CONTENTS.

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I.The Grandmother of the Dolls[5]
II.Mr. Thimblefinger’s Queer Country[17]
III.Mr. Thimblefinger’s Friends[33]
IV.Two Queer Stories[47]
V.The Talking-Saddle[61]
VI.The Talking-Saddle and the Thief[73]
VII.The Ladder of Lions[86]
VIII.Brother Terrapin’s Fiddle-String[101]
IX.The Looking-Glass Children[110]
X.Mr. Rabbit as a Rain-Maker[121]
XI.How Brother Bear’s Hair was combed[131]
XII.A Singing-Match[139]
XIII.The Strawberry-Girl[147]
XIV.The Witch of the Well[155]
XV.The Bewitched Huntsman[165]
XVI.The Three Ivory Bobbins[175]
XVII.“Keen-Point,” “Cob-Handle,” and “Butch”[185]
XVIII.Mrs. Meadows resumes her Story[195]
XIX.A Story of the River[215]

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Mr. Rabbit fell kerthump ([Page 41])[Frontispiece]
Rag-Tag rolling out of the Corner[10]
The Grandmother of the Dolls and the big Black Cat[14]
Sweetest Susan waking up[18]
Following Little Mr. Thimblefinger[24]
Mr. Rabbit and Mrs. Meadows[36]
Mr. Billy-Goat and Mr. Wolf[52]
My Mother washing the Old Man’s Coat and Waistcoat[56]
Drusilla waiting on Mr. Rabbit[62]
Tip-Top and the Mayor[68]
The Mayor pardoning the Thief[82]
Chickamy Crany Crow and Tickle-My-Toes[84]
Mr. Rabbit bandaging Brother Lion’s Paw[92]
The Ladder of Lions[98]
Mr. Rabbit fiddling for Brother Terrapin[104]
Brother Terrapin tumbling into the Creek[108]
Sweetest Susan, meeting her Reflection[110]
They all plunged into the Looking-Glass[118]
Mr. Rabbit saying nothing[124]
Brother Bear arguing the Rain Question[128]
Mrs. Bear hanging out Clothes[134]
Little Mr. Thimblefinger[140]
The Singing-Match[144]
Granny Grim-Eye finds a Beautiful Little Girl asleep[148]
The Little Old Man discovers the Strawberry-Girl[150]
The Golden-Haired, Beautiful Little Girl[164]
The Little Old Man, Three Wits, and the Stag[174]
The Stag and the Witch[180]
The Little Girl and the Old Man[192]
Valentine slaying the Spider[210]
Valentine talking to the River[220]
Buster John shaking Hands with Mr. Rabbit[228]