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Title: The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey

Release Date: December 12, 2006 [eBook #20097]

Language: English

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THE TALE OF MRS. LADYBUG

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_TUCK-ME-IN TALES_
(Trademark Registered)
BY
ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

AUTHOR OF
SLEEPY-TIME TALES
(Trademark Registered)

THE TALE OF JOLLY ROBIN
THE TALE OF OLD MR. CROW
THE TALE OF SOLOMON OWL
THE TALE OF JASPER JAY
THE TALE OF RUSTY WREN
THE TALE OF DADDY LONGLEGS
THE TALE OF KIDDIE KATYDID
THE TALE OF BUSTER BUMBLEBEE
THE TALE OF FREDDIE FIREFLY
THE TALE OF BETSY BUTTERFLY
THE TALE OF BOBBY BOBOLINK
THE TALE OF CHIRPY CRICKET
THE TALE OF MRS. LADYBUG
THE TALE OF REDDY WOODPECKER
THE TALE OF GRANDMOTHER GOOSE

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[Illustration: Mrs. Ladybug Scolds Buster Bumblebee
_Frontispiece_.--(_Page 12_)]

_Tuck-Me-in Tales_
(Trademark Registered)

THE TALE OF MRS. LADYBUG

by

ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

Author of
"Sleepy-Time Tales"
(Trademark Registered)
and
"Slumber-Town Tales"
(Trademark Registered)

Illustrated by Harry L. Smith

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