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

Copyright, 1921, By
GROSSET & DUNLAP

Henrietta Hen is Afraid the Duck Will Drown. Frontispiece (Page 14)

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE
I A SPECKLED BEAUTY[1]
II A FINE FAMILY[6]
III WET FEET[11]
IV A SWIMMER[15]
V CAUGHT BY MR. CROW[20]
VI HENRIETTA COMPLAINS[26]
VII WARNING THE ROOSTER[31]
VIII WHY THE ROOSTER CROWED[36]
IX HAUGHTY HENRIETTA[41]
X THE BIG, WHITE EGG[46]
XI OLD WHITEY'S ADVICE[51]
XII PLAYING TRICKS[55]
XIII TWO IN A GARDEN[59]
XIV EARS—SHORT OR LONG[64]
XV HENRIETTA'S FRIGHT[70]
XVI THE ROOSTER UPSET[76]
XVII A SIGN OF RAIN[81]
XVIII IN NEED OF ADVICE[85]
XIX AUNT POLLY HELPS[89]
XX A GREAT FLURRY[94]
XXI OFF FOR THE FAIR[99]
XXII ALMOST HOMESICK[104]
XXIII GETTING ACQUAINTED[109]
XXIV WINNING FIRST PRIZE[114]

Illustrations

Henrietta Hen is Afraid the Duck Will Drown. (Page 14)[Frontispiece]
"Come Up to My Nest!" Cried Henrietta Hen. (Page 50)[51]
Henrietta Hen Scolds Jimmy Rabbit. (Page 62)[62]
"Don't Worry!" Said Aunt Polly Woodchuck. (Page 91)[89]