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The Adventures of Peter CottontailThornton W. Burgess

The Adventures of Peter Cottontail

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Original author: Thornton W. Burgess

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"The Adventures of Peter Cottontail" by Thornton W. Burgess is a children's book published in 1914. Peter Rabbit, dissatisfied with his ordinary name, decides to reinvent himself as Peter Cottontail, hoping the fancier name will make him seem more important. He begins putting on airs to match his new identity, but his friends' teasing soon makes him reconsider. Through twenty-six chapters of woodland adventures, Peter learns a valuable lesson about the importance of staying true to oneself and embracing who you really are.

The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, by Thornton W. Burgess. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #46866.

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26 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Peter Rabbit Decides to Change His Name488 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Peter Finds a Name551 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: There's Nothing Like the Old Name After All696 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Peter Rabbit Fools Jimmy Skunk419 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Reddy Pox Gets Into Trouble574 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Reddy Fools Bowser the Hound465 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Reddy Invites Peter Rabbit to Take a Walk764 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Peter Rabbit Gets an Early Breakfast507 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Reddy Fox Gets a Scare520 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Peter Has Another Great Laugh624 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Shadow the Weasel Gets Lost776 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: The Plot of Two Scamps600 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Reddy Fox Comes to Life615 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIV: Peter Rabbit in a Tight Place666 words
  2. 15.Chapter XV: Johnny Chuck Helps Peter621 words
  3. 16.Chapter XVI: Reddy Fox Tells a Wrong Story551 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVII: Reddy Almost Gets Peter Rabbit584 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVIII: Johnny Chuck Prepares for Winter440 words
  6. 19.Chapter XIX: Peter Rabbit Gets Another Surprise461 words
  7. 20.Chapter XX: Peter Tries Ol' Mistah Buzzard522 words
  8. 21.Chapter XI: Happy Jack Squirrel Is to Busy to Talk563 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXII: Unc' Billy Possum Explains Things647 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXIII: Peter Rabbit Has a Bright Idea529 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIV: Peter Prepares for a Long Sleep584 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXV: Unc' Billy Possum Plays a Joke590 words
  13. 26.Chapter XXVI: Peter Rabbit Learns His Lesson785 words