The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Republished in 1987 Illustrations by Harrison Cady PRINTED AND BOUND IN CANADA Contents PAGE I Peter Rabbit Plans a Joke 1 II Peter Makes a Flying Jump 7 III What Happened at the Old Barrel 12 IV Jimmy Skunk is Very Mad Indeed 17 V Reddy Fox Sneaks Away 23 VI Peter Rabbit Doesn't Enjoy His Joke 28 VII Sammy Jay Does Some Guessing 33 VIII Jimmy Skunk Looks for Peter 39 IX Jimmy Visits Johnny Chuck's Old House 44 X Peter Rabbit is Most Uncomfortable 50 XI Jimmy Skunk Keeps His Word 55 XII Jimmy Skunk and Unc' Billy Possum Meet 61 XIII Jimmy Skunk Explains 66 XIV A Little Something About Eggs 70 XV A Second Meeting 75 XVI A Matter of Politeness 80 XVII Jimmy Skunk Gets a Bump 85 XVIII A Sad, Sad Quarrel 90 XIX Jimmy Skunk is True to His Word 94 XX Farmer Brown's Boy Arrives 98 XXI The Nest-Egg Gives Unc' Billy Away 103 XXII Unc' Billy Possum Tries His Old Trick 108 XXIII Unc' Billy Gives Himself Away 113 THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY SKUNK I PETER RABBIT PLANS A JOKE The Imp of Mischief, woe is me, Is always busy as a bee. That is why so many people are forever getting into trouble. He won't keep still. No, Sir, he won't keep still unless he is made to. Once let him get started there is no knowing where he will stop. Peter Rabbit had just seen Jimmy Skunk disappear inside an old barrel, lying on its side at the top of the hill, and at once the Imp of Mischief began to whisper to Peter. Of course Peter shouldn't have listened. Certainly not. But he did. You know Peter dearly loves a joke when it is on some one else. He sat right where he was and watched to see if Jimmy would come out of the barrel. Jimmy didn't come out, and after a little Peter stole over to the barrel and peeped inside. There was Jimmy Skunk curled up for a nap. Peter tiptoed away very softly. All the time the Imp…