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Title: The Adventures of Buster Bear

Author: Thornton W. Burgess

Illustrator: Harrison Cady

Release Date: September 30, 2007 [EBook #22816]

Language: English

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BURGESS TRADE QUADDIES MARK
The Bedtime Story-Books

THE ADVENTURES OF
BUSTER BEAR

BY

THORNTON W. BURGESS

Author of "The Adventures of Reddy Fox," "Old Mother
West Wind," "Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories," etc.

_With Illustrations by
HARRISON CADY_

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1920

_Copyright, 1916_,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.

_All rights reserved_

[Illustration: Buster blinked his greedy little eyes and looked again.
_Frontispiece_.]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. BUSTER BEAR GOES FISHING 1

II. LITTLE JOE OTTER GETS EVEN WITH BUSTER BEAR 7

III. BUSTER BEAR IS GREATLY PUZZLED 12

IV. LITTLE JOE OTTER SUPPLIES BUSTER BEAR WITH A BREAKFAST 17

V. GRANDFATHER FROG'S COMMON-SENSE 22

VI. LITTLE JOE OTTER TAKES GRANDFATHER FROG'S ADVICE 27

VII. FARMER BROWN'S BOY HAS NO LUCK AT ALL 33

VIII. FARMER BROWN'S BOY FEELS HIS HAIR RISE 38

IX. LITTLE JOE OTTER HAS GREAT NEWS TO TELL 43

X. BUSTER BEAR BECOMES A HERO 48

XI. BLACKY THE CROW TELLS HIS PLAN 53

XII. FARMER BROWN'S BOY AND BUSTER BEAR G