BOOKS BY THORNTON W. BURGESS

BEDTIME STORY-BOOKS
MOTHER WEST WIND SERIES
GREEN MEADOW SERIES
THE BURGESS BIRD BOOK FOR CHILDREN
THE BURGESS ANIMAL BOOK FOR CHILDREN

CONTENTS

[I.][WHY STRIPED CHIPMUNK IS PROUD OF HIS STRIPES]
[II.][WHY PETER RABBIT CANNOT FOLD HIS HANDS]
[III.][WHY UNC' BILLY POSSUM PLAYS DEAD]
[IV.][WHY REDDY FOX WEARS RED]
[V.][WHY JIMMY SKUNK NEVER HURRIES]
[VI.][WHY SAMMY JAY HAS A FINE COAT]
[VII.][WHY JERRY MUSKRAT BUILDS HIS HOUSE IN THE WATER]
[VIII.][WHY OLD MAN COYOTE HAS MANY VOICES]
[IX.][WHY MINER THE MOLE LIVES UNDER GROUND]
[X.][WHY MR. SNAKE CANNOT WINK]
[XI.][WHY BOBBY COON HAS RINGS ON HIS TAIL]
[XII.][WHY THERE IS A BLACK HEAD IN THE BUZZARD FAMILY]
[XIII.][WHY BUSTER BEAR APPEARS TO HAVE NO TAIL]
[XIV.][WHY FLITTER THE BAT FLIES AT NIGHT]
[XV.][WHY SPOTTY THE TURTLE CARRIES HIS HOUSE WITH HIM]
[XVI.][WHY PADDY THE BEAVER HAS A BROAD TAIL]

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