Dedication
TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF OUR
FOUR-FOOTED FRIENDS IN THE GREEN FOREST
WITH THE HOPE THAT THIS LITTLE VOLUME
MAY IN SOME DEGREE AID IN THE
PROTECTION OF THE INNOCENT
AND HELPLESS

CONTENTS

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I[Peter Rabbit Meets Lightfoot]1
II[Lightfoot's New Antlers]8
III[Lightfoot Tells How His Antlers Grew]15
IV[The Spirit of Fear]22
V[Sammy Jay Brings Lightfoot Word]29
VI[A Game of Hide and Seek]34
VII[The Merry Little Breezes Help Lightfoot]39
VIII[Wit Against Wit]44
IX[Lightfoot Becomes Uncertain]49
X[Lightfoot's Clever Trick]53
XI[The Hunted Watches The Hunter]58
XII[Lightfoot Visits Paddy The Beaver]63
XIII[Lightfoot and Paddy Become Partners]68
XIV[How Paddy Warned Lightfoot]73
XV[The Three Watchers]78
XVI[Visitors To Paddy's Pond]83
XVII[Sammy Jay Arrives]88
XVIII[The Hunter Loses His Temper]93
XIX[Sammy Jay Is Modest]97
XX[Lightfoot Hears A Dreadful Sound]102
XXI[How Lightfoot Got Rid Of The Hounds]107
XXII[Lightfoot's Long Swim]111
XXIII[Lightfoot Finds A Friend]116
XXIV[The Hunter Is Disappointed]121
XXV[The Hunter Lies In Wait]126
XXVI[Lightfoot Does The Wise Thing]131
XXVII[Sammy Jay Worries]136
XXVIII[The Hunting Season Ends]141
XXIX[Mr. And Mrs. Quack Are Startled]146
XXX[The Mystery Is Solved]151
XXXI[A Surprising Discovery]156
XXXII[Lightfoot Sees The Stranger]161
XXXIII[A Different Game Of Hide And Seek]165
XXXIV[A Startling New Footprint]170
XXXV[Lightfoot Is Reckless]175
XXXVI[Sammy Jay Takes A Hand]180
XXXVII[The Great Fight]185
XXXVIII[An Unseen Watcher]190
XXXIX[Lightfoot Discovers Love]195
XL[Happy Days In The Green Forest]200

ILLUSTRATIONS

[Wonderfully handsome was Lightfoot the Deer.]frontispiece
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["I don't understand these men creatures, said Peter to little Mrs. Peter.]28
["My, but that's a beautiful set of antlers you have!"]71
["I tell you what it is," said Sammy Jay to Bobby Coon, "something has happened to Lightfoot."]143