THE TALE
OF CURLY-TAIL

Daddy Do-Little Shook His Japanese Parasol

The Tale
of
Curly Tail

TEXT BY LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH

AUTHOR OF
JOLLY POLLY and CURLY TAIL, TIDDLYWINKS
COMICAL ANIMAL STORIES, ETC.

“The Child’s Book of Laughter”

ILLUSTRATED BY MAE H. SCANNELL.

“JUST RIGHT BOOKS”

ALBERT WHITMAN COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

CHICAGO ILLINOIS

THE TALE OF CURLY-TAIL

Copyright, 1923, by Albert Whitman & Co.
Chicago, U. S. A.

A JUST RIGHT BOOK

MADE IN THE U. S. A.

PREFACE

The happy adventures of Curly-Tail and the fourteen Little Darling Dogs are simply told in this book. They are instructive stories and are full of humor and make enjoyable reading to all children.

Daddy Do-Little, the unusual Dog, and Pedro, the Parrot, are amusing characters.

“A Visit to Mrs. Santa Claus,” is something new and original for awakening the child’s attention. This book is of easy vocabulary and will aid the child’s learning.

CONTENTS

A VISIT TO MRS. SANTA CLAUSPage[9]
A HAPPY NEW YEAR”[23]
TABLE MANNERS”[42]
THE COOKIE DOG”[57]
THE CIRCUS DAY PARADE”[70]
GARDEN DAYS”[84]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Curly-Tail Jumped on a Rocking Horse[Frontispiece]
Santa ClausPage[9]
Hurrah for Mrs. Santa Claus”[13]
The Bundle Flew Out the Open Window”[21]
No One Was at the Door”[25]
And He Started Down the Road”[29]
The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs Came Trooping Down the Road”[31]
Daddy Do-Little Made Nice Moist Ginger Snaps”[35]
The Snowmen Were Singing in the Moonlight”[41]
They Danced Round and Round the Circle”[45]
Over Hill and Dale They Went”[51]
It Jumped Suddenly Out of the Pan”[55]
The Old Fellow Would Only Sit in His High Back Chair and Scold”[59]
The Sled Turned Them Head Over Heels in a Snow Drift”[63]
Sly Foot Bound Curly-Tail to a Chair”[67]
What Should He See but a Circus Parade”[71]
They Walked the Tight-Rope Together”[75]
Pedro Threw Off the Dog Skin and Flew at Sly Foot”[79]
He Found Garden Seeds Everywhere”[87]
Curly-Tail Out in the Garden”[91]
He Danced Right Out of the Book”[95]

Curly-Tail Jumped On a Rocking Horse