The Tale of Grunty Pig: Slumber-Town Tales

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 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781531249946

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THE TALE OF GRUNTY PIG: SLUMBER-TOWN TALES

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Arthur Scott Bailey

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE TALE OF GRUNTY PIG: I: THE RUNT

II: A NEW WAY TO EAT

III: THE LOOSE BOARD

IV: THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD

V: SIXES AND SEVENS

VI: MR. CROW HELPS

VII: THE GRUMBLER

VIII: FEARFUL NEWS

IX: A GREAT ADVENTURE

X: A QUEER BEAR

XI: LOCKED OUT

XII: WOOF!

XIII: HOME AT LAST

XIV: AN ODD THOUGHT

XV: GRUNTY MEANS MISCHIEF

XVI: DANGER AHEAD

XVII: A PUZZLE SOLVED

XVIII: THE LUCKIEST OF ALL

XIX: DOG SPOT’S PLAN

XX: A NEW KIND OF PIG

XXI: BEECHNUTS

XXII: JASPER JAY OBJECTS

XXIII: MOSES MOUSE’S WAY

XXIV: A PIG IN THE PARLOR

The Tale of Grunty Pig: Slumber-Town Tales

By

Arthur Scott Bailey

The Tale of Grunty Pig: Slumber-Town Tales

Published by Milk Press

New York City, NY

First published circa 1949

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THE TALE OF GRUNTY PIG: I: THE RUNT

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HE WAS THE SMALLEST OF seven children. At first his mother thought she would call him Runty. But she soon changed her mind about that; for she discovered that even if he was the runt of the family, he had the loudest grunt of all. So the good lady made haste to slip a G in front of the name Runty.

There! she exclaimed. ‘Grunty’ is a name that you ought to be proud of. It calls attention to your best point. And if you keep on making as much noise in the world as you do now, maybe people won’t notice that you’re a bit undersized. You certainly sound as big as any little shote I ever saw or heard.

So that was settled—though Grunty Pig didn’t care one way or another. He seemed to be interested in nothing but food. There is no doubt that he would have been willing to change his name a dozen times a day for the slight bribe of a drink of warm milk.

His mother sometimes said that he had the biggest appetite—as well as the loudest grunt—of all her seven children. And she was glad that he ate well, because food was the very thing that would make him grow.

You won’t always be runty, Grunty, if you eat a plenty, Mrs. Pig often told him. And then he would grunt, as if to say, You don’t need to urge me. Just give me a chance!

Grunty Pig soon learned that being the smallest of the family had one sad drawback. His brothers and sisters (all bigger than he!) could crowd him away from the feeding trough. And they not only could; but they often did. Unless Grunty reached the trough among the first, there was never a place left where he could squirm in. If he tried to eat at one end of the trough he was sure to be shouldered away and go hungry.

So whenever he did succeed in getting the first taste of a meal