The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit: Sleepy-TimeTales

By Arthur Scott Bailey

Arthur Scott Bailey was one of the most prolific and popular authors of kids books in the early 20th century. He wrote several dozen books, many of which are still read today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Krill Press
• Release date: Feb 14, 2016

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THE TALE OF JIMMY RABBIT: SLEEPY-TIMETALES

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Arthur Scott Bailey

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The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit: Sleepy-TimeTales

By

Arthur Scott Bailey

The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit: Sleepy-TimeTales

Published by Milk Press

New York City, NY

First published circa 1949

Copyright © Milk Press, 2015

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CHAPTER PAGE I Jimmy Finds a New Tail II Troublesome Mr. Mink III May Baskets IV Making Somebody Happy V The New Wheelbarrow VI A Narrow Escape VII A Fast Runner VIII The Great Race IX Playing Leap-Frog X The Tooth Puller XI A Slight Dispute XII The Strange Man XIII Mr. Crow’s Picture XIV Boy Lost! XV Telling Fortunes XVI Red Leggins XVII The Rabbits’ Ball XVIII A Dance Without Music XIX Jimmy Grows Too Cheeky XX A Queer Cure

1 Jimmy Finds a New Tail

Jimmy Rabbit wanted a new tail. To be sure, he already had a tail—but it was so short that he felt it was little better than none at all. Frisky Squirrel and Billy Woodchuck had fine, bushy tails; and so had all the other forest-people, except the Rabbit family.

Jimmy had tried his hardest to get a handsome tail for himself. And once he had nearly succeeded. For he almost cut off Frisky Squirrel’s big brush. But Mrs. Squirrel had appeared just in time to save her son from so dreadful a mishap.

After that, Jimmy Rabbit tried to buy a tail; but no one would sell him one. Then he set out to find one, in the hope that some day some one would forget his tail and go off and leave it lying in the woods, and not be able to remember where he left it.

In fact, Jimmy Rabbit often lurked behind trees and bushes, watching his neighbors as they took naps in the sunshine. But when they awaked and stretched themselves, and went trotting off, there was not one of them that didn’t take his tail right along with him.

It was disappointing. Still, Jimmy Rabbit continued his search.

Now, Jimmy had decided that if he could only get a long tail he didn’t care what color it was, if it was only a brownish yellow, to match the rest of him. And at last, as he was wandering through the woods one day, to his great joy he found almost exactly what he wanted. Lying near a heap of chips was a beautiful tail! But it was red, with a black tip. That was the only drawback about it.

This tail, however, was so handsome that Jimmy made up his mind that he would wear it, anyhow, even though it did not match