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Toto, the Bustling Beaver: His Many Adventures

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By Richard Barnum
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A young beaver named Toto leaves his lodge and embarks on a sequence of episodic adventures that test his curiosity and resourcefulness. He learns to gnaw and swim, assists other animals, encounters dogs, tramps, burglars, and a boy, and faces hazards such as traps, a storm, and being stranded on a boat. Each episode combines moments of danger and kindness, showing how Toto adapts, makes friends, and overcomes obstacles before finding his way home again. The narrative mixes action, animal behavior, and gentle lessons about cooperation and perseverance.

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Title: Toto, the Bustling Beaver: His Many Adventures

Author: Richard Barnum

Illustrator: Walter S. Rogers

Release date: July 31, 2020 [eBook #62794]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TOTO, THE BUSTLING BEAVER: HIS MANY ADVENTURES ***

Kneetime Animal Stories

TOTO
THE BUSTLING BEAVER

HIS MANY ADVENTURES

BY

RICHARD BARNUM

Author of “Squinty, the Comical Pig,” “Tum Tum, the
Jolly Elephant,” “Sharp Eyes, the Silver Fox,”
“Tamba, the Tame Tiger,” “Nero,
the Circus Lion,” Etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY

WALTER S. ROGERS

NEW YORK
BARSE & HOPKINS
PUBLISHERS

KNEETIME ANIMAL STORIES

By Richard Barnum

Large 12mo. Illustrated.

  • Squinty, The Comical Pig.
  • Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel.
  • Mappo, The Merry Monkey.
  • Tum Tum, The Jolly Elephant.
  • Don, A Runaway Dog.
  • Dido, The Dancing Bear.
  • Blackie, A Lost Cat.
  • Flop Ear, The Funny Rabbit.
  • Tinkle, The Trick Pony.
  • Lightfoot, The Leaping Goat.
  • Chunky, The Happy Hippo.
  • Sharp Eyes, The Silver Fox.
  • Nero, The Circus Lion.
  • Tamba, The Tame Tiger.
  • Toto, The Bustling Beaver.

BARSE & HOPKINS
Publishers            New York

Copyright, 1920
by
Barse & Hopkins

Toto, the Bustling Beaver

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I Toto Helps Millie 7
II Toto Learns to Gnaw 17
III Toto Meets Don 26
IV Toto and the Tramps 35
V Toto Sees Something Queer 46
VI Toto and the Burglars 54
VII Toto and the Boy 64
VIII Toto Meets Blackie 71
IX Toto in a Trap 81
X Toto on a Boat 89
XI Toto Gets Home Again 98
XII Toto in a Storm 108

ILLUSTRATIONS

Right on top of the bark cabin crashed the tree Frontispiece
  PAGE
And he slipped down, tail first through the hole 23
Crash! Bang! went the big tree 41
Everybody in the beaver colony had work to do 59
“I’ll help you down out of the tree,” said Toto cheerfully 79
And then, through the bushes, came a boy 95
A tree had fallen on Toto’s back, pinning him to the ground 113