Excerpt: ...the kind old June bug sang his song over again, softly, and was about to fly away, when he saw a mosquito going to bite the little guinea pig boy. And what did that bug do but grab the mosquito and throw him out of the window. And the June bug stayed until he heard Dr. Pigg and his wife coming back, and then he flew away, for he had managed to find the place where he had come in, and crawled out again. Buddy woke up when his mamma came in his room to see how he was, and he told her all about the June bug, and ...
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Excerpt: ...the kind old June bug sang his song over again, softly, and was about to fly away, when he saw a mosquito going to bite the little guinea pig boy. And what did that bug do but grab the mosquito and throw him out of the window. And the June bug stayed until he heard Dr. Pigg and his wife coming back, and then he flew away, for he had managed to find the place where he had come in, and crawled out again. Buddy woke up when his mamma came in his room to see how he was, and he told her all about the June bug, and how kind it had been, and how it had told stories. "You must have had a lovely dream," said Mrs. Pigg, but Buddy knew it had actually happened, and wasn't a dream at all. Now if my typewriter doesn't fall down and sprain its hair ribbon we'll next have a story soon about Brighteyes and a bad boy. STORY XVI BRIGHTEYES AND THE BAD BOY Brighteyes Pigg was coming home from the grocery store one day. She didn't have much to carry because, you see, her mamma had sent her for only a yeast cake, and, as that wasn't very large, Matilda put it in her apron pocket. She was walking along, thinking what a good time she would have when she got home, for Jennie Chipmunk had promised to come over as soon as she got her dishes washed and play house with the little guinea pig girl. "We'll have a lovely time," thought Matilda, who was called Brighteyes for short. "We'll dress up all our dolls and have a play-party, and maybe mamma will give us real things to eat." Well, Brighteyes was thinking so much about the party, and about Jennie Chipmunk, whom she had not seen in some time, that she didn't pay much attention to anything else. She was going along, hippity-hop, just as Sister Sallie went to the barber shop, when all of a sudden something whizzed right past the nose of Brighteyes and almost hit her. "My goodness me, sakes alive and a tin dishpan! What's that?" she exclaimed. "I wonder if it could have been that June bug who told Buddy stories so nicely?" Then...
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VG-to G+ in na jacket. Some rubbing & edgewear; yellowing to cover, endpages, & page edges; previous owner's info inside front & back; few smudges/spots of foxing; overall clean & tight copy. 194 pages.
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Illustrated by Wisa, Louis. Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall 194 pp; This is a great book with lightly scuffed and soiled boards, light rubbing around edges and hinges, trace and occasional foxing, beginning to crack at p101 but binding is still secure. Still an attractive book however with illustrated boards, duotone plates, and unmarked text. Garis' tale of these guinea pigs are as delightful today as when they originally appeared in the Evening News of Newark, N. J.; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.
