Book VIII

Illustrated by

William T. Andrews

Garden City New York

Doubleday, Page & Company

1923

COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY

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COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY THE ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.

First Edition

CONTENTS

I. Chaik and Tad Make Themselves at Home II. An Evening Party at the Thomson’s House III. Chaik Makes Discoveries About the Holes Men Live In IV. Dr. Muskrat’s Adventures in the Barn V. Further Doings of the Woodsfolk at the Barn VI. A Hungry Villain Fills Himself--But Only with Fright VII. Killer the Weasel in a Weary Round of Troubles VIII. Killer Finally Reaches Mouse-Heaven IX. Mrs. Tabitha Puss-cat’s Secret X. Many Things Thrashed Out

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

- Louie Thomson and his tame Jay Bird - Tad catches the rat that was killing the chickens - Chaik begins to find out that living with house-folks is really great fun - Doctor Muskrat examines the White Cow’s drinking pond - Doctor Muskrat makes friends with the ducks - Killer wasn’t enjoying his visit to the Woods and Fields a bit - Killer climbs the big hickory tree after Chatter Squirrel - The Woodsfolk began bursting out of the straw pile, in and out and up and down

The Jay Bird Who Went Tame