NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1922, by
HELEN FULLER ORTON
All Rights Reserved
First Printing, June 17, 1922
Second Printing, November 3, 1922
Third Printing, May 15, 1923
Fourth Printing, April 25, 1924
Fifth Printing, August 26, 1924
Sixth Printing, February 27, 1926
Seventh Printing, April 2, 1927
Eighth Printing, August 1, 1928
Ninth Printing, August 6, 1929
Tenth Printing, January 31, 1931
Eleventh Printing, August 10, 1933
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I What Robin Redbreast Knew [1]
II Bobby's Kite [10]
III The Old Brown Hen [21]
IV The Sheep Washing [29]
V The Sheep Shearing [38]
VI Red Top [46]
VII Haying Time [54]
VIII On Top of the World [63]
IX Bobby Forgets [69]
X Rover Goes to the Store [76]
XI The Ducks A-Swimming Go [85]
XII The Rescue [91]
XIII Bobby's Horseback Ride [98]
XIV The Big South Window [105]
XV One Stormy Night [119]
ILLUSTRATIONS
"'I can't stop to play now, I'm on important business'" [Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
"'Hello, Robin Redbreast,' called Bobby, 'I'm glad you are back again'" [7]
"Up, up, went the kite into the sky" [12]
"When he saw it he cried, 'Somebody's been digging in my garden and here she is fast asleep'" [27]
"Before they could run across the bridge, Old Bell Wether walked up out of the creek and started for home" [35]
"'Stop, Father, stop!' he said" [58]
"Bobby clung to Rover's collar until they reached shallow water" [94]
"Bobby felt happy and grand. Prince felt happy and grand" [100]