"Oh, dear me!" shouted Brushtail after O. Possum had gnawed for a time. "It's an awfully long way to the ground, I'm afraid!"
And then O. Possum got the rope gnawed right in two. Plunk! Brushtail struck the ground. Well, sir, he got right up and started to run. He was so stiff he could not run well at first, but the farther he went the faster he ran. After he got across the Murmuring Brook he went away through the woods on the other side like a streak. I don't know of anything that could have scared Brushtail and made him stay scared as that snare did.
Brushtail the Fox never came around the Big Green Woods after that. Doctor Rabbit and his friends were certainly glad and happy.
THE GREENWOODS SERIES Doctor Rabbit and Tom Wildcat Doctor Rabbit and Ki-Yi Coyote Doctor Rabbit and Grumpy Bear Doctor Rabbit and Brushtail the Fox Doctor Rabbit and Slinky the Black Wolf Doctor Rabbit and Old Bill Horned Owl |
Transcriber's Notes
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2. "THE GREENWOODS SERIES" relocated from before title page to end of text.
3. "Contents" and "Illustrations" lists were not present in original text.