NOTE

The author is especially indebted to Mr. Read
Hersey for valuable suggestions and criticism in
the preparation of this book.

CONTENTS

I[Mrs. Elephant's Moonlight Dance]
II[ Old Lady Wildcat's Feast]
III[ Mrs. Frog Changes Her Dress]
IV[ Mr. Mocking-Bird and His Prize Song]
V[ Mr. Raccoon's Oyster Supper]
VI[ Mrs. Goose and Her Swamp Cousins]
VII[ Mrs. Fox Steals One Egg Too Many]
VIII[ Why Mrs. Frog Must Live in the Swamps]
IX[ The Scare-Man Tree]
X[ Mrs. Fox and the Eider-Duck Eggs]
XI[ Sunny Gourd and Lady Trumpet-Vine]
XII[ The End of the Timber Wolf]
XIII[ The Travels of Prince Flamingo]
XIV[ Prince Flamingo's Triumphant Return]
XV[ Mother Fox's Hospital]
XVI[ Why Mrs. Crow Is Black]
XVII[ Mrs. Muskrat's Poor Relations]
XVIII[ Mr. Wild Goose and Mrs. Grebe]
XIX[ Baby Fox and Mrs. Bear]
XX[ Christmas Eve]
XXI[ Mother Rabbit's Advice to Her Babies]
XXII[ The Mice and Baby Stork]
XXIII[ Mrs. Bob-White and the Hunting Dog]
XXIV[ Mrs. Polar Bear's Adventure]

ILLUSTRATIONS

["At her special request, Mr. Frog played for her, not too fast, on his elegant flute"]
["'Listen, listen, listen,' said the mocking-bird"]
["While the gay old foxes were in the next room, Mrs. Rabbit slipped out"]
["Off through the big woods the little foxes trotted gaily behind their mother"]
["His mother was in a great state of delight over him, of course, and his stately father eyed him with approval"]
["The birds met in a great meeting. Something had to be done"]
["Fireflame gasped out his news in one breath"]
["They grabbed the baby stork and dragged him down to the edge of the roof"]