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THE QUEER LITTLE OLD MAN 11
THE LITTLE OLD MAN DECIDES 17
HIS FIRST DAY IN THE FOREST 23
GREAT GRAY OWL 29
THE ANIMALS OF THE FOREST 35
WHAT MADE THE BEAR SICK 41
HOW THE WOODPECKERS HELPED 47
THE BUSY BEAVERS 53
THE GRAY FOXES AND THE RED FOXES 59
RED SQUIRREL AND BUNNY COTTONTAIL 65
SHAGGY BEAR’S MISTAKE 71
THE SWEETEST THING IN THE FOREST 77
ROBINS, CROWS, AND BLACKBIRDS 85
THE LITTLE RAINDROPS 91
TROUBLE IN THE FOREST 97
TWO BAD BOYS 103
THE BOYS AND THE BIRDS 109
INSECTS AND WORMS 115
AFTER MANY DAYS 123