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Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, a very wise little fellow, never allowed unpleasant things to spoil his happiness, and so he was contented and happy, until he was driven from his little home by Shadow the Weasel. Then he wandered far and had many exciting adventures seeking a new house. Whitey the Snowy Owl, Butcher the Shrike, and other enemies tried to catch him, and they might have succeeded if it had not been for his friends, Timmy the Flying Squirrel and Jumper the Hare. But at last Whitefoot found a new home and shared it with little Miss Dainty, who had become Mrs. Whitefoot. It was soon after this that Whitefoot received the best surprise in all his life!

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 14, 1874 – June 5, 1965) was a conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories. He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for the daily newspaper column.

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, a very wise little fellow, never allowed unpleasant things to spoil his happiness, and so he was contented and happy, until he was driven from his little home by Shadow the Weasel. Then he wandered far and had many exciting adventures seeking a new house. Whitey the Snowy Owl, Butcher the Shrike, and other enemies tried to catch him, and they might have succeeded if it had not been for his friends, Timmy the Flying Squirrel and Jumper the Hare. But at last Whitefoot found a new home and shared it with little Miss Dainty, who had become Mrs. Whitefoot. It was soon after this that Whitefoot received the best surprise in all his life!

Poor Whitefoot, this spirited little wood mouse has more troubles and predators than any other of Thornton Burgess' animal characters. His adventures in staying away from those two things make up most of the story, but it ultimately leads Whitefoot into new friendships and happiness. Along the way, youngsters are taught valuable lessons about nature, all while being thoroughly entertained. The story starts out with Whitefoot seeking a new home, which he finds in a pile of discarded wood. However, soon Farmer Brown's boy comes lurking around the area to work and little by little has to pluck away the wood for his own purposes; robbing Whitefoot of his dark home that he likes. All isn't bad though, as Farmer Brown's boy ends up becoming great friends with Whitefoot. Farmer Brown's boy feeds Whitefoot regularly. Whitefoot then ends up in great trouble, and just as it seems that all hope is lost, Farmer Brown's boy comes to Whitefoot's aid, proving that not all creatures bigger than a mouse are out to get Whitefoot. Later in the tale, Whitefoot ends up having much fun (not really) in trying to stay away from a hawk, an owl and Whitefoot's most dreaded enemy: Shadow the Weasel who can follow Whitefoot into any of his little holes. Whitefoot's friend, Hopper the Hare, joins Whitefoot in his quest to get away from the predators. The happy ending off this book is a result of Whitefoot starting a family, which makes him very happy. (Amazon customer)

In all his short life Whitefoot the Wood Mouse never had spent such a happy winter. Whitefoot is one of those wise little people who never allow unpleasant things of the past to spoil their present happiness, and who never borrow trouble from the future. Whitefoot believes in getting the most from the present. The things which are past are past, and that is all there is to it. There is no use in thinking about them. As for the things of the future, it will be time enough to think about them when they happen.

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