Chapter I: Front Matter

THE SINS OF SILVERTIP THE FOX

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Told at Twilight Stories
By JOHN BRECK

MOSTLY ABOUT NIBBLE THE BUNNY
NIBBLE RABBIT MAKES MORE FRIENDS
THE SINS OF SILVERTIP THE FOX
TAD COON’S TRICKS
THE WAVY TAILED WARRIOR
TAD COON’S GREAT ADVENTURE
THE BAD LITTLE OWLS
THE JAY BIRD WHO WENT TAME

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Told at Twilight Stories

The Sins of Silvertip the Fox

by
John Breck

Illustrated by
William T. Andrews

Garden City New York
Doubleday, Page & Company

1923
COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF
TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES,
INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN

COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY THE ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT
THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y

First Edition

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CONTENTS

I. How Nibble Rescued the Red Cow
II. Why Tommy ’Most Lost His Temper
III. The Red Cow’s Secret
IV. Why Louie Thomson Didn’t Enjoy His Visit
V. Nibble Tells One Secret and Hears Another
VI. A Game of Tag in Tommy’s Barn
VII. The White Cow Begins a Story
VIII. How the Man’s Wife Made the Compact with the Cows
IX. How a Bunny Undertook to Hunt a Fox
X. The Wicked Plot of the Bad Little Owls
XI. Why the Little Owls’ Plans Went Wrong
XII. How Long Ears Heard Bad News
XIII. How the Great Hunt Ended

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Silvertip wades across the pond
Tommy finds a trap
Nibble and Muskrat visit the Red Cow
The Red Cow walked around and around
Silvertip trotted past with the poor chicken
There was Nibble, perched on top of the partition
Nibble visits the chicken coop
Silvertip hid under the culvert

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THE SINS OF SILVERTIP THE FOX