Chapter I: Introduction: ix

I. I BEGIN THE STORY OF MY LIFE 1

II. A TRIP DOWNSTAIRS 17

III. SAMMY-SAM AND LUCY-LOO 26

IV. A SAD TIME FOR A CANARY FAMILY 32

V. MY NEW FRIEND, CHUMMY HOLE-IN-THE-WALL 41

VI. CHUMMY TELLS THE STORY OF A NAUGHTY SQUIRREL 51

VII. MORE ABOUT SQUIRRIE 66

VIII. CHUMMY’S OPINIONS 72

IX. A BIRD’S AFTERNOON TEA 84

X. ANOTHER CALL FROM CHUMMY 95

XI. BILLIE SUNDAE BEGINS THE STORY OF HER LIFE 103

XII. JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER 120

XIII. MRS. MARTIN ADOPTS BILLIE 129

XIV. BILLIE AND I HAVE ONE OF OUR TALKS 143

XV. THE CHILDREN NEXT DOOR 154

XVI. STORIES ABOUT THE OLD BARN 166

XVII. I LOSE MY TAIL 183

XVIII. NELLA THE MONKEY 195

XIX. SQUIRRIE’S PUNISHMENT 206

XX. SISTER SUSIE 218

XXI. MORE ABOUT SISTER SUSIE 227

XXII. A TALKING DOG 236

XXIII. THIRD COUSIN ANNIE 248

XXIV. BLACK THOMAS CATCHES A BURGLAR 256

XXV. THE CHILDREN’S RED CROSS ENTERTAINMENT 265

XXVI. THE BEGINNING OF MY FAMILY CARES 272