Sixth Printing, June, 1931
THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK
ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Jazbury, Fluffy and Yowler | [Frontispiece] |
| The cat people always had very good meals | [4] |
| Fluffy set out along the top of the fence, walking very slowly | [10] |
| The rat looked at him with a wicked grin | [20] |
| He knocked against a tin pan that clattered down with a tremendous din | [26] |
| He dreamed he was trying to run down a road toward a wood and a dog was after him--two dogs | [34] |
| It seemed as though any moment the dog's teeth might close on the kitten | [40] |
| Fluffy dropped the bird and put his paw on it | [50] |
| He turned on them so fiercely that they were frightened | [62] |
| They were almost hidden by the dusty weeds | [68] |
| He spit and mewed and fought, but she held him there | [72] |
| They saw Jazbury dragging something in from the shed beyond | [90] |
THREE LITTLE KITTENS
Jazbury came scampering gaily up the stairs to where his mother and Aunt Tabby were sitting on the window-sill washing their faces and cleaning their fur.
Jazbury was a small black kitten with white markings on his face and breast, and soft little white paws. Soft as those little paws were there were sharp, needle claws hidden in their velvet, and Jazbury knew how to use them when necessary, too.
Mother Bunch's tail hung down from the window-seat, waving softly. It looked almost like a mouse, so soft and grey. Jazbury made a jump, and caught it with his claws. His mother growled and drew her tail up and curled it around her.