The Tale of Timothy Turtle

by Arthur Scott Bailey

THE TALE OF
TIMOTHY TURTLE

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

Timothy was going through the queerest motions.

S L E E P Y - T I M E T A L E S (Trademark Registered) THE TALE OF TIMOTHY TURTLE BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY Author of "TUCK-ME-IN TALES" (Trademark Registered) ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH NEW YORK G R O S S E T & D U N L A P P U B L I S H E R S Made in the United States of America

Copyright, 1919, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

---

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Famous Biter	[1]
II	An Old-Timer	[6]
III	Timothy's Grudge	[11]
IV	A Tight Squeeze	[16]
V	Mr. Turtle's Mistake	[21]
VI	Mr. Crow's Kind Offer	[26]
VII	Learning to Fly	[31]
VIII	Turning Turtle	[36]
IX	A Pleasure Trip	[42]
X	A Warning	[47]
XI	On the Beaver Dam	[52]
XII	Kind Timothy Turtle	[56]
XIII	The Plot	[60]
XIV	Caught!	[65]
XV	The Redskins' Way	[70]
XVI	Johnnie Green's Initials	[75]
XVII	Timothy Needs Help	[82]
XVIII	Peter Mink's Plan	[87]
XIX	Careful Mr. Frog	[91]
XX	The Almanac	[97]
XXI	A Queer Wish	[104]
XXII	The Unwelcome Guest	[110]
XXIII	A Merry Song	[115]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Timothy was going through the queerest motions.	[Frontispiece]
"Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.	[18]
Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.	[51]
"Let me go!" Fatty Coon shrieked.	[82]

---

[p. 1]

THE TALE OF
TIMOTHY TURTLE

I