The Tale of Billy Woodchuck

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: Mar 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781531242053

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THE TALE OF BILLY WOODCHUCK

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Arthur Scott Bailey

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE TALE OF BILLY WOODCHUCK: I: THE HOUSE IN THE PASTURE

II: CALLING NAMES

III: MAGIC

IV: THE GREAT HORNED OWL

V: BILLY STANDS GUARD

VI: BILLY FORGETS TO WHISTLE

VII: GREEN PEAS

VIII: A NEW GAME

IX: AT AUNT POLLY’S

X: UNCLE JERRY CHUCK

XI: BILLY ASKS FOR PAY

XII: WHAT JIMMY RABBIT SAW

XIII: A JOKE ON UNCLE JERRY

XIV: MR. FOX HAS AN IDEA

XV: POP! GOES THE WEASEL!

XVI: THE PLAY-HOUSE

XVII: BILLY BRINGS THE DOCTOR

XVIII: A WONDERFUL STICK

XIX: MR. WOODCHUCK MOVES

XX: THE FAMILY ESCAPES

XXI: AT HOME IN THE WOODS

XXII: GROUND HOG DAY

The Tale of Billy Woodchuck

By

Arthur Scott Bailey

The Tale of Billy Woodchuck

Published by Milk Press

New York City, NY

First published circa 1949

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THE TALE OF BILLY WOODCHUCK: I: THE HOUSE IN THE PASTURE

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ONE DAY, WHEN JOHNNIE GREEN tramped over the fields toward the woods, he did not dream that he walked right over somebody’s bedroom. The snow was deep, for it was midwinter. And as Johnnie crossed his father’s pasture he thought only of the fresh rabbit tracks that he saw all about him. He had no way of knowing that beneath the three feet of snow, and as much further below the top of the ground too, there was a snug, cozy little room, where Mr. and Mrs. Woodchuck lay sound asleep on a bed of dried grass.

They had been there all winter, asleep like that. And there they would stay, until spring came and the grass began to grow again.

In summer Johnnie Green was always on the watch for woodchucks. But now he never gave them a thought. There would be time enough for that after the snow was gone and the chucks came crawling out of their underground houses to enjoy the warm sunshine.

Usually it happened in just that way, though there had been years when Mr. and Mrs. Woodchuck had awakened too soon. And then when they reached the end of the long tunnel that led from their bedroom into Farmer Green’s pasture they found that they had to dig their way through a snow-bank before they reached the upper world where Johnnie Green lived.

But this year their winter’s nap came to a close at just the right time. A whole month had passed since Johnnie walked over their house. And now when they popped their heads out of