Mother West Wind "How" Stories

Caw, caw, caw, caw, caw! yelled Blacky at the top of his voice. See page 132. BURGESS Trade QUADDIES Mark MOTHER WEST WIND "HOW" STORIES BY THORNTON W. BURGESS Illustrations by HARRISON CADY GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York By arrangement with Little, Brown, and Company Copyright, 1916 , By Thornton W. Burgess . All rights reserved PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To the cause of conservation of wild life and to increase of love for our little friends of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows through awakened interest in them and a better understanding of their value to us as faithful workers in carrying out the plans of wise Old Mother Nature, this little book is dedicated. CONTENTS Page I How Old King Eagle Won His White Head 3 II How Old Mr. Mink Taught Himself to Swim 17 III How Old Mr. Toad Learned to Sing 31 IV How Old Mr. Crow Lost His Double Tongue 45 V How Howler the Wolf Got His Name 59 VI How Old Mr. Squirrel Became Thrifty 73 VII How Lightfoot the Deer Learned to Jump 87 VIII How Mr. Flying Squirrel Almost Got Wings 103 IX How Mr. Weasel Was Made an Outcast 117 X How the Eyes of Old Mr. Owl Became Fixed 131 XI How It Happens Johnny Chuck Sleeps All Winter 145 XII How Old Mr. Otter Learned to Slide 161 XIII How Drummer the Woodpecker Came by His Red Cap 175 XIV How Old Mr. Tree Toad Found Out How To Climb 191 XV How Old Mr. Heron Learned Patience 205 XVI How Tufty the Lynx Happens to Have a Stump of a Tail 219 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page " Inside Cover " " Caw, caw, caw, caw, caw!" yelled Blacky at the top of his voice Frontispiece " Old King Bear, who was king no longer, would growl a deep, rumbly-grumbly growl " 64 " One day Mr. Rabbit surprised Mr. Weasel making a meal of young mice " 120 " His legs were so long and his neck was so long that all his neighbors laughed at him " 216 I HOW OLD KING EAGLE WON HIS WHITE HEAD MOTHER WEST WIND "HOW" STORIES I Toc HOW OLD KING EAGLE WON HIS WHITE HEAD Peter Rabbit sat on the edge of the dear Old Briar-patch, staring up into the sky with his…