Little Joe Otter

by Thornton W. Burgess

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER		PAGE
I	Little Joe Otter Springs a Surprise	[1]
II	Peter Rabbit Goes Looking	[7]
III	Little Joe Otter’s Home	[13]
IV	Peter Rabbit Learns by Sitting Still	[19]
V	A School in the Green Forest	[25]
VI	The First Swimming Lesson	[32]
VII	Great Fun on a Slippery Slide	[38]
VIII	Farmer Brown’s Boy Has No Luck	[45]
IX	A Family Fishing Party	[51]
X	A Young Fisherman is Caught	[57]
XI	Sammy Jay Calls Farmer Brown’s Boy	[64]
XII	Peter Rabbit Finds a Queer Trail	[72]
XIII	Curiosity Is Satisfied	[78]
XIV	The Coasting Party	[83]
XV	Little Joe And Mrs. Joe Reach a Decision	[89]
XVI	The Fun of Traveling	[95]
XVII	Yowler the Bobcat Follows	[101]
XVIII	The Smallest Otter Is Wilful	[106]
XIX	The Young Otter’s Curiosity Is Satisfied	[112]
XX	A Very Meek Young Otter	[118]
XXI	A Race for Life	[124]
XXII	The Clever Trapper	[130]
XXIII	The Setting of the Traps	[136]
XXIV	Little Joe Otter Is Suspicious	[141]
XXV	The Young Otters Are Warned	[147]
XXVI	The Foolish Young Otter	[152]
XXVII	A Suddenly Lost Appetite	[158]
XXVIII	The Price of Freedom	[163]
XXIX	The Young Otter Pays the Price	[168]
XXX	The Otters Move On	[173]
XXXI	A Fish Disappears	[178]
XXXII	The Living Heap of Snow	[183]
XXXIII	Another Fish Disappears	[188]
XXXIV	The Young Otter Learns Where His Fish Went	[193]

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ILLUSTRATIONS
	“Come on, children!” cried Mrs. Joe	[Frontispiece]
	One morning he saw Mrs. Joe out with the two babies	[25]
	Gentle Mistress Moon saw a queer procession	[89]
	“Well, son,” said he, “what did you see?”	[184]

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CHAPTER I
LITTLE JOE OTTER SPRINGS A SURPRISE

Folks aren’t so sure about you when

You spring surprises now and then.