. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. The Story of a Graysquirrel below and above, thus leaving her foot and body scent everywhere about, then gathered a great mouthful of springtime twigs, with their soft green leaves, and laid them in the Hawk nest for the floor- cloth of her own. She went farther, and found a sassa- fras, with its glorious flaming smell of incense, its redolence of aromatic purity, and with a little surge of joy instinctive she gathered bundle after bundle of the sweet, strong twigs, spread them out for the rug and matting of the house. And Bannertail did t
. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. The Story of a Graysquirrel below and above, thus leaving her foot and body scent everywhere about, then gathered a great mouthful of springtime twigs, with their soft green leaves, and laid them in the Hawk nest for the floor- cloth of her own. She went farther, and found a sassa- fras, with its glorious flaming smell of incense, its redolence of aromatic purity, and with a little surge of joy instinctive she gathered bundle after bundle of the sweet, strong twigs, spread them out for the rug and matting of the house. And Bannertail did the same, and for a while they worked in harmony. Then was struck a harsh, discordant note. Crossing the forest floor Bannertail found a rag, a mitten that some winter woodcutter had cast away, and, still ob- sessed with the nursery garnish of his own farm-kitten days, he pounced on this and bore it gleefully to the nest that they were [121]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York C. Scribner
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