ILLUSTRATIONS xi 



Finally to escape pursuit he dropped his booty and 



climbed a ladder 86 



" Come on if you dare, " his attitude plainly implied go 

 For the first time in his life Bruno encounters a toad 



and (See page 94) g2 



Bear/ike he investigates by gently touching the 



visitor s back ; whereupon (See page 96) . 94 

 Much to the astonishment of the investigator the 

 toad leaps over the saucer. An instant after 

 this picture was taken the bear dashed madly 

 away as if he had seen an apparition from the 



lower regions 96 



Once a week his weight was recorded . . . 100 

 Football was a favorite sport with these friends . 100 

 Bruno falls on the ball. First down, ten yards to 



gain 104 



He could cling to a tree like a squirrel . . . 104 

 The bear always treated Foxy with the greatest gentle- 

 ness, even when the dog bit his paws . . 106 



There he sat in the warm water with the soft clothes of 



the week's wash comfortably settled beneath him no 



A hard tomato thrown accurately excited Bruno's 

 wrath and he chased his assailant down into 

 the meadow 114 



