# Little Joe Otter

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Little Joe Otter
Books by
THORNTON W. BURGESS
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"Come on, children!" cried Mrs. Joe.
Frontispiece. See page 42.
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Smiling Pool Series
Little Joe Otter
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
With Illustrations by
HARRISON CADY
Grosset & Dunlap
PUBLISHERSNEW YORK
Copyright, 1925,
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
CONTENTS
* CHAPTERPAGE
* ILittle Joe Otter Springs a Surprise................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* IIPeter Rabbit Goes Looking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
* IIILittle Joe Otter's Home................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
* IVPeter Rabbit Learns by Sitting Still................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
* VA School in the Green Forest................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
* VIThe First Swimming Lesson................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
* VIIGreat Fun on a Slippery Slide................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
* VIIIFarmer Brown's Boy Has No Luck................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
* IXA Family Fishing Party................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
* XA Young Fisherman is Caught................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
* XISammy Jay Calls Farmer Brown's Boy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
* XIIPeter Rabbit Finds a Queer Trail................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72
* XIIICuriosity Is Satisfied................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................78
* XIVThe Coasting Party................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
* XVLittle Joe and Mrs. Joe Reach a Decision................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89
* XVIThe Fun of Traveling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
* XVIIYowler the Bobcat Follows................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
* XVIIIThe Smallest Otter Is Wilful................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................106
* XIXThe Young Otter's Curiosity Is Satisfied................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................112
* XXA Very Meek Young Otter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................118
* XXIA Race for Life................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................124
* XXIIThe Clever Trapper................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................130
* XXIIIThe Setting of the Traps................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................136
* XXIVLittle Joe Otter Is Suspicious................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................141
* XXVThe Young Otters Are Warned................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................147
* XXVIThe Foolish Young Otter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................152
* XXVIIA Suddenly Lost Appetite................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................158
* XXVIIIThe Price of Freedom................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................163
* XXIXThe Young Otter Pays the Price................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................168
* XXXThe Otters Move On................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173
* XXXIA Fish Disappears................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................178
* XXXIIThe Living Heap of Snow................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................183
* XXXIIIAnother Fish Disappears................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................188
* XXXIVThe Young Otter Learns Where His Fish Went................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................193
ILLUSTRATIONS
* "Come on, children!" cried Mrs. Joe................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece
* FACING PAGE
* One morning he saw Mrs. Joe out with the two babies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
* Gentle Mistress Moon saw a queer procession................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89
* "Well, son," said he, "what did you see?"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................184
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Original text by Burgess:
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