Chapter I: Front Matter

_Kneetime Animal Stories_

WINKIE, THE WILY
WOODCHUCK

HER MANY ADVENTURES

BY
RICHARD BARNUM

Author of “Squinty, the Comical Pig,” “Tum Tum, the
Jolly Elephant,” “Tamba, the Tame Tiger,”
“Toto, the Bustling Beaver,” “Shaggo,
the Mighty Buffalo,” etc.

_ILLUSTRATED BY_
WALTER S. ROGERS

PUBLISHERS
BARSE & HOPKINS
NEW YORK, N. Y. NEWARK, N. J.

KNEETIME ANIMAL STORIES

By Richard Barnum

_Large 12mo. Illustrated._

SQUINTY, THE COMICAL PIG
SLICKO, THE JUMPING SQUIRREL
MAPPO, THE MERRY MONKEY
TUM TUM, THE JOLLY ELEPHANT
DON, A RUNAWAY DOG
DIDO, THE DANCING BEAR
BLACKIE, A LOST CAT
FLOP EAR, THE FUNNY RABBIT
TINKLE, THE TRICK PONY
LIGHT FOOT, THE LEAPING GOAT
CHUNKY, THE HAPPY HIPPO
SHARP EYES, THE SILVER FOX
NERO, THE CIRCUS LION
TAMBA, THE TAME TIGER
TOTO, THE BUSTLING BEAVER
SHAGGO, THE MIGHTY BUFFALO
WINKIE, THE WILY WOODCHUCK

BARSE & HOPKINS New York, N. Y. Newark, N. J.

Copyright, 1922
by
Barse & Hopkins

_Winkie, the Wily Woodchuck_

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I WINKIE PLAYS TAG 7
II WINKIE HEARS A NOISE 16
III WINKIE FINDS A WAY OUT 27
IV WINKIE IN THE WOODS 37
V WINKIE MEETS DON 46
VI WINKIE IN A STORM 55
VII WINKIE IN A TRAP 68
VIII WINKIE’S NEW HOME 75
IX WINKIE LEARNS TRICKS 86
X WINKIE IS IN DANGER 96
XI WINKIE GETS OUT 104
XII WINKIE FINDS HER FOLKS 110

ILLUSTRATIONS

“Winkie! It’s my Winkie!” cried Mrs. Woodchuck _Frontispiece_

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And run home is what Winkie and Blunk did 19

By pulling and hauling they managed to get Mrs. Woodchuck
up and out 43

Caused Winkie to bump into a tree full tilt 57

Out toppled Winkie 83

She came out of her pen and did her tricks 99

Winkie ate so much she could hardly waddle 115

WINKIE, THE WILY WOODCHUCK