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    The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk
    The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk
    The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk
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    The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk

    By Arthur Scott Bailey

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJun 1, 2004
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      The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk - Arthur Scott Bailey

      Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk, by Arthur Scott Bailey

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk

      Author: Arthur Scott Bailey

      Posting Date: January 25, 2013 [EBook #9462] Release Date: First Posted: Last Updated:

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALE OF SANDY CHIPMUNK ***

      Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

      SLEEPY-TIME

      THE TALE OF SANDY CHIPMUNK

      BY

      ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

      ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH

      1916

      [Illustration: Sandy Was So Startled That He Dropped the Eggs]

      CONTENTS

      CHAPTER

      I SANDY'S NAME

      II SOMETHING IN THE SKY

      III THE BROKEN EGG

      IV BUILDING A HOUSE

      V MRS. CHIPMUNK IS GLAD

      VI SAMPLES OF WHEAT

      VII UNCLE SAMMY'S STORE

      VIII THE BASKET OF CORN

      IX WORKING FOR MR. CROW

      X MR. CROW SCOLDS SANDY

      XI THE MAIL-BOX

      XII SANDY GETS A LETTER

      XIII A RIDE TO THE MILLER'S

      XIV A LUCKY ACCIDENT

      XV THE ROWDY OF THE WOODS

      XVI ROWDY RUNS AWAY

      XVII CORN-PLANTING TIME

      XVIII SANDY LIKES MILK

      XIX WHAT THE OLD COW DID

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      SANDY WAS SO STARTLED THAT HE DROPPED THE EGGS

      MRS. CHIPMUNK WENT TO THE DOOR WITH SANDY

      HE DROPPED THE GRAIN IN FRONT OF UNCLE SAMMY

      UNCLE SAMMY SEARCHED HIS SHELVES CAREFULLY

      HERE'S A LETTER FOR ME! SAID SANDY CHIPMUNK

      FARMER GREEN'S CAT LEAPED OUT OF THE DOORWAY

      THE TALE OF SANDY CHIPMUNK

      I

      SANDY'S NAME

      In the first place, no doubt you will want to learn why he was known as Sandy. Many others, before you, have wondered how Sandy Chipmunk came by his name.

      Whenever any one asked Sandy himself why he was so called, he always said that he was in too great a hurry to stop to explain. And it is a fact that of all the four-footed folk in Pleasant Valley—and on Blue Mountain as well—he was one of the busiest. He was a great worker. And when he played—as he sometimes did—he played just as hard as he worked.

      In spite of his being so busy, there may have been another reason why he never would tell any one why he was named Sandy. Jimmy Rabbit was the first to suggest that perhaps Sandy Chipmunk didn't know.

      Jimmy and some of his neighbors were sunning themselves in Farmer Green's pasture one day. And while they were idling away the afternoon Sandy Chipmunk scurried past on top of the stone wall, with his cheek-pouches full of nuts.

      There goes Sandy Chipmunk! Jimmy Rabbit exclaimed. He called to Sandy. But Sandy did not stop. He made no answer, either, beyond a flick of his tail. You see, his mouth was so full that he couldn't say a word.

      I was going to ask him about his name, Jimmy Rabbit remarked. I've almost made up my mind that he doesn't know any more about it than anybody else.

      Probably he doesn't, Fatty Coon agreed. "But it's easy to see why he's called Sandy. He likes to dig in the sandy soil in this pasture."

      I don't agree with you, Billy Woodchuck said. "I think he was named

      Sandy on account of his yellowish, reddish, brownish color."

      Some of the others thought that Billy might have guessed the right answer. But Frisky Squirrel told them that that wasn't the reason at all.

      "It's because he's plucky, he declared. You know, gritty is the same as plucky. And sandy is the same as gritty. That's the reason, Frisky said. It's plain as the nose on your face." He was looking straight at Tommy Fox as he said that.

      Now, Tommy Fox had a very long nose. And he became angry at once. His face would have grown red, probably, if it hadn't been that color always.

      You don't know what you're talking about! he snapped.

      Old Mr. Crow, who sat in a tree nearby, nodded his head.

      You're all wrong, he told them. "The reason for calling that young

      Chipmunk boy Sandy is because his real name is Alexander. And everybody

      who knows anything at all knows that Sandy is just a short way of saying

      Alexander."

      When they heard that, Fatty Coon and Billy Woodchuck and Frisky Squirrel looked foolish. People thought Mr. Crow was a wise old gentleman. And when he said a thing was so, that usually settled it.

      Here he comes again! Mr. Crow said.

      They all looked around. And sure enough! there was Sandy Chipmunk, hurrying along the top of the wall, to get more nuts to store away for the winter.

      Wait a moment! Mr. Crow called to him. I want to tell you something.

      Sandy

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