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A collection of short, humorous animal tales in which anthropomorphic creatures—frogs, kangaroos, foxes, lions, hedgehogs, mice, owls, dogs, monkeys and cats—engage in playful contests, misunderstandings, and inventive schemes. Each chapter functions as a self-contained vignette that mixes comic mishaps with gentle lessons, depicting jumping contests, scribbled provocations, picnics, circuses, odd inventions, and a swimming school among other episodes. Lightly illustrated and aimed at young readers, the stories emphasize imagination, character-driven humor, and simple resolutions.

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Title: The jumping kangaroo and the apple butter cat

Author: John Walker Harrington

Illustrator: J. M. Condé

Release date: October 8, 2022 [eBook #69117]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1900

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

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE JUMPING KANGAROO AND THE APPLE BUTTER CAT ***

THE JUMPING KANGAROO AND
THE APPLE BUTTER CAT

Read it to me, Carrier Pigeon.

The
JUMPING KANGAROO
and the
APPLE BUTTER CAT

By
JOHN W. HARRINGTON

Illustrated by
J. W. CONDÉ

NEW YORK
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
M C M

Copyright, 1900, by
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

To His Daughter
RUTH,
For Whose Entertainment
these pages
were originally written
,
THE AUTHOR
Dedicates this Book