JIMMY SKUNK was a fellow of some importance among the animals of the Green Meadows and the Green Forest. It was not because of his size--he was really quite small. It was not of his speed--he did not run fast at all. It was not because of his fearsome growl--he did not have one. No, he was just one little ani mal who had a very special feature that caused the other animals to respect him.
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When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it"d be great fun to see that barrel--with Jimmy inside--roll down from its resting point high on a hill.
Reddy Fox gets the blame for Jimmy"s wild ride (as well as a dose of the skunk"s "perfume"); Peter gets his comeuppance for playing nasty tricks; and before the day is out, Jimmy Skunk and Unc" Billy Possum go egg-hunting and wind up in a pretty pickle in Farmer Brown"s henhouse.
Children will delight in these warm, whimsical adventures that combine all the interest and excitement of a good story with gentle lessons about nature, wildlife and such virtues as courtesy, kindness and preparedness.
Newly reset in large, easy-to-read type, the text is enhanced by six black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros, based on Harrison Cady"s originals.
I. Peter Rabbit Plans a Joke
II. Peter Makes a Flying Jump
III. What Happened at the Old Barrel
IV. Jimmy Skunk Is Very Mad Indeed
V. Reddy Fox Sneaks Away
VI. Peter Rabbit Doesn"t Enjoy His Joke
VII. Sammy Jay Does Some Guessing
VIII. Jimmy Skunk Looks for Peter
IX. Jimmy Visits Johnny Chuck"s Old House
X. Peter Rabbit Is Most Uncomfortable
XI. Jimmy Skunk Keeps His Word
XII. Jimmy Skunk and Unc" Billy Possum Meet
XIII. Jimmy Skunk Explains
XIV. A Little Something About Eggs
XV. A Second Meeting
XVI. A Matter of Politeness
XVII. Jimmy Skunk Gets a Bump
XVIII. A Sad, Sad Quarrel
XIX. Jimmy Skunk Is True to His Word
XX. Parmer Brown"s Boy Arrives
XXI. The Nest-Egg Gives Unc" Billy Away
XXII. Unc" Billy Possum Tries His Old Trick
XXIII. Unc" Billy Gives Himself Away
