PageTHE QUEER LITTLE OLD MAN11THE LITTLE OLD MAN DECIDES17HIS FIRST DAY IN THE FOREST23GREAT GRAY OWL29THE ANIMALS OF THE FOREST35WHAT MADE THE BEAR SICK41HOW THE WOODPECKERS HELPED47THE BUSY BEAVERS53THE GRAY FOXES AND THE RED FOXES59RED SQUIRREL AND BUNNY COTTONTAIL65SHAGGY BEAR’S MISTAKE71THE SWEETEST THING IN THE FOREST77ROBINS, CROWS, AND BLACKBIRDS85THE LITTLE RAINDROPS91TROUBLE IN THE FOREST97TWO BAD BOYS103THE BOYS AND THE BIRDS109INSECTS AND WORMS115AFTER MANY DAYS123