# Green Forest Stories — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Green Forest Stories by Thornton W. Burgess.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to the most beautiful four-footed friend in the green forest, expressing hope that the volume will help protect the innocent and helpless.
- [Green Forest Stories](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/green-forest-stories.md): A collection of tales set in the Green Forest, focusing on the lives and adventures of its animal inhabitants.
- [Lightfoot the Deer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/lightfoot-the-deer.md): The chapter introduces Lightfoot the Deer and his life in the Green Forest, highlighting his beauty and the constant threat he faces from hunters. It sets the stage for the themes of fear, survival, and the connection be
- [Peter Rabbit Meets Lightfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/i-peter-rabbit-meets-lightfoot.md): Peter Rabbit, saddened by bidding farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Quack as they begin their perilous journey south, encounters Lightfoot the Deer. Peter shares his concerns about the dangers hunters pose to the ducks, and Light
- [Lightfoot’s New Antlers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ii-lightfoot-s-new-antlers.md): Peter Rabbit encounters Lightfoot the Deer and notices strange rags hanging from his antlers. Lightfoot explains that these are remnants of the coverings of his new antlers, which grow anew each year. Peter is skeptical,

> 138 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=green_forest_stories_se_518kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [III: Lightfoot Tells How His Antlers Grew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iii-lightfoot-tells-how-his-antlers-grew.md)
- [IV: The Spirit of Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iv-the-spirit-of-fear.md)
- [Sammy Jay Brings Lightfoot Word](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/v-sammy-jay-brings-lightfoot-word.md)
- [A Game of Hide and Seek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vi-a-game-of-hide-and-seek.md)
- [The Merry Little Breezes Help Lightfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vii-the-merry-little-breezes-help-lightfoot.md)
- [Wit Against Wit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/viii-wit-against-wit.md)
- [Lightfoot Becomes Uncertain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ix-lightfoot-becomes-uncertain.md)
- [Lightfoot's Clever Trick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/x-lightfoot-s-clever-trick.md)
- [XI: The Hunted Watches the Hunter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xi-the-hunted-watches-the-hunter.md)
- [Lightfoot Visits Paddy the Beaver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xii-lightfoot-visits-paddy-the-beaver.md)
- [Lightfoot and Paddy Become Partners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiii-lightfoot-and-paddy-become-partners.md)
- [How Paddy Warned Lightfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiv-how-paddy-warned-lightfoot.md)
- [The Three Watchers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xv-the-three-watchers.md)
- [Visitors to Paddy’s Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvi-visitors-to-paddy-s-pond.md)
- [Sammy Jay Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvii-sammy-jay-arrives.md)
- [The Hunter Loses His Temper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xviii-the-hunter-loses-his-temper.md)
- [Sammy Jay Is Modest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xix-sammy-jay-is-modest.md)
- [Lightfoot Hears a Dreadful Sound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xx-lightfoot-hears-a-dreadful-sound.md)
- [How Lightfoot Got Rid of the Hounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxi-how-lightfoot-got-rid-of-the-hounds.md)
- [Lightfoot's Long Swim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxii-lightfoot-s-long-swim.md)
- [Lightfoot Finds a Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiii-lightfoot-finds-a-friend.md)
- [The Hunter Is Disappointed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiv-the-hunter-is-disappointed.md)
- [The Hunter Lies in Wait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxv-the-hunter-lies-in-wait.md)
- [Lightfoot Does the Wise Thing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvi-lightfoot-does-the-wise-thing.md)
- [Sammy Jay Worries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-sammy-jay-worries.md)
- [The Hunting Season Ends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxviii-the-hunting-season-ends.md)
- [Mr. and Mrs. Quack Are Startled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxix-mr-and-mrs-quack-are-startled.md)
- [The Mystery Is Solved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxx-the-mystery-is-solved.md)
- [A Surprising Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxi-a-surprising-discovery.md)
- [Lightfoot Sees the Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxii-lightfoot-sees-the-stranger.md)
- [A Different Game of Hide and Seek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxiii-a-different-game-of-hide-and-seek.md)
- [A Startling New Footprint](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-startling-new-footprint.md)
- [Lightfoot Is Reckless](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxv-lightfoot-is-reckless.md)
- [Sammy Jay Takes a Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxvi-sammy-jay-takes-a-hand.md)
- [The Great Fight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-great-fight.md)
- [An Unseen Watcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxviii-an-unseen-watcher.md)
- [Lightfoot Discovers Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxix-lightfoot-discovers-love.md)
- [Happy Days in the Green Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xl-happy-days-in-the-green-forest.md)
- [Blacky the Crow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/blacky-the-crow.md)
- [Blacky the Crow Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/i-blacky-the-crow-makes-a-discovery.md)
- [Blacky Makes Sure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ii-blacky-makes-sure.md)
- [III: Blacky Finds Out Who Owns the Eggs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iii-blacky-finds-out-who-owns-the-eggs.md)
- [IV: The Cunning of Blacky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iv-the-cunning-of-blacky.md)
- [Blacky Calls His Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/v-blacky-calls-his-friends.md)
- [Hooty the Owl Doesn’t Stay Still](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vi-hooty-the-owl-doesn-t-stay-still.md)
- [Blacky Tries Another Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vii-blacky-tries-another-plan.md)
- [VIII: Hooty Comes to Mrs. Hooty’s Aid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/viii-hooty-comes-to-mrs-hooty-s-aid.md)
- [Blacky Thinks of Farmer Brown's Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ix-blacky-thinks-of-farmer-brown-s-boy.md)
- [Farmer Brown's Boy and Hooty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/x-farmer-brown-s-boy-and-hooty.md)
- [Farmer Brown’s Boy Is Tempted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xi-farmer-brown-s-boy-is-tempted.md)
- [A Treetop Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xii-a-treetop-battle.md)
- [Blacky Has a Change of Heart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiii-blacky-has-a-change-of-heart.md)
- [Blacky Makes a Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiv-blacky-makes-a-call.md)
- [Blacky Does a Little Looking About](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xv-blacky-does-a-little-looking-about.md)
- [Blacky Finds Other Signs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvi-blacky-finds-other-signs.md)
- [XVII: Blacky Watches a Queer Performance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvii-blacky-watches-a-queer-performance.md)
- [Blacky Becomes Very Suspicious](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xviii-blacky-becomes-very-suspicious.md)
- [Blacky Makes More Discoveries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xix-blacky-makes-more-discoveries.md)
- [XX: Blacky Drops a Hint](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xx-blacky-drops-a-hint.md)
- [At Last Blacky Is Sure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxi-at-last-blacky-is-sure.md)
- [Blacky Goes Home Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxii-blacky-goes-home-happy.md)
- [Blacky Calls Farmer Brown’s Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiii-blacky-calls-farmer-brown-s-boy.md)
- [Farmer Brown's Boy Does Some Thinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiv-farmer-brown-s-boy-does-some-thinking.md)
- [Blacky Gets a Dreadful Shock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxv-blacky-gets-a-dreadful-shock.md)
- [Why the Hunter Got No Ducks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvi-why-the-hunter-got-no-ducks.md)
- [The Hunter Gives Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-the-hunter-gives-up.md)
- [Blacky Has a Talk with Dusky the Black Duck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxviii-blacky-has-a-talk-with-dusky-the-black-duck.md)
- [Blacky Discovers an Egg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxix-blacky-discovers-an-egg.md)
- [Blacky Screws Up His Courage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxx-blacky-screws-up-his-courage.md)
- [An Egg That Wouldn’t Behave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxi-an-egg-that-wouldn-t-behave.md)
- [What Blacky Did with the Stolen Egg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxii-what-blacky-did-with-the-stolen-egg.md)
- [Whitefoot the Wood Mouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/whitefoot-the-wood-mouse.md)
- [Whitefoot Spends a Happy Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/i-whitefoot-spends-a-happy-winter.md)
- [II: Whitefoot Sees Queer Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ii-whitefoot-sees-queer-things.md)
- [Farmer Brown's Boy Becomes Acquainted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iii-farmer-brown-s-boy-becomes-acquainted.md)
- [Whitefoot Grows Anxious](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iv-whitefoot-grows-anxious.md)
- [The End of Whitefoot’s Worries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/v-the-end-of-whitefoot-s-worries.md)
- [A Very Careless Jump](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vi-a-very-careless-jump.md)
- [VII: Whitefoot Gives Up Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vii-whitefoot-gives-up-hope.md)
- [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/viii-the-rescue.md)
- [Two Timid Persons Meet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ix-two-timid-persons-meet.md)
- [X: The White Watchers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/x-the-white-watchers.md)
- [Jumper Is in Doubt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xi-jumper-is-in-doubt.md)
- [Whitey the Owl Saves Jumper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xii-whitey-the-owl-saves-jumper.md)
- [Whitefoot Decides Quickly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiii-whitefoot-decides-quickly.md)
- [Shadow's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiv-shadow-s-return.md)
- [XV: Whitefoot’s Dreadful Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xv-whitefoot-s-dreadful-journey.md)
- [Whitefoot Climbs a Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvi-whitefoot-climbs-a-tree.md)
- [Whitefoot Finds a Hole Just in Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvii-whitefoot-finds-a-hole-just-in-time.md)
- [An Unpleasant Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xviii-an-unpleasant-surprise.md)
- [Whitefoot Finds a Home at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xix-whitefoot-finds-a-home-at-last.md)
- [XX: Whitefoot Makes Himself at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xx-whitefoot-makes-himself-at-home.md)
- [Whitefoot Envies Timmy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxi-whitefoot-envies-timmy.md)
- [XXII: Timmy Proves to Be a True Neighbor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxii-timmy-proves-to-be-a-true-neighbor.md)
- [Whitefoot Spends a Dreadful Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiii-whitefoot-spends-a-dreadful-night.md)
- [Whitefoot the Wood Mouse Is Unhappy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiv-whitefoot-the-wood-mouse-is-unhappy.md)
- [Whitefoot Finds Out What the Matter Was](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxv-whitefoot-finds-out-what-the-matter-was.md)
- [Love Fills the Heart of Whitefoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvi-love-fills-the-heart-of-whitefoot.md)
- [Mr. and Mrs. Whitefoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-mr-and-mrs-whitefoot.md)
- [Mrs. Whitefoot Decides on a Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxviii-mrs-whitefoot-decides-on-a-home.md)
- [Making Over an Old House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxix-making-over-an-old-house.md)
- [The Whitefoots Enjoy Their New Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxx-the-whitefoots-enjoy-their-new-home.md)
- [Whitefoot Is Hurt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxi-whitefoot-is-hurt.md)
- [The Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxii-the-surprise.md)
- [Buster Bear’s Twins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/buster-bear-s-twins.md)
- [Mother Bear's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/i-mother-bear-s-secret.md)
- [Peter Scares the Twins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ii-peter-scares-the-twins.md)
- [Peter’s Glee Is Short-Lived](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iii-peter-s-glee-is-short-lived.md)
- [Boxer and Woof-Woof](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iv-boxer-and-woof-woof.md)
- [Out in the Great World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/v-out-in-the-great-world.md)
- [The Twins Climb a Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vi-the-twins-climb-a-tree.md)
- [A Scare That Didn't Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vii-a-scare-that-didn-t-work.md)
- [Too Late Chatterer Is Sorry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/viii-too-late-chatterer-is-sorry.md)
- [The Twins Have to Go Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/ix-the-twins-have-to-go-home.md)
- [X: The Twins Get Even with Peter Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/x-the-twins-get-even-with-peter-rabbit.md)
- [XI: Peter Is in a Tight Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xi-peter-is-in-a-tight-place.md)
- [Peter Takes a Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xii-peter-takes-a-chance.md)
- [XIII: A Great Mix-Up of Little Bears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiii-a-great-mix-up-of-little-bears.md)
- [Two Foolish-Feeling Little Bears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiv-two-foolish-feeling-little-bears.md)
- [The Twins Meet Their Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xv-the-twins-meet-their-father.md)
- [The Twins Take to a Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvi-the-twins-take-to-a-tree.md)
- [Mother Comes to the Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvii-mother-comes-to-the-rescue.md)
- [The Twins Are Comforted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xviii-the-twins-are-comforted.md)
- [The Cubs Talk It Over](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xix-the-cubs-talk-it-over.md)
- [The Twins Get Their First Bath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xx-the-twins-get-their-first-bath.md)
- [The Twins Are Still Puzzled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxi-the-twins-are-still-puzzled.md)
- [Boxer Gets a Spanking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxii-boxer-gets-a-spanking.md)
- [Boxer Is Sulky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiii-boxer-is-sulky.md)
- [Boxer Starts Out to Get Even](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiv-boxer-starts-out-to-get-even.md)
- [Alone and Lost in the Great World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvi-alone-and-lost-in-the-great-world.md)
- [A Dreadful Night for a Little Bear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-a-dreadful-night-for-a-little-bear.md)
- [Boxer Gets His Own Breakfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxviii-boxer-gets-his-own-breakfast.md)
- [Boxer Has a Painful Lesson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxix-boxer-has-a-painful-lesson.md)
- [Boxer Is Sadder but Much Wiser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxx-boxer-is-sadder-but-much-wiser.md)
- [Boxer Meets a Polite Little Fellow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxi-boxer-meets-a-polite-little-fellow.md)
- [Boxer Wishes He Hadn’t](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxii-boxer-wishes-he-hadn-t.md)
- [Woof-Woof Turns Up Her Nose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxiii-woof-woof-turns-up-her-nose.md)
- [All Is Well at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxxiv-all-is-well-at-last.md)

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