THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.

First Edition

CONTENTS

I.[Why Nibble Bunny Was Puzzled]
II.[How Nibble the Bunny Was Caught]
III.[How Nibble Tricked a Foe—and Made a Friend]
IV.[Why Dogs Love Babies]
V.[Nibble Has His Doubts About Dogs]
VI.[The Cleverness of Chirp Sparrow]
VII.[How a Bunny Could Help a Boy]
VIII.[How the Funny Bunny Smelled a Joke]
IX.[The Great Woodchuck Fur Charm Against Owls]
X.[What Doctor Muskrat Thought About Traps]
XI.[The Singular Mishap of Doctor Muskrat]
XII.[Tommy Peele’s Friends Stand Up For Him]
XIII.[Wise Words from a Wise Beast]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

NIBBLE RABBIT MAKES MORE FRIENDS

CHAPTER I
WHY NIBBLE BUNNY WAS PUZZLED

You remember all the funny things Nibble heard about Man from the guests who came to his Storm Party. That was the time the Big Hollow Oak blew down, and the brave little bunny who lived at Doctor Muskrat’s Pond rescued all the poor homeless folk who had been shaken out of it. He showed them the way to a fine little tent all made of cornstalks out in the Broad Field.

It was so nice and snug and comfortable, the minute they tucked their tails inside it, and caught their breaths, and sleeked down their fur and their feathers, they forgot all about how the Terrible Storm was having a tantrum outside. They had plenty of room to dance, and plenty of corn for refreshments—why, the party was as big a success as if they’d held it in a hired hall with engraved invitations.