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The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan

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A whimsical series of episodes follows Diggeldy Dan as a blue messenger bird and a pretty lady with blue-blue eyes draw him into Spangleland, where he befriends and frees the animals, helps them organize officers and games, and takes part in their circus performances. The narrative moves between playful set pieces—animals learning tricks, holding meetings, and staging shows—and quieter wandering adventures in which Dan, Little Black Bear, Gray Ears, and others travel to strange places, meet odd companions, and solve small mysteries, concluding with a claimed reward and a gentle farewell.

THE ADVENTURES OF
DIGGELDY DAN

“Who—may—you—be?” exclaimed the four in surprise. FRONTISPIECE. See page 135.

THE ADVENTURES OF DIGGELDY DAN

BY
EDWIN P. NORWOOD
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
A. CONWAY PEYTON
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1922
Copyright, 1922,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
All rights reserved
Published September, 1922
Printed in the United States of America
TO
THE HOSFORDS
OF
MEADOW HOUSE

These tales were first told for the Children’s Page of The Christian Science Monitor, and the author takes this means of acknowledging his appreciation of the arrangement by which he is privileged to republish them.