The Tale of Grandfather Mole

by Arthur Scott Bailey

E-text prepared by Joe Longo
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
(http://www.pgdp.net)

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THE TALE OF
GRANDFATHER MOLE

SLEEPY-TIME TALES (Trademark Registered) BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY AUTHOR OF TUCK-ME-IN TALES (Trademark Registered) The Tale of Cuffy Bear The Tale of Frisky Squirrel The Tale of Tommy Fox The Tale of Fatty Coon The Tale of Billy Woodchuck The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit The Tale of Peter Mink The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk The Tale of Brownie Beaver The Tale of Paddy Muskrat The Tale of Ferdinand Frog The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse The Tale of Timothy Turtle The Tale of Major Monkey The Tale of Benny Badger

Frontispiece ([Page 85)]

SLEEPY-TIME TALES (Trademark Registered) THE TALE OF Grandfather Mole BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY Author of "TUCK-ME-IN TALES" (Trademark Registered) ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America

Copyright, 1920, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Queer Old Person	[1]
II	What the Cat Caught	[5]
III	A Breakfast Lost	[10]
IV	A New Way of Taking a Stroll	[15]
V	Jimmy Rabbit Can't Wait	[19]
VI	A Hearty Eater	[24]
VII	Two Worm-Eaters	[29]
VIII	Losing His Bearings	[34]
IX	Good News from Below	[38]
X	Mrs. Robin's Wish	[43]
XI	Surprising Grandfather Mole	[47]
XII	Mr. Blackbird's Advice	[52]
XIII	Turning Over a New Leaf	[56]
XIV	The New Sunshade	[61]
XV	Two and a Toadstool	[65]
XVI	Grandfather Mole's Visitor	[70]
XVII	Mr. Crow Scolds	[76]
XVIII	A Talk with Mr. Meadow Mouse	[81]
XIX	Mr. Crow's Apology	[86]
XX	A Sign of Rain	[91]
XXI	Mrs. Wren Tries to Help	[96]
XXII	Two Famous Diggers	[102]
XXIII	Seeing a Sample	[107]
XXIV	Following the Plough	[112]
XXV	Stubborn as Ever	[116]