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The Adventures of Prickly Porky

Thornton W. Burgess

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A stranger from the North Woods has just arrived in the Green Forest causing a great stir among the woodland creatures who live there. They quickly discover that this odd fellow with the barbed spikes in his fur is the loyal and brave Prickly Porky the Porcupine. Not long after Prickly Porky arrives, a bit of early morning fun leads to a forest mystery that draws friends and foes alike into the investigation of an unknown headless, tailless, whirling creature seen only at sunrise on the hill by Prickly Porky's home.

ss, which seemed to be to strip every bit of the bark from the tree and eat it.

 

III

PRICKLY PORKY MAKES FRIENDS

THE Merry Little Breezes soon spread the news over the Green Meadows and through the Green Forest that a stranger had come from the North. At once all the little meadow people and forest folk made some excuse to go over to the big poplar tree where the stranger was so busy eating. At first he was very shy and had nothing to say. He was a queer fellow, and he was so big, and his teeth were so sharp and so long, that his visitors kept their distance.

Reddy Fox, who, you know, is a great boaster and likes to brag of how smart he is and how brave he is, came with the rest of the little meadow people.

"Pooh," exclaimed Reddy Fox. "Who's afraid of that fellow?"

Just then the stranger began to come down the tree. Reddy backed away.

"It looks as if you were afraid, Reddy Fox," said Peter Rabbit.

"I'm not afraid of anything," said Reddy Fox, and swelled himself up to look twice as big as he really is.

"It seems to me I hear Bowser the Hound," piped up Striped Chipmunk.

 "Pooh," exclaimed Reddy Fox. "Who's afraid of that fellow?" Page 10.

Now Striped Chipmunk had not heard Bowser the Hound at all when he spoke, but just then there was the patter of heavy feet among the dried leaves, and sure enough there was Bowser himself. My, how everybody did run,—everybody but the stranger from the North. He kept on coming down the tree just the same. Bowser saw him a

Ann 03/28/2024
My father purchased a dozen or so of these books by Thornton W Burgess when I was 4-5 years old. My brother and I loved hearing our parents read them to us and by the time I was in second grade I loved reading them to myself. I still have these books and have been thinking of giving them away. I rea
Jill 06/10/2023
This was our favorite Burgess so far! So funny! My daughter was busting a gut!
Christopher 09/22/2021
I feel like the animals should have figured out earlier that it was Prickly Porky rolling down the hill.
Jon E 07/11/2019
I liked when Unc' Billy Possom was pulling a piece of bark out of Prickly Porkey's mouth when he was choking and Granny Fox and Reddy Fox and Old Man Coyote were tricked by him and they thought he was like a monster without a tail or a head and just a big chestnut burr going after them.
Amy 04/02/2019
A charming book. Thornton Burgess brings back fond memories. I grew up one town over from Hampden, MA. I lived there in my 20's. This is where the actual great woods and green meadow are located. There is a preserve called Laughing Brook. The elementary school is named Green Meadows and the middle s
NuNu 03/21/2019
Childhood memories

Loved these stories when I was a child. A special memory which I like to revisit from time to time.
Amber 02/13/2017
First introduction to Burgess (I should say, first book of his I've read in full). Charming stories of woodland animals and their interactions. I liked it especially because it actually contained a little mystery to puzzle out. We took our time going through this one, a chapter here and there. Towar
mrshaileywhite 06/10/2016
My 7 year old read this aloud to me. We've yet to discover a Burgess book we haven't fallen in love with.

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