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Bannertail: The Story of a GraysquirrelErnest Thompson Seton

Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel

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Original author: Ernest Thompson Seton

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"Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel" by Ernest Thompson Seton is a children's novel published in 1922. After losing his mother, a baby squirrel finds refuge with an unlikely guardian—a farm cat. But when fire destroys the barn, he must flee into the wilderness alone. There, the young squirrel faces the challenges of survival, learning to navigate a world filled with danger, instinct, and the harsh laws of nature.

Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel, by Ernest Thompson Seton. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #42827.

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38 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter426 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Foundling608 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: His Kittenhood320 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Red Horror179 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The New and Lonely Life482 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Fluffing of His Tail326 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The First Nut Crop657 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Sun Song of Bannertail1,080 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Cold Sleep655 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Balking of Fire-Eyes607 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Redsquirrel, the Scold of the Woods280 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Bannertail and the Echo Voice374 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Courting of Silvergray574 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Home in the High Hickory360 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: New Rivals484 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Bachelor Life Again478 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Warden Meets an Invader421 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Hoodoo on the Home668 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The New Home730 words
  1. 20.Chapter XIX: The Moving of the Young1,032 words
  2. 21.Chapter XX: The Coming-Out Party273 words
  3. 22.Chapter XXI: Nursery Days of the Young Ones552 words
  4. 23.Chapter XXII: Cray Hunts for Trouble258 words
  5. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Little Squirrels Go to School554 words
  6. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Lopping of the Wayward Branch453 words
  7. 26.Chapter XXV: Bannertail Falls Into a Snare894 words
  8. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Addict828 words
  9. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Dregs of the Cup151 words
  10. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Way of Destruction273 words
  11. 30.Chapter XXIX: Mother Carey's Lash792 words
  12. 31.Chapter XXX: His Awakening444 words
  13. 32.Chapter XXXI: The Unwritten Law617 words
  14. 33.Chapter XXXII: Squirrel Games729 words
  15. 34.Chapter XXXIII: When Bannertail Was Scarred for Life780 words
  16. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Fight with the Black Demon1,657 words
  17. 36.Chapter XXXV: The Property Law Among Animals771 words
  18. 37.Chapter XXXVI: Gathering the Great Nut Harvest895 words
  19. 38.Chapter XXXVII: And To-Day327 words