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Dixie Kitten

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By Eva March Tappan
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A slender black-and-yellow kitten grows from a sheltered nest into an inquisitive young cat, exploring barn and household sights. She experiences maternal guidance, early mischief, and a tumble down stairs that signals a move away from the hayloft. Separated from her original nest, the kitten encounters new siblings, forms a lasting friendship, and faces small dangers and loneliness. The narrative proceeds in short episodic chapters that trace learning moments — grooming, hunting play, and adapting to people and animals — through obstacles and comforts. The story concludes with the animal finding a stable household and contentment after early troubles.

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Title: Dixie Kitten

Author: Eva March Tappan

Release date: February 18, 2022 [eBook #67433]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910

Credits: Sam W. and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DIXIE KITTEN ***

DIXIE KITTEN

BY

EVA MARCH TAPPAN

ILLUSTRATED

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1910

BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE
THIS BOOK OR PARTS THEREOF IN ANY FORM

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 1910

By Eva March Tappan

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THE PRINCE FROM NOWHERE.

STORIES OF AMERICA FOR VERY YOUNG READERS.

THE LITTLE LADY IN GREEN, AND OTHER TALES.

AMERICAN HISTORY STORIES FOR VERY YOUNG READERS.

ELLA: A LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL OF THE ’60s.

HEROES OF PROGRESS.

HERO STORIES OF FRANCE.

THE FARMER AND HIS FRIENDS.

THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE FLAG.

THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE WAR.

THE HOUSE WITH THE SILVER DOOR.

WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD.

DIXIE KITTEN.

AN OLD, OLD STORY-BOOK.

THE CHAUCER STORY BOOK.

LETTERS FROM COLONIAL CHILDREN.

AMERICAN HERO STORIES.

THE STORY OF THE ROMAN PEOPLE.

THE STORY OF THE GREEK PEOPLE.

THE GOLDEN GOOSE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES.

THE CHRIST STORY.

OLD BALLADS IN PROSE.

All of the above are illustrated.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Boston and New York

DIXIE KITTEN