Thornton W Burgess
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Grease for Peace
Bowser the HoundThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess Poor old Bowser! He certainly was the picture of misery as he limped along that road. His tail hung down as if he hadn’t strength enough to hold it up. His head also hung low. He walked on three legs and limped with one of these. In his Continue reading
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Never Understood a Single Word He Said
The Adventures of Grandfather FrogThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess “I guess I’ve frightened him to death,” said Bowser, talking to himself. “I didn’t mean to do that. I just wanted to have some fun with him.” With that, Bowser took one more sniff and then trotted off to try to find something more exciting. You Continue reading
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Do What You Don’t Confess
Lightfoot the DeerThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess Lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and set his ears forward to catch the sound of Sammy’s voice in the distance. “Sammy Jay may be a mischief-maker, as some people say,” said he, “but you can always count on him to prove a true friend in time of danger. Continue reading
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Tell Each Other Fairy Tales
Blacky the CrowThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess “I don’t doubt it. I don’t doubt it at all,” squeaked Danny. “You’ll never see me when you are looking for me. That is, you won’t if I can help it. You won’t if I see you first.” Blacky chuckled. He knew what Danny meant. When Blacky goes Continue reading
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Break Each Precious Dream
Mother West Wind’s ChildrenThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess Just then up raced the Merry Little Breezes and one of them had a message for Johnny Chuck from Great-Grandfather Frog. It was this: “Whisper a secret to a friend and you shout it in the ear of the whole world.” After every one had admired the Continue reading
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I Don’t Have to Worry, I Don’t Have to Care
The Adventures of Buster BearThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess Blacky didn’t know what to make of it. You see, smart as he is and shrewd as he is, Blacky doesn’t know anything about the meaning of duty, for he never has to work excepting to get enough to eat. So, when Farmer Brown’s boy started Continue reading
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The Road was His End
Slept through an amazing showing of the Northern Lights. 51 years of wanting to see them and that’s what I did. The Adventures of Unc’ Billy PossumThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess He was just the most disgusted looking Jay that ever flew through the Green Forest, and all the time he wondered and wondered and Continue reading
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Strong and Angry Jealous Ones
All of a sudden the weather’s hot. The Adventures of Old Mr. ToadThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess “Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!” laughed Old Mr. Toad. “My tongue never is in the way, and it’s the handiest tongue in the world. I’ll show it to you.” To show one’s tongue, as you well know,Is not Continue reading
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Crossin’ the Highway Late Last Night
130 Days and Counting The Adventures of Jimmy SkunkThornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess There he stayed nearly all the rest of the night, though his stomach was so empty it ached Just before it was time for Mr. Sun to rise, Peter ventured to dash out of Johnny Chuck’s old house. He got past the Continue reading
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A Little Quaker
Only now at this last moment did I remember the blog needed posting. I’m always awake for a few hours in the wee hours of the morning, I need to just get into the habit of doing it then. I’ve gone 129 days so far without having missed a post (not counting the one that Continue reading
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