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Title: The Tale of Peter Mink
Sleepy-Time Tales

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey

Illustrator: Joseph Guzie

Release Date: June 16, 2007 [EBook #21845]

Language: English

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THE TALE OF
PETER MINK

[Illustration: CHECK YOUR HAT AND COAT?]

THE TALE
OF
PETER MINK

BY
ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

AUTHOR OF
THE CUFFY BEAR STORIES
SLEEPY-TIME TALES, ETC.

Illustrations by
Joseph B. Guzie

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1916, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I HOW PETER WAS DIFFERENT 9
II SAWING WOOD 13
III MAKING PETER WORK 19
IV THE LECTURE 25
V PASSING THE HAT 31
VI MR. RABBIT IS WORRIED 38
VII PETER'S BAD TEMPER 43
VIII AT THE GARDEN-PARTY 48
IX HELPING JIMMY RABBIT 53
X WHAT COULD PETER Do? 59
XI THE CIRCUS PARADE 64
XII PETER LEARNS A NEW WORD 69
XIII GOOD NEWS ABOUT PETER 75
XIV UNCLE JERRY HELPS 80
XV PETER'S NEW COAT 85
XVI THE DUCK POND 90
XVII HOW TO BE LUCKY 96
XVIII THE BARGAIN 101
XIX SETTLING A DISPUTE 107

ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE

CHECK YOUR HAT AND COAT? _Frontispiece_
PETER SPLIT THE STICK PERFECTLY! 22
JIMMY WENT SAILING THROUGH THE AIR 62
PETER PULLED JIMMY OUT OF THE MUD 90

THE TALE OF PETER MINK

HOW PETER WAS DIFFERENT

There were two ways in which Peter Mink was different from any other
person in Pleasant Valley, or on Blue Mountain, either. In the first
place, he had no home; and in the second, he had a very long neck.

The reason why Peter had no home was because he didn't want one. And the
reason why he had such a long neck was because he couldn't help it.

When he grew sleepy he