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THE TALE OF TURKEY PROUDFOOT
SLUMBER-TOWN TALES (Trademark Registered) BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY AUTHOR OF SLEEPY-TIME TALES (Trademark Registered) TUCK-ME-IN TALES (Trademark Registered) The Tale of the Muley Cow The Tale of Old Dog Spot The Tale of Grunty Pig The Tale of Henrietta Hen The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat
The Geese Hissed at Turkey Proudfoot.
Frontispiece—(Page 16)
SLUMBER-TOWN TALES (Trademark Registered) THE TALE OF Turkey Proudfoot BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY Author of "SLEEPY-TIME TALES" (Trademark Registered) AND "TUCK-ME-IN TALES" (Trademark Registered) ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY L. SMITH NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America
Copyright, 1921, by GROSSET & DUNLAP
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
IA Strutter 1
IIThe Silly Six 6
IIIThe Meddler 11
IVScaring the Geese 16
VA Safe Perch 20
VIThe Mimic 25
VIIHalf Wrong 30
VIIIHard to Please 35
IXA Strange Gobble 39
XThe Worm Turns 45
XIBluster 50
XIIMr. Crow's News 56
XIIIThe New Pet 61
XIVA Proud Person 66
XVMrs. Wren's Advice 71
XVIDrumming on a Log 75
XVIIA Game Bird 80
XVIIIRed Lightning 85
XIXNight in the Woods 90
XXBeaks and Bills 95
XXIFarmyard Manners 100
XXIICranberry Sauce 105
XXIIIVacation Time 110
XXIVBrother Tom 115
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Geese Hissed at Turkey Proudfoot. Frontispiece
Polly Imitates Turkey Proudfoot.40
The Peacock Ignores Turkey Proudfoot.64
Turkey Proudfoot Has a Chat With Mr. Grouse.80