The animals of the Green Forest are hearing voices when a friend of Ol' Mistah Buzzard and Unc' Billy Possum flies north for a visit.

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yet he didn't know what to make of it. Were they just trying to make him mad, or had he really been screaming in his sleep? He flew over to the Smiling Pool. Jerry Muskrat looked up and saw him."What were you yelling about in the night, Sammy Jay?" asked Jerry.This was too much. Sammy Jay let his wings and his tail droop dejectedly and hung his head."I don't know. I really don't know anything about it," he said.VISAMMY JAY THINKS HE'S GOING CRAZY"Sammy Jay screams all day long, And now what do you think? Why, Sammy sits and yells all night And doesn't sleep a wink!"Everywhere he went Sammy Jay heard that shouted after him. Dozens and dozens of times a day he heard it. At first he lost his temper and was the very maddest Jaybird ever seen on the Green Meadows or in the Green Forest."It isn't true! It isn't true! It isn't true!" he would scream at the top of his lungs.And then everybody within hearing would shout: "It is true!"Sammy would justWe are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Something strange is going on in the Green Forest! Sticky-toes the Tree Toad hears his own voice coming from another tree. Sammy Jay keeps everyone awake by calling "Thief, thief!" but he swears he was asleep. Will they get to the bottom of the mystery? This classic tale of mischief and friendship includes illustrations by Harrison Cady.

Mr. Mocker visits Unc' Billy Possum and the other animals in the Green Forest.

Something strange is going on in the Green Forest! Sticky-toes the Tree Toad hears his own voice coming from another tree, yet he hasn't said anything. It seems that Sammy Jay is keeping everyone awake by calling "Thief, thief!" but he swears he was asleep. And Unc' Billy Possum is certain that he heard a friend from the South, although he can't find him. How will they get to the bottom of the mystery? A classic tale of mischief and forgiveness, this delightful story by Thornton Burgess includes illustrations by Harrison Cady. Brief chapter for a wonderful bedtime story for a new generation of young readers. From The Vintage Collection of R.F. Gilmor, for little hands to hold and to love.

For his efforts, Burgess received a special gold medal from the Museum of Science in Boston, for "leading children down the path to the wide wonderful world of the outdoors".