THE TALE OF
GRUMPY
WEASEL

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

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
IA Slim Rascal[1]
IIAt the Old Stone Wall[5]
IIIMaster Robin's Lesson[9]
IVHunting a Hole[13]
VSolomon Owl Interrupts[18]
VIMr. Meadow Mouse Escapes[23]
VIIPaddy Muskrat's Blunder [28]
VIIIThe Dare[33]
IXSaving His Feet[38]
XHa! and Ha, Ha![42]
XIA Long Race[46]
XIIWinning by a Trick[51]
XIIISilly Mrs. Hen [56]
XIVGrumpy Vanishes[60]
XVThe Great Mystery[64]
XVIGuarding the Corncrib[69]
XVIIGrumpy's Mistake[73]
XVIIIPop! Goes the Weasel[78]
XIXHiding from Henry Hawk[83]
XXA Free Ride[88]
XXIA New Suit[93]
XXIIGrumpy's Threat[98]
XXIIIA Bold Stranger[103]
XXIVFur and Feathers[107]
XXVPeter Mink's Promise[112]
XXVIHow Grumpy Helped[116]

ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE
Grumpy Weasel and Jimmy Rabbit Run a Race.[Frontispiece]
Master Robin Escapes From Grumpy Weasel.[10]
Grumpy Nearly Catches Paddy Muskrat.[34]
Grumpy Calls on Mrs. Hen.[50]
Grumpy Weasel Visits the Corncrib.[74]
Sandy Chipmunk Runs from Grumpy Weasel.[98]