Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo), 1874-1965 / 2008-06-04 00:00:00

EBOOK THE ADVENTURES OF LIGHTFOOT ***


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[Illustration: Wonderfully handsome was
Lightfoot the Deer.]


LIGHTFOOT THE DEER

BY
THORNTON W. BURGESS

_With Illustrations by_
_HARRISON CADY_


GROSSET & DUNLAP
Publishers New York
_Printed by arrangement with Little, Brown, and Company_


COPYRIGHT 1921 BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
ISBN: 0-448-02741-0 (TRADE EDITION)
ISBN: 0-448-13721-6 (LIBRARY EDITION)


PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


Dedication
TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF OUR
FOUR-FOOTED FRIENDS IN THE GREEN FOREST
WITH THE HOPE THAT THIS LITTLE VOLUME
MAY IN SOME DEGREE AID IN THE
PROTECTION OF THE INNOCENT
AND HELPLESS


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I PETER RABBIT MEETS LIGHTFOOT 1
II LIGHTFOOT'S NEW ANTLERS 8
III LIGHTFOOT TELLS HOW HIS ANTLERS GREW 15
IV THE SPIRIT OF FEAR 22
V SAMMY JAY BRINGS LIGHTFOOT WORD 29
VI A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK 34
VII THE MERRY LITTLE BREEZES HELP LIGHTFOOT 39
VIII WIT AGAINST WIT 44
IX LIGHTFOOT BECOMES UNCERTAIN 49
X LIGHTFOOT'S CLEVER TRICK 53
XI THE HUNTED WATCHES THE HUNTER 58
XII LIGHTFOOT VISITS PADDY THE BEAVER 63
XIII LIGHTFOOT AND PADDY BECOME PARTNERS 68
XIV HOW PADDY WARNED LIGHTFOOT 73
XV THE THREE WATCHERS 78
XVI VISITORS TO PADDY'S POND 83
XVII SAMMY JAY ARRIVES 88
XVIII THE HUNTER LOSES HIS TEMPER 93
XIX SAMMY JAY IS MODEST 97
XX LIGHTFOOT HEARS A DREADFUL SOUND 102
XXI HOW LIGHTFOOT GOT RID OF THE HOUNDS 107
XXII LIGHTFOOT'S LONG SWIM 111
XXIII LIGHTFOOT FINDS A FRIEND 116
XXIV THE HUNTER IS DISAPPOINTED 121
XXV THE HUNTER LIES IN WAIT 126
XXVI LIGHTFOOT DOES THE WISE THING 131
XXVII SAMMY JAY WORRIES 136
XXVIII THE HUNTING SEASON ENDS 141
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