Other editions of book The adventures of Unc' Billy Possum 1914

Old Billy Possum is dead! So says Reddy Fox, anyway, who walks along singing, "Ol' Bill Possum, it served him right, and he is no more, for he died last night!"Then Reddy Fox sees a ghost -- and the rest of the animals see the truth . . . at least until the next tomfoolery takes place on the very day of Peter Rabbit's party!Unc' Billy Possum learns how easy it is to get into trouble -- and how hard it is to get out, once in -- in this classic animal tale by Thornton Burgess.

THE Green Meadows were thrown into great excitement late one afternoon, just as the black shadows came creeping down from the Purple Hills. Reddy Fox brought the news, and when he told it he grinned as if he enjoyed it and was glad of it. "Old Billy Possum is dead. I know it because I saw Farmer Brown's boy carrying him home by the tail," said Reddy. "So you see he wasn't so smart as you thought he was," he added maliciously. No one really believed Reddy Fox, for every one knows that he seldom tells the truth, but when Jimmy Skunk came mournfully down the Crooked Little Path and said that it was true, they had to believe it. Then everybody began to talk about Unc' Billy and say nice things about him and tell how much they had enjoyed having him live in the Green Forest since he came up from "Ol' Virginny." That is, everybody but Reddy Fox said so. Reddy said that it served Unc' Billy right, because he was of no account, anyway. Then everybody began to hoot and hiss at Reddy until he was glad enough to slink away.

Old Billy Possum is dead! So says Reddy Fox, anyway, who walks along singing, "Ol' Bill Possum, it served him right, and he is no more, for he died last night!" Then Reddy Fox sees a ghost -- and the rest of the animals see the truth . . . at least until the next tomfoolery takes place on the very day of Peter Rabbit's party! Unc' Billy Possum learns how easy it is to get into trouble -- and how hard it is to get out, once in -- in this classic animal tale by Thornton Burgess.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Reddy Fox sprang up as if some one had STUCK a pin into HIM .. .F rontispiece My! my! my! such a rumpus as there was right away in that hollow tree! .PAGE 22 What do you mean? excl.imed the others all together .. .. 32 He just ATE AND ATE AND ATE UNTIL HE couldnt EAT ANOTHER ONE .. 75 There all the way from Farmer Brown sHEN -HOUSE, was A BROAD TRAIL IN THE SMOOTH WHITE SNOW .. .. 93 Yo TELL Unc Billy Possum that Ah don CAEE if he NEVER COMES BACK .(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at