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Title: The Tale of Grunty Pig
Slumber-Town Tales

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey

Illustrator: Harry L. Smith

Release Date: March 2, 2008 [EBook #24731]

Language: English

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THE TALE OF GRUNTY PIG

_SLUMBER-TOWN TALES_
(Trademark Registered)

BY
ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

AUTHOR OF

_SLEEPY-TIME TALES_
(Trademark Registered)

_TUCK-ME-IN TALES_
(Trademark Registered)

THE TALE OF THE MULEY COW

THE TALE OF OLD DOG SPOT

THE TALE OF GRUNTY PIG

THE TALE OF HENRIETTA HEN

THE TALE OF TURKEY PROUDFOOT

THE TALE OF PONY TWINKLEHEELS

THE TALE OF MISS KITTY CAT

[Illustration: Grunty Pig is Scolded by Henrietta Hen.

_Frontispiece_ (_Page 17_)]

SLUMBER-TOWN TALES
(Trademark Registered)

THE TALE OF
GRUNTY PIG

BY
ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

Author of
"SLEEPY-TIME TALES"
(Trademark Registered)

AND

"TUCK-ME-IN TALES"
(Trademark Registered)

ILLUSTRATED BY
HARRY L. SMITH

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY
GROSSET & DUNLAP

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE RUNT 1

II A NEW WAY TO EAT 5

III THE LOOSE BOARD 10

IV THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD 14

V SIXES AND SEVENS 19

VI MR. CROW HELPS 23

VII THE GRUMBLER 28

VIII FEARFUL NEWS 33

IX A GREAT ADVENTURE 38

X A QUEER BEAR 43

XI LOCKED OUT 47

XII WOOF! 51

XIII HOME AT LAST 55

XIV AN ODD THOUGHT 60

XV GRUNTY MEANS MISCHIEF 65

XVI DANGER AHEAD 70

XVII A PUZZLE SOLVED