Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers

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Title: Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers
Author: David Cory
Illustrator: H. S. Barbour
Release Date: May 16, 2007 [EBook #21497]
Language: English
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LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND THE SQUIRREL BROTHERS

LITTLE JACK RABBIT BOOKS
(Trademark Registered)
BY DAVID CORY
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LITTLE JACK RABBIT'S ADVENTURES LE JACK RABBIT AND DANNY FOX LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND THE SQUIRREL BROTHERS LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND CHIPPY CHIPMUNK LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND THE BIG BROWN BEAR

[Illustration: Professor Crow Took Hold of Featherhead's Ear. Frontispiece--(Page 14)]

LITTLE JACK RABBIT BOOKS (Trademark Registered)
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LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND THE SQUIRREL BROTHERS
BY DAVID CORY
Author of LITTLE JACK RABBIT'S ADVENTURES LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND DANNY FOX LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND CHIPPY CHIPMUNK LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND THE BIG BROWN BEAR
ILLUSTRATED BY H. S. BARBOUR
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY GROSSET & DUNLAP

CONTENTS
PAGE
THE GAME OF MARBLES 9
A LITTLE PIECE OF LOOKING GLASS 13
THE FLEET 16
MORE NUTS 20
OLD SQUIRREL NUTCRACKER 23
HOME HUNTING 26
AN OLD CROW'S NEST 30
PARSON OWL EXPLAINS 34
THE LITTLE GOLD RING 38
WEDDING BELLS 42
"NUTS AND RAISINS" 46
BAD NEWS 49
POOR JIMMY MINK 53
PROFESSOR JIM CROW'S LESSON 57
TO THE POST OFFICE 61
MORE STAMPS 65
BUSY TIMES 69
AN ACCIDENT 73
TWO PIGEONS 77
MISS PUSSY 81
A BUSY BEAVER 85
DON'T WORRY 89
THE LITTLE FROSTY PAINTER 93
GRANDPA POSSUM 97
COUSIN CHATTERBOX 101
JIMMY JAY 105
THE TIP OF A TAIL 109
OLD BARNEY OWL 113
"HELP! HELP!" 117
PUMPKIN PLACE, P. O. 121
AN ICE CREAM PINE CONE 125

LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND THE SQUIRREL BROTHERS
THE GAME OF MARBLES
Never stop upon your way, Just to fool around and play. Learn to quickly go to school; Never, never break this rule.
But, oh dear me. One morning when Little Jack Rabbit met the Squirrel Brothers, Featherhead, the naughty gray squirrel, asked him to stop and play a game of marbles.
"Where are your marbles?" asked the little rabbit.
"Here they are," answered Featherhead, taking some red and yellow oak apples out of his pocket. "They make dandy marbles."
Little Jack Rabbit dropped his school books, and quickly dug a hole in the ground. Then they all took turns rolling the marbles to see who would have the first shot.
The little bunny's was the first to drop into the hole, although Twinkle Tail's was very close and Featherhead's not far away.
It was then easy for Little Jack Rabbit to hit the two marbles. Why, he couldn't miss them, they were so close. I guess they would have been playing until now if all of a sudden, just like that, Bobbie Redvest hadn't called out:
"Ding-a-ling! ding-a-ling! the school bell is ringing."
"Gracious me!" cried little bunny, and off he went, clipperty clip, lipperty lip. Featherhead and Twinkle Tail picked up their books and followed.
It certainly was lucky that the little robin had shouted, "Ding-a-ling! ding-a-ling!" for hardly had they reached the top of the hill when the school bell commenced: "Ding, dong! ding, dong! ding, dong!"
"Hurry up!" cried Little Jack Rabbit, "or we'll be late," and he hopped along faster than ever.
Professor Crow was standing in the doorway waiting for the last scholar to arrive.
All out of breath and scared to death, Came little Jackie Bunny. And Twinkle Tail began to quail, And Featherhead felt funny. They thought the teacher standing there Gave them a cold and angry stare. Perhaps he did, but soon he went And o'er his platform table bent, While Featherhead and Twinkle Tail Slipped in their seats with faces pale. Then up stood stern Professor Crow And said some scholars are so slow That if they'd stop upon the way They'd never get to school all day.
Then he sat down and called the school to order. But, oh dear me! None of the little marble players knew his lesson. And instead of being allowed to go when school was over, they were kept in and made to study until late in the afternoon.

A LITTLE PIECE OF LOOKING GLASS
If you a naughty act will do, You may at first escape; But soon or later you'll get caught-- So don't get in a scrape.
Featherhead was the worst pupil in the Shady Forest School and made lots of trouble for Professor Crow.
One day he held a small piece of looking glass in the sunlight. The flash almost blinded the poor old crow's eyes, and at first he couldn't tell who had done it. But naughtiness will always out, and the next time Featherhead was caught.
Yes, sir! The