So down the tree
he ran, and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing, which had
caught his eyes. It was smooth and black and white, and at one end it
was very sharp with a tiny little barb. Happy Jack found it out by
pricking himself with it.