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diff --git a/old/68822-0.txt b/old/68822-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index b4d5384..0000000 --- a/old/68822-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1752 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of The tale of Curly-Tail, by Laura -Rountree Smith - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The tale of Curly-Tail - -Author: Laura Rountree Smith - -Illustrator: Mae H. Scannell - -Release Date: August 23, 2022 [eBook #68822] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading - Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from - images generously made available by The Internet - Archive/American Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALE OF CURLY-TAIL *** - - - - - - -THE TALE OF CURLY-TAIL - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Illustration: _Daddy Do-Little Shook His Japanese Parasol_] - - - - -[Illustration] - - _The Tale - of - Curly Tail_ - - _TEXT BY LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH_ - - _AUTHOR OF - JOLLY POLLY and CURLY TAIL, TIDDLYWINKS - COMICAL ANIMAL STORIES, ETC._ - - “_The Child’s Book of Laughter_” - - _ILLUSTRATED BY MAE H. SCANNELL._ - - “_JUST RIGHT BOOKS_” - - _ALBERT WHITMAN COMPANY_ - - _PUBLISHERS_ - - _CHICAGO_ _ILLINOIS_ - - - - - THE TALE OF CURLY-TAIL - - Copyright, 1923, by Albert Whitman & Co. - Chicago, U. S. A. - - [Illustration] - - A JUST RIGHT BOOK - - MADE IN THE U. S. A. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -PREFACE - - -The happy adventures of Curly-Tail and the fourteen Little Darling Dogs -are simply told in this book. They are instructive stories and are full -of humor and make enjoyable reading to all children. - -Daddy Do-Little, the unusual Dog, and Pedro, the Parrot, are amusing -characters. - -“A Visit to Mrs. Santa Claus,” is something new and original for -awakening the child’s attention. This book is of easy vocabulary and will -aid the child’s learning. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -CONTENTS - - - A VISIT TO MRS. SANTA CLAUS Page 9 - - A HAPPY NEW YEAR ” 23 - - TABLE MANNERS ” 42 - - THE COOKIE DOG ” 57 - - THE CIRCUS DAY PARADE ” 70 - - GARDEN DAYS ” 84 - - - - -LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - - - Curly-Tail Jumped on a Rocking Horse Frontispiece - - Santa Claus Page 9 - - Hurrah for Mrs. Santa Claus ” 13 - - The Bundle Flew Out the Open Window ” 21 - - No One Was at the Door ” 25 - - And He Started Down the Road ” 29 - - The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs Came Trooping Down the Road ” 31 - - Daddy Do-Little Made Nice Moist Ginger Snaps ” 35 - - The Snowmen Were Singing in the Moonlight ” 41 - - They Danced Round and Round the Circle ” 45 - - Over Hill and Dale They Went ” 51 - - It Jumped Suddenly Out of the Pan ” 55 - - The Old Fellow Would Only Sit in His High Back Chair and Scold ” 59 - - The Sled Turned Them Head Over Heels in a Snow Drift ” 63 - - Sly Foot Bound Curly-Tail to a Chair ” 67 - - What Should He See but a Circus Parade ” 71 - - They Walked the Tight-Rope Together ” 75 - - Pedro Threw Off the Dog Skin and Flew at Sly Foot ” 79 - - He Found Garden Seeds Everywhere ” 87 - - Curly-Tail Out in the Garden ” 91 - - He Danced Right Out of the Book ” 95 - - - - -[Illustration: _Curly-Tail Jumped On a Rocking Horse_] - - - - -THE TALE OF CURLY-TAIL - -[Illustration] - - - - -A VISIT TO MRS. SANTA CLAUS - - Daddy Do-Little it is true, - Wears a coat red, white, and blue, - He’s happier than I can tell, - The new coat fits him very well! - - -One December day, Curly-Tail, the dearest little dog in the world, jumped -upon his Rocking Horse and rocked away, away, away. - -He said, “I will go to Santa Claus’ work-shop, perhaps I will find our -old Parrot.” - -He rocked away all day, and when night came he found a little cave in the -woods. He went in and curled up and fell asleep. - -Next day he woke up early and cried, - - “I’ve lost the right path, without fail. - This is a joke on Curly-Tail!” - -He rocked away, away, away, again, and soon he said, “Some one is coming -down the path, I hear the patter, patter of little feet.” - -Then he set up a shout, for who should be coming to meet him but the -Fourteen Little Darling Dogs? - -They all set up a shout, crying, - - “Ha, ha, ha, the lost is found, - Rocking, rocking o’er the ground.” - -Curly-Tail got down from the Rocking Horse and said, “I am going to Santa -Claus’ work-shop and this Rocking Horse knows the way, who will go with -me?” - -“I will, I will, I will,” cried the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs in one -breath, so Curly-Tail got on the Rocking Horse and rocked away, away, -away, and the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs ran on behind. - -“I see a light ahead,” shouted the first Little Darling Dog. “I see a -light,” shouted the next, and the next. - -They came to a little wee house in the woods. - -Curly-Tail without waiting for an invitation rocked right in the open -door, crying, “Hurrah for Mrs. Santa Claus! Here we are, the whole -Curly-Tail family!” - -Mrs. Santa Claus was so surprised she cried, - - “Ha, ha, ha, ha, by my frilled cap, - I surely must be taking a nap!” - -She tried to count the Little Darling Dogs, but they danced about her so -fast, she never knew which ones she counted twice, and which ones she -never counted at all! - -[Illustration: _Hurrah for Mrs. Santa Claus_] - -Curly-Tail begged, “Please let us go into Santa Claus work-shop!” - -Mrs. Santa Claus said, - - “This thing I will tell you true, - Such an idea will not do.” - -She said Santa Claus was not at home, and she never let any one go in his -work-shop. - -Then the first Little Darling Dog sat down on the floor and began to -grumble, and the next Little Darling Dog began to weep, and the next -Little Darling Dog got a scowly face, and such a noise you never heard. - -Only Curly-Tail kept good natured. - -He rocked gently to and fro on his wonderful Rocking Horse and said, “You -make as much noise as Daddy Do-Little when he is lonesome.” - -Mrs. Santa Claus said, “Who is Daddy Do-Little?” - -Curly-Tail replied, - - “He’s the laziest animal in the woods, - He always did little if he could.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs said, - - “If you could only hear him grumbling, - You would think ’twas thunder rumbling.” - -Mrs. Santa Claus said, “If the old fellow had a new coat, perhaps he -would not be so lazy or grumble so much. Here is my work basket, and some -cloth, go to work if you please.” - -Mrs. Santa Claus opened a slide in the wall and disappeared! - -“Ha, ha, ha,” cried the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs. - -Curly-Tail cried, “Hurrah! hurrah, we will make Daddy Do-Little a new -coat out of this cloth.” - -My, how busy they were! - -One Little Darling Dog got a tape measure and measured the cloth. - -One Little Darling Dog got a pair of scissors and went, “snip, snip, -snip.” - -One Little Darling Dog began to unwind a spool of thread, and the other -Little Darling Dogs sat around in groups threading needles! - -Curly-Tail skipped about giving directions. - -Soon they were all sewing on Daddy Do-Little’s new coat! - -“Oh, oh, oh,” cried the Little Darling Dogs, as they pricked themselves -on the needles. - -Curly-Tail cried, - - “Cheer up, cheer up, we’re nearly through - We’ll make a coat that just fits you.” - -Then the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs began to sing a song and their -needles flew faster and faster. - -They would interrupt one another by shouting, “Who has the thimble? -Who has the thread? Where is my needle?” and still the song sounded -beautifully. - -Curly-Tail cried, - - “Where will we get buttons do you suppose - To finish up this animal’s clothes?” - -Then they heard thump, bump, down the chimney fell six little brass -buttons. - -They sewed the brass buttons on the coat, and soon it was finished. - -Then a voice cried, - - “Come into the chimney, ’tis large and wide, - There’s room for the Curly-Tails side by side.” - -They looked toward the chimney. - -There, sure enough were little seats, and little tables. On each table -was a plate with a pie smoking hot. - -How they all enjoyed their lunch! - -They cried out, - - “We are happy now because, - Of mince pie, Mrs. Santa Claus!” - -Mrs. Santa Claus opened the panel in the wall and went back into the -house. She asked to see the coat, which they had tied up in a neat bundle. - -The first Little Darling Dog began to untie the string which held the -bundle, and the bundle hopped about in the strangest way. - -Then the next Little Darling Dog said, “Let me untie it,” and the next -one said, “I will untie it in a minute.” - -At that very moment there, before their very noses, the bundle jumped out -of the window and was gone! - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs thought their work was all lost and they -began to weep and wail, but Curly-Tail said, - - “Cheer up, cheer up, for by the by, - We had the nicest kind of pie!” - -So, the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs all dried their eyes and went to the -door. - -Curly-Tail jumped on his Rocking Horse. - -[Illustration: _The Bundle Flew Out of the Open Window_] - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs rubbed their eyes for they saw fourteen -Rocking Horses standing in a row. - -They shouted, - - “We are so happy now because, - We have a present from Santa Claus.” - -Curly-Tail said, - - “I hope each horse is trusty and good, - We’ll rock away through the deep green wood.” - -When they came to Daddy Do-Little’s house in the woods they all set up a -shout, for there he stood in the doorway with his new coat on! - -He was happy you may be sure, and they all rocked round him on their -wonderful Rocking Horses. - -[Illustration] - - - - -A HAPPY NEW YEAR - - In January as you know, - We always make some men of snow, - And if you study well each page, - You’ll find the Parrot in his cage. - - -Little Curly-Tail called out one morning, - - “A Happy New Year, A Happy New Year, - And January at last is here.” - -Curly-Tail curled his little tail up tighter and tighter, as he ran down -stairs three steps at a time, and he set the table and got breakfast, -before Daddy Do-Little had a chance to answer him. - -Curly-Tail kept humming over and over, “A Happy New Year, A Happy New -Year.” - - “Hush, what is that? - A-rap, a-tap,” - -cried out Daddy Do-Little, suddenly. - -Sure enough, there was a “rap, tap, tapping,” at the door, but when they -got to the door, no one was there. - - “Hard lines for one of any age, - To lose a parrot in a cage.” - -said Daddy Do-Little. - -[Illustration: _No One Was at the Door_] - -Just then, they heard a “rap, tap, tapping,” on the window pane. - -They ran quickly of course to the window but could see no one. - -They sat down to breakfast and Daddy Do-Little said, “More sugar, please.” - -A voice spoke up, “More sugar, please.” - -Curly-Tail said, - - “It must be the Parrot, I’ll leave the table - And find him soon as I am able.” - -He looked about in-doors and out-doors and still he could see no one. - -Now Daddy Do-Little was a famous old cook, and he felt like cooking that -morning, but he called, - - “We are out of sugar, how do you suppose - I can make ginger-snaps, goodness knows.” - -At that, Curly-Tail got out his little red cap and cape and market -basket, and said, “I will go to the grocers and get the sugar.” - -“Get the sugar,” repeated a familiar voice, and Daddy Do-Little said, - - “The Parrot is hiding, ’tis very true - We’ll find him now, whatever we do.” - -They searched one hour and sixteen minutes but could not find the Parrot. - -Little Curly-Tail went out of the house, “click,” went the gate and he -started down the road. - -Daddy Do-Little came to the door waving his red pocket handkerchief -frantically, and shouted, - - “A handkerchief for your little nose, - You had better carry I suppose.” - -Sure enough, Curly-Tail did have a cold, and so he came back good -naturedly, and got the handkerchief and started again to the grocers -after the sugar. - -This time he did not even get as far as the garden gate when Daddy -Do-Little rapped on the window, crying, - - “It seems to me it’s rather funny, - To go for sugar without money.” - -[Illustration: “_And He Started Down the Road_”] - -Curly-Tail laughed and came back with a hop and a skip and a bound. - -Will you believe it? It took Daddy Do-Little three quarters of an hour to -find his rusty-hinged old pocket book, and when he found it, it only had -twenty-five cents in it. - -Then they looked in the old cracker jar and found sixteen hundred pennies! - -“Pennies will do, pennies will do,” called a merry voice, but they could -see no one. - -Curly-Tail started again. - -By this time it was snowing and blowing. - -[Illustration: “_The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs Came Trooping Down the -Road_”] - -“Click,” went the gate, he thought he was off in good earnest this time, -but Daddy Do-Little cried again, - - “Will you ask for white, or brown, - When you come into the town?” - -Then a very surprising thing happened. - -A great shout was heard and the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs came -trooping down the road. - -Daddy Do-Little was thoroughly and entirely cross at this unlooked for -interruption, and he shouted, - - “Be it fairy tale or fable, - To entertain them I’m not able.” - -Curly-Tail danced up to him and whispered, “Snowmen, let the Darling Dogs -stay outside and make Snowmen.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs came on with a whoop and a bound, and -Daddy Do-Little shouted, - - “Make some Snowmen on the ground, - Make some Snowmen jolly and round.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs went to work with a will, and Curly-Tail -started off saying, “I will really, truly get the sugar this time.” - -Just as he was nearly out of sight of the house, he heard a great shout, -and the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs ran after him and brought him back. - -Daddy Do-Little said, - - “There are several kinds of sugar ’tis true, - White, and brown, and red, and blue.” - -It took them all forty-seven minutes to decide what kind of sugar they -wanted for their ginger snaps, and what kind of sugar to have on the -frosting. - -All this time, the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs jumped up and down and -said, “Oh Daddy Do-Little are you really going to make nice, moist ginger -snaps? And can we all stay to lunch?” - -[Illustration: _Daddy Do-Little Made Nice Moist Ginger Snaps_] - -By and by Curly-Tail slipped off, and this time he went on safely to the -grocery store. - -He got brown sugar to put in the ginger snaps and red sugar to put on for -frosting. - -He went back home with a hop, and a skip, and a bound, and helped the -Fourteen Little Darling Dogs make Snowmen, while Daddy Do-Little made the -nice, moist ginger snaps. - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs were so cold they begged to come in and -warm their paws, so by and by they all shook off the snow and crept -quietly into the parlor and sat down in a semi-circle about the parlor -stove, and warmed their paws. - -“A-kit-chew,” sneezed the First Little Darling Dog. - -“A-kit-chew,” sneezed the second. - -Just as Daddy Do-Little came to the door to scold, the Parrot came out -from his hiding place under the sofa and said, - - “It really puts me in a rage, - To spend my life inside this cage.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs crowded around and said, “It must be a -magic cage, see it move.” - -Curly-Tail said, “Where did you come from, Sir. I have looked for you -over hill and dale.” - -“Poor old Polly,” said Daddy Do-Little. - -This put the Parrot in a rage at once and he shouted, - - “It is, Sir, the greatest folly, - To give a man, the name of Polly!” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs took out their fourteen little pocket -handkerchiefs and laughed until they cried, waving their handkerchiefs in -the air. - -The sun had come out so bright and warm the Snowmen began to melt. - -The Parrot cried, - - “If you’d take out a bucket of water or so - It might freeze them up again you know.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs got fourteen little pails of water, and -carried out water to pour on their Snowmen. - -Curly-Tail let the parrot out of his cage, and Daddy Do-Little finished -his moist ginger snaps. - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs went happily homeward each with a moist -ginger snap, with red sugar upon it. - -Late at night the Parrot called, - - “To tell my name I am afraid, - Just listen to that serenade.” - -The Snowmen were singing in the moonlight, - - “Happy New Year you hear us call, - A Happy New Year to one and all, - From Mexico the Parrot came, - And little PEDRO is his name.” - -“Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah,” cried Curly-Tail, “at last we know the Parrot’s -name,” they looked about, but the Parrot was nowhere to be seen! - -[Illustration: _The Snowmen Were Singing in the Moonlight_] - - - - -TABLE MANNERS - - To learn some manners at the table, - Every animal is able, - To be polite, please do not fail, - When entertained by Curly-Tail. - - -One day Daddy Do-Little called out, - - “Somebody is late, it makes me pale, - To receive no answer from Curly-Tail.” - -There was no answer sure enough. - -The old clock struck twelve, and one, and still Curly-Tail did not come -home. - -Daddy Do-Little got out his new yellow and green walking stick, and -started out to look for Curly-Tail. - -Early that morning Curly-Tail had gone with a hop, and a skip, and a -bound into Farmer Brown’s garden to get an apple to roast for dinner. - -“Click,” went a spring, and for the first time in his life Curly-Tail was -caught in a trap! - -He said, “If I could only uncurl my tail, if I could only uncurl my tail -I would feel happier.” - -His tail was caught in the trap. - -He was wondering what he would do when he heard the “patter, patter, -patter,” of many little feet. - -Then a most delightful thing happened! - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs were coming into Farmer Brown’s garden -to get ripe, red, rosy apples to roast for dinner. - -They came with a hop, and a skip and a bound, and suddenly stopped, for -they saw poor Curly-Tail caught in the trap. - -It took them one hour and fourteen minutes to find out how to open the -trap, but at last the spring gave with a “click, click, click” and -Curly-Tail was free once more. - -They all were so glad to set Curly-Tail free that they danced round and -round in a circle, and they all forgot to get the ripe, red, rosy apples -for dinner. - -[Illustration: _They Danced Round and Round in a Circle_] - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs invited Curly-Tail to come to their home -for dinner, which he gladly did. - -They all sat down at the table and the Darling Dogs made a great noise -eating their food. - -Curly-Tail said, “If you will come to my little tent in the woods for -supper, I will teach you some table manners.” - -Then he curled his funny little tail up tighter and tighter, and ran away -to his own little tent in the woods. - -At exactly six o’clock the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs appeared at his -tent. - -They cried, “Oh,” and “Ah” and “How very surprising.” - -There was a table in the tent with fifteen little chairs around it. - -On the table were plates, and knives, and forks, and spoons. - -There was a cup and saucer for each one. - -They all sat down at the table and began to talk at once, and drum with -their silver spoons. - -Curly-Tail said, - - “It is not polite to make a noise, - You act like careless girls and boys.” - -He gave each one of them a little red and white checked napkin. - -By this time they were so hungry and the food looked so good that they -began to smack their lips. - -Curly-Tail said, - - “Eat with a spoon now if you please, - Come, be polite and do not tease.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs took their fourteen little spoons and -began to eat their broth. - -It was much too hot and burned their mouths and they began to weep and -wail. - -Curly-Tail gave each one a sip of milk to cool their mouths, and at this -very minute, some one rapped on a tree outside saying, - - “Beside this little tent I’ll stay - Alas, alack, I’ve lost my way.” - -“Daddy Do-Little,” shouted the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs. - -They ran outside and hugged the old fellow and Curly-Tail was pleased to -invite him into the tent. - -The Darling Dogs forgot all about their table manners for Daddy Do-Little -carried a great basket of good things to eat, and they danced about the -basket and helped themselves. - -By and by Daddy Do-Little grew tired of the noise and he whispered -something into Curly-Tail’s left ear and they went outside. - -Daddy Do-Little spread out his magic red cotton handkerchief, they -stepped upon it and sailed away, away, away. - -Over hill and dale they went and sailed right into Daddy Do-Little’s -front yard and landed on his door step. - -Curly-Tail went into the kitchen and put on a blue and white checked -apron, and made a good fire. - -Daddy Do-Little sat still saying, - - “I made some doughnuts goodness knows - Some animal stole them, I suppose.” - -Curly-Tail was all this time measuring and sifting and mixing. By and by -he got out a rolling pin and rolled out some wonderful cookies. - -[Illustration: “_Over the Hill and Dale They Went_”] - -He took the cookie cutter and cut out cookies shaped like animals. - -Soon he had a plate full of cookies to take to Daddy Do-Little. - -Daddy Do-Little was delighted, he said, - - “Little Curly-Tail, by my eyes, - You surely take me by surprise, - Did you use a spoon? Did you use a book? - Tell me how did you become a cook?” - -Curly-Tail noticed that one cookie was larger than the rest and stuck to -the pan. - -It grew larger, and larger and larger, crack, crack it jumped suddenly -out of the pan and came and stood in the doorway, shouting, - - “I’m a cookie animal ho, ho, - Very funny and made of dough, - With a leap and a bound and scarce a sound, - You’ll see me hop, skip across the ground, - I’m a cookie animal ho, ho, - I’ll make my bow before I go.” - -This funny cookie animal made a low bow and bounded out of the window. - -Daddy Do-Little laughed until he cried. - -Curly-Tail ran down the road after the cookie animal. - -The cookie animal shouted, - - “I am ahead in the race, - Don’t bite the nose from my face.” - -Curly-Tail came nearer, and nearer, and the cookie animal cried out, - - “Don’t bite my paws, don’t bite my ears, - Can’t you see I’ve shed some tears?” - -Curly-Tail came so near that the cookie animal felt his hot breath and he -whispered, - - “I have some feelings, I’m growing pale, - Don’t come any nearer Curly-Tail.” - -Then the cookie dog jumped into a hole in a hollow tree, and though -Curly-Tail stood and coaxed for an hour he would not come out. - -When Curly-Tail got back he found Daddy Do-Little nodding by the fire. - -[Illustration: “_It Jumped Suddenly Out of the Pan_”] - -Just as he remarked that he thought they would see the cookie dog no -more, “rap-a-tap,” was heard at the window-pane, and there stood the -cookie dog singing, - - “I really wonder how you are, - May I sleep to-night in your cookie jar?” - -Curly-Tail opened the window and the cookie dog jumped into the cookie -jar and fell asleep. - -Daddy Do-Little complained, - - “Of a cookie dog I never heard, - The whole thing now seems quite absurd.” - -They went to bed, and in the morning, the cookie dog was gone. - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE COOKIE DOG - - If you are lonesome where you are, - Just go to meet your cookie jar, - Then cook a little if you’re able, - And roll out cookies on your table. - - -One day Daddy Do-Little went into the kitchen early scolding, - - “I may be deaf and rather old, - But still you see that I can scold.” - -He looked into his cookie jar and his doughnut jar, and his cracker jar, -and his ginger snap jar, and he found though they had been cooking to -fill them up for days and days, they were all empty! - -Curly-Tail tried to get breakfast and make Daddy Do-Little forget his -troubles, but the old fellow would only sit in his high backed chair and -scold. - -By and by Curly-Tail said, “I have no doubt but Sly Foot, the old Wolf, -knows where your cookies and crackers, and doughnuts, and ginger snaps -are, and I will go and visit him to-day.” - -Daddy Do-Little said, - - “You’re a cunning fellow and ought to thrive, - But you’ll never come back from there alive.” - -Curly-Tail laughed as he put on his new coat and cap and mittens, but -Daddy Do-Little said, “He will make mince meat of you in a minute.” - -[Illustration: _The Old Fellow Would Only Sit in His High Backed Chair -and Scold_] - -Though it was spring time, there had been a light fall of snow, and so -Curly-Tail went down hill on his sled. - -Daddy Do-Little was so sorry to see him go that he cried real tears into -his new pocket handkerchief. - -Curly-Tail rode away, away, away, until he came to Sly Foot’s den, then -he stopped, for Sly Foot was within and roared. - -Old Sly Foot said, - - “Growling and thunder, who is there? - Is it a doggie? Is it a bear?” - -Curly-Tail replied in a terrible voice, - - “Growling and thunder I’m hearty and hale - And my name, if you please, Sir, is Curly-Tail.” - -Old Sly Foot was so surprised to see his visitor when he came out of the -den that he had not a word to say, so Curly-Tail continued, - - “Your doughnut jar I’ve come to borrow - Either to-day, or else to-morrow.” - -Old Sly Foot was so upset at the mention of the stolen doughnut jar that -he turned a backward somersault in the snow crying, - - “Ha, ha, ha, the jar will stay - With me to-morrow and yesterday.” - -Curly-Tail cried, - - “Better take back what you have said, - But first come riding on my sled.” - -Old Sly Foot was so surprised that Curly-Tail was not afraid of him, he -sat down on the sled with pleasure and the first thing, the sled turned -them head over heels in a snow drift. - -Curly-Tail laughed and said, “Will you give up the doughnut jar, and the -cookie jar, and the ginger snap jar, and the cracker jar?” - -“Growling and thunder, I’ll not give them up for that one little bump,” -said Old Sly Foot. - -[Illustration: “_The Sled Turned Them Head Over Heels in a Snow Drift_”] - -So, they dragged the sled up hill together, when the most surprising -things began to happen! - -The sled stood up on end, and began to chase Sly Foot down hill, it beat -him too, at every step of the way. - -“Help, help,” he cried, “will this sled never stop beating me?” - -The sled chased him back into his den and he stood there growling, - - “I’m black and blue, ’tis very true, - Here are the empty jars for you.” - -Curly-Tail saw it was no use to mince matters, so he went into the woods -to think. - -He dressed up as a peddler and went back to Old Sly Foot’s den and began -to sell his wares. - -Suddenly Sly Foot said, “Those don’t look like a peddler’s feet, those -don’t look like a peddler’s hands.” - -Then his voice rose to a shriek and he said, “Those don’t look like a -peddler’s ears,” and he pulled off Curly-Tail’s cap and saw he had been -fooled. - -Curly-Tail only wanted to get into the den to see where Old Sly Foot had -hidden the cookies, and doughnuts, and crackers, and ginger snaps. - -Old Sly Foot bound Curly-Tail to a chair and set a kettle over the fire -to boil, saying, - - “I will boil you very truly, - For you seem to me unruly.” - -Curly-Tail blew a little silver whistle and in trooped the Fourteen -Little Darling Dogs, to his rescue. - -As they could not find anything Sly Foot had taken, they all hastened -away to the grocers, rattling their pennies in their pockets. - -Soon they bought doughnuts, and cookies, and crackers, and ginger snaps -to fill up Daddy Do-Little’s jars. - -As they came to his house they heard the old fellow saying, - - “There’s something to worry me without fail, - I wonder what happened to Curly-Tail.” - -[Illustration: _Sly Foot Bound Curly-Tail to a Chair_] - -When he saw Curly-Tail and the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs with their -little bags of cookies and doughnuts, and ginger snaps, and crackers, he -was so pleased, he forgot he was old and cross and ran out smiling to -meet them. - -They went inside and began to eat out of their paper bags, and Daddy -Do-Little told such funny ghost stories that the hair rose on their backs -a couple of inches! - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs were afraid to go home in the dark, so -Daddy Do-Little said. - - “I have made hammocks for fourteen years, - They’ll be useful too, it now appears.” - -He went to a big box and got out fourteen little hammocks, and strung -them up on hooks for the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs to occupy. - -They were pleased you may be sure. - -Curly-Tail went up stairs to occupy his own little bed. - -He cried out, when he woke in the night, - - “The doughnut jar’s empty still I suppose, - We ate them all up, as every one knows.” - -Sure enough, they all ate up the contents of their little paper bags, -while Daddy Do-Little told ghost stories. - - - - -THE CIRCUS DAY PARADE - - If you are bound on merriment, - Just step inside a Circus Tent, - The Clown tells jokes so very funny, - You’ll find it’s always worth the money. - - -One bright spring morning Curly-Tail got up early and crept down stairs -very softly so he would wake no one. - -He went into the kitchen and packed a little red and white basket with a -lunch, and soon he was off, and away. - -He was going to find Pedro. - -He said, “Daddy Do-Little is so lonesome, I will never come back until I -can find Pedro to keep him company.” - -[Illustration: _What Should He See but a Circus Parade_] - -He sang merrily as he went tripping along through the woods that led to -the town. - -It was now nine o’clock. - -What should he see but a Circus Parade. - -He came up to the band wagon and began to spin around after his curly -little tail, and the Band Master said, - - “Ha, ha, ha, don’t be afraid, - Come, join our Circus Day Parade.” - -“Do you mean it?” asked Curly-Tail. - -The Band Master replied, - - “I talk quite straight, not like a riddle, - Ha, ha, ha, can you play the fiddle?” - -Curly-Tail was glad to be helped up on the band wagon. - -He was in a real Circus Day parade. - -The Clowns danced and threw colored candies to the crowd. - -The Band played and played. - -The horses pranced. - -The elephants walked in a long line, and all was very splendid indeed. - -The Band Master said, - - “To do your tricks you must not fail, - I hope you’re a dancer, Curly-Tail.” - -Curly-Tail was never so proud before in his life, he danced round and -round after his tight little tail, as he rode on top of the Band Wagon, -and the crowd cheered, and said “What a comical little fellow.” - -By and by they came to a big tent and if you guessed fourteen years you -could never guess who was walking outside on the tight-rope! - -It was his cousin Tangle-Tail, who was a famous tight-rope walker. - -When Tangle-Tail saw Curly-Tail, he got down off the tight-rope in the -twinkling of an eye and whispered something to him, then they both swung -up together and walked the tight-rope together, their funny little tails -curling and twisting tighter, every step of the way. - -[Illustration: _They Walked the Tight-Rope Together_] - -The crowd cheered, and every one wanted to go inside the big tent, of -course. - -Curly-Tail had a wonderful afternoon. - -He rode on the horse’s backs in the ring, and he walked the tight-rope -and danced on a big drum, but his most delightful adventure was still to -come. - -When the Circus was over, he went near one of the little side-show tents, -and heard some one call out, - - “To be a prisoner is not jolly, - And don’t you dare to call me ‘Polly’.” - -Curly-Tail was so excited he did not know what to do. He ran into the -tent and cried, “Pedro, our dear lost Pedro.” - -Pedro could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Curly-Tail, but he cried, - - “Tho’ you know my name’s not Polly, - To talk loudly would be folly.” - -They began to talk and plan about getting Pedro home. - -Just then Tangle-Tail came into the tent, and said they must get a cage, -and there was no time to lose as the Circus people were coming into the -tent. - -Then Tangle-Tail thought of an old dog-skin he had. He said they would -wrap it around Pedro, and take him in it down the road. - -They did this, Pedro scolding all the while. - -All would have gone well I am sure, if they had not met Sly Foot. - -He cried, “Ha, ha, ha, I see my Sunday dinner right here before me.” - -Tangle-Tail was never so puzzled before in his life, and Curly-Tail did -not know what to do either, and all the time Sly Foot was coming nearer -and nearer. - -He came so close, they could feel his hot breath on their cheeks, and he -shouted, “By my whiskers and tail I will have a fine Sunday dinner!” - -[Illustration: _Pedro Threw Off the Dog Skin and Flew at Sly Foot_] - -At this very minute, Pedro threw off the dog-skin and flew at Sly Foot, -making a terrible noise, he said, - - “Sly Foot, if you are not wise, - I’ll peck out both your big, black eyes.” - -Sly Foot cried, “Let me go, Sir, let me go, Sir, I really meant no harm -whatever, it was just my little joke.” - -Then Pedro flew on top of his head, and shouted in his ear, - - “You may be a joker, wherever you are, - But don’t you forget the doughnut jar.” - -Then Sly Foot howled, “Let me go, Sir, let me go, Sir.” - -Pedro said, - - “Will you leave the Curly-Tails alone, - And be content with a turkey bone?” - -Sly Foot promised, and Pedro gave him a little peck on his head as he let -him go. - -By and by when Sly Foot had run away, Curly-Tail set up a shout, for the -Fourteen Little Darling Dogs were coming to meet them. - -They cried, - - “Hurrah, hurrah, this is very jolly, - Hurrah, hurrah, for our own dear Polly.” - -Pedro replied, - - “I will bite off your ears, you little dears, - And peck out the eyes of the next one who cries, ‘POLLY’!” - -Curly-Tail had once been to school, and learned a real yell, so he cried, - - “What’s the matter with Pedro? - He’s all right, - Who’s all right? - Pedro. - Who says so? - WE ALL SAY SO. - PEDRO.” - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs said when they got near the house, - - “Daddy Do-Little is fast asleep, - Let us creep in and quiet keep.” - -Pedro flew in the open window. - -His cage door was open. - -He jumped up on his perch and began soon to swing to and fro on his -little swing. - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs sat down in their fourteen little green -rocking chairs, and began to rock to and fro, to and fro. - -Curly-Tail went after his tail and then Daddy Do-Little woke up saying, - - “I had a very pleasant dream, - I thought I heard old Pedro scream.” - -Then they all laughed and made a great noise until Daddy Do-Little shook -his Japanese Parasol, and pounded on the floor with it to bring the whole -company to order. - -Once again they all shouted, “Hurrah, hurrah!” - - - - -GARDEN DAYS - - If you ever plant a garden, - This thing you should know, - Plant some little magic seeds, - To make your garden grow. - - -Daddy Do-Little was not very fond of work. - -He woke up one morning scolding, - - “I must grumble, oh yes, indeed, - I haven’t a single garden seed.” - -This happened at breakfast, and the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs laid -down their fourteen little spoons, and Curly-Tail and Tangle-Tail called -in one breath, “We will plant your garden, we will wish for Magic seed.” - -Then the funniest thing happened. - -Daddy Do-Little turned up his cup, and there inside, lay a package of -garden seed. - -He took up his saucer, there lay another package of seed. - -He looked in his oat-meal bowl, there lay another package of seeds. - -He said, - - “I’m surprised indeed to-day, - In the merry month of May!” - -Under everything he picked up was a package of garden seeds, a present -from his little friends. - -Suddenly he remembered that he did not like to work very well, so he said, - - “I am too stiff for rake and hoe, - I cannot plant seeds in a row.” - -Then the Fourteen Little Darling Dogs slipped out of the house and took -up their fourteen little rakes and hoes and spades, and began to make a -garden. - -Curly-Tail and Tangle-Tail dropped in the seeds. - -[Illustration: _He Found Garden Seeds Everywhere_] - -Daddy Do-Little called, - - “Too many beans and too many peas - Plant some cabbage and lettuce please.” - -“Cabbages and lettuce,” shouted Pedro, “and don’t forget my sunflowers, -how I do like sunflower seeds!” - -They worked all day with rake, and spade, and hoe, and wheelbarrow, and -Daddy Do-Little and Pedro shouted directions from time to time. - - “Make a wide path, don’t make it narrow, - Come this way with the old wheelbarrow.” - -The sun shone warm and bright, and then patter, patter, patter fell the -rain in a sudden shower. - -The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs took up their fourteen little rakes and -went merrily homeward, shouting, - - “To make a good garden we always try, - Daddy Do-Little good bye, good bye.” - -Daddy Do-Little waved his new red handkerchief in farewell, and shouted, - - “I am so lazy, I wonder why, - You always have to call good bye.” - -Tangle-Tail then made his best bow and said, - - “I’m a tight-rope walker, I make confession - I have to go follow my profession.” - -As he went off down the road Daddy Do-Little began to weep, but -Curly-Tail cried, - - “I’m not going away, I promise to stay, - A year, a week, a month and day.” - -Then Pedro said, - - “If what Parrots say is ever true, - I’ll NEVER say good bye to you.” - -Then Daddy Do-Little felt cheered up you may be sure. He said to the -Parrot, - - “You’ll have to behave, Sir, for one of your age, - I’d really expect you to stay in your cage.” - -Turning to Curly-Tail he said, - - “’Tis time for bed, oh goodness me, - Each hour grows later as you see.” - -They all went merrily to bed. - -When the moon came out Curly-Tail crept down stairs and went out into the -garden, singing little songs like these, - -[Illustration: _Curly-Tail Went Out in the Garden_] - - “Little seeds you must grow, grow, grow, - For we have been making a garden you know.” - -Then the little seeds sent their roots down into the earth and they sent -their green shoots up. - -They grew very fast, for they were magic seeds of course. - -Curly-Tail danced up to bed and fell asleep dreaming happy dreams. - -In the morning Pedro got breakfast and Daddy Do-Little was so happy to -have company that he just sat in the corner and forgot to look out at his -garden all day. - -When evening came, Curly-Tail said, - - “Daddy Do-Little nobody knows, - As well as I, how your garden grows.” - -They went out together and Daddy Do-Little rubbed his eyes, for -everything was coming up in even rows. - -At that very minute Curly-Tail set up a shout, for the Fourteen Little -Darling Dogs came trooping along, and they all had picnic baskets! 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