Front matter
Arthur Livingston translation
“With a great roar an army of them came leaping down to the river bank.”
SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE TALES
BY
HORACIO QUIROGA
Authorized translation from the Spanish (Cuentos de la Seloa)
by Arthur Livingston
ILLUSTRATED BY
A. L. RIPLEY
New York
DUFFIELD AND COMPANY
1922
Copyright, 1922 by
DUFFIELD AND COMPANY
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
How the Rays Defended the Ford
The Story of Two Raccoon Cubs and Two Man Cubs
The Parrot That Lost Its Tail
The Blind Doe
The Alligator War
How the Flamingoes Got Their Stockings
The Lazy Bee
The Giant Tortoise’s Golden Rule
ILLUSTRATIONS
“With a great roar an army of them came leaping down to the river bank”
“Nice bird! Nice bird!” he growled. “Please come a little closer”
“The flamingoes ... hopped down to the river, and waded out ... to relieve their pain”
“He could not help feeling sorry for the poor turtle ...”