Illustrated by
A. B. FROST, J. M. CONDE
and FRANK UERBECK

GROSSET & DUNLAP
Publishers
NEW YORK

Copyright, 1903, 1904, 1905, by
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

Copyright, 1903, 1904, 1905, by P. F. Collier & Son
Copyright, 1904, 1905, by The Metropolitan Magazine Company

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT
THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.


CONTENTS

PAGE
The Reason Why[3]
IWhy Mr. Cricket has Elbows on his Legs[19]
IIHow Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag[37]
IIIBrother Rabbit’s Laughing-Place[53]
IVBrother Rabbit and the Chickens[74]
VLittle Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures[87]
VIWhen Brother Rabbit was King[101]
VIIHow Old Craney-Crow Lost his Head[126]
VIIIBrother Fox Follows the Fashion[141]
IXWhy the Turkey-Buzzard is Bald-Headed[153]
XBrother Deer an’ King Sun’s Daughter[172]
XIBrother Rabbit’s Cradle[188]
XIIBrother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog[205]
XIIIWhy Mr. Dog is Tame[230]
XIVBrother Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater[243]
XVBrother Rabbit and Miss Nancy[266]
XVIThe Hard-Headed Woman[276]

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