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The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book

Albert Bigelow Paine

Book Overview: 

"In the House of Many Windows which stands in a large city and is sometimes called a "flat" by people who, because they are grown up, do not know any better, live the Little Lady and the Story Teller. The Little Lady is four years old, going on five, and is fond of stories. This makes her and the Story Teller good friends. They mostly sit in the firelight after supper, and while the Little Lady is being undressed they tell each other all that has happened since morning. Then the Little Lady looks into the fire and says:— "Now, tell me a story." Sometimes she wants a new story. Sometimes one of the old ones, which must be told always the same, because the Little Lady, like a good many grown up people, does not care for new and revised editions, but wants the old stories in the old words, that sound real and true. Sometimes the Story Teller forgets or improves on his plots, but the Little Lady never forgets and never fails to set the Story Teller right.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Then the Rabbit gave the 'Possum some new receipts, and Mr. 'Possum tasted of everything, a great big taste, making believe he wanted to see just how it was made, but really because he was almost starved, and couldn't wait.

Well, pretty soon Mr. Turtle straddled in, and everything was on the table and they all sat down. The 'Possum had[Pg 42][Pg 41] tasted so much in the kitchen that he wasn't so starved as the 'Coon and the Crow, and behaved very politely, and stepped on the 'Coon's toe under the table because he ate so greedily, and whispered to the Crow not to shovel the food about on his plate, as if he were cleaning snow off a roof.

MR. JACK RABBIT FELL OVER BACKWARD.

They were all too busy to say much at first, but pretty soon they got to talking and telling stories, and Jack Rabbit told about the time that Mr. Dog chased him home, and how he kept Mr. Dog sitting out on the porch all the afternoon waiting for dinner to be ready. Then Mr. Turt. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Some really lovely and funny stories here. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I was reading it to a child rather than to myself, but still an enjoyable read.

This classic book was recommended to me by a friend after I mentioned how much I love the "Frog and Toad" series. It was an absolutely charming series of short stories about all of the animals who live in the deep woods that is perfectly presented in quaint, folkloric prose that is not so old-fashio

Albert Bigelow Paine is nowadays known only as a friend and biographer of Mark Twain. A shame, as his Hollow Tree stories are outstanding. Loosely for children, the Old Black Crow, Mr. 'Possum, and Mr 'Coon all live in a Hollow Tree in the Big Deep Woods, and interact with their friends (Mr. Turtle,