01446cam a2200241 4500 1924953215 TxAuBib 20240215120000.0 050207s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 14958 Project Gutenberg PGUSA eng TxAuBib Burgess, Thornton W, 1874-1965, (Thornton Waldo.) Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories [Gutenberg] / Thornton W. Burgess. Project Gutenberg, 2005. Project Gutenberg ; 14958 Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Why Striped Chipmunk is proud of his stripes -- Why Peter Rabbit cannot fold his hands -- Why Unc' Billy Possum plays dead -- Why Reddy Fox wears red -- Why Jimmy Skunk never hurries -- Why Sammy Jay has a fine coat -- Why Jerry Muskrat builds his house in the water -- Why Old Man Coyote has many voices -- Why Miner the Mole lives under ground -- Why Mr. Snake cannot wink -- Why Bobby Coon has rings on his tail -- Why there is a black head in the buzzard family -- Why Buster Bear appears to have no tail -- Why Flitter the Bat flies at night -- Why Spotty the Turtle carries his house with him -- Why Paddy the Beaver has a broad tail. Public domain in the USA. Text. Animals -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, American. Project Gutenberg ; 14958. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14958