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Title: The Tale of Solomon Owl

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey

Release Date: 2005-09 [Ebook #16663]

Language: English

Character set encoding: US-ASCII

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The Tale of Solomon Owl
By Arthur Scott Bailey

Author of "The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk," "The Tale of Tommy Fox," etc.
_Illustrated by Harry L. Smith_

New York
Grosset & Dunlap
1917

[_Frontispiece_]

Solomon Owl Sat Up And Listened.

CONTENTS

Illustrations
I - Scaring Johnny Green
II - A Newcomer
III - Solomon Likes Frogs
IV - An Odd Bargain
V - The Cold Weather Coat
VI - Solomon Needs a Change
VII - The Blazing Eyes
VIII - Watching The Chickens
IX - Hallowe'en
X - A Troublesome Wishbone
XI - Cured At Last
XII - Benjamin Bat
XIII - The Lucky Guest
XIV - Hanging By The Heels
XV - Disputes Settled
XVI - Nine Fights
XVII - Cousin Simon Screecher
XVIII - A Cousinly Quarrel
XIX - The Sleet Storm
XX - A Pair Of Red-Heads
XXI - At Home In The Haystack
XXII - It Was Solomon's Fault

ILLUSTRATIONS

Solomon Owl Sat Up And Listened _Frontispiece_
Solomon Found Mr. Frog's Shop Was Closed
Benjamin Bat Asked Solomon's Advice
"It's All Right!" Said Solomon

THE TALE OF SOLOMON OWL

I
SCARING JOHNNY GREEN

When Johnnie Green was younger, it always scared him to hear Solomon Owl's
deep-toned voice calling in the woods after dark.

"_Whoo-whoo-whoo, whoo-whoo, to-whoo-ah_!" That weird cry was enough to
send Johnnie Green hurrying into the farmhouse, though sometimes he paused
in the doorway to listen--especially if Solomon Owl happened to be
laughing. His "_haw-haw-hoo-hoo_," booming across the meadow on a crisp
fall evening, when the big yellow moon hung over the fields of corn-shocks
and pumpkins, sounded almost as if Solomon were laughing at the little boy
he had frightened. There was certainly a mocking, jeering note in his
laughter.

Of course, as he grew older,