Project Gutenberg 2005-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 167 Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) 1874 1965 Burgess, Thornton Waldo Cady, Harrison 1877 1970 Cady, Walter Harrison Cady, W. Harrison (Walter Harrison) The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum" by Thornton W. Burgess is a delightful children's book written in the early 20th century. This tale is part of a collection that explores the adventures of woodland creatures, focusing particularly on the charming character of Unc' Billy Possum. The book provides an entertaining narrative with moral lessons woven throughout, showcasing themes of cleverness, community, and the consequences of one's actions. In this whimsical story, Unc' Billy Possum finds himself in a series of humorous and precarious situations as he attempts to satisfy his hunger for eggs from Farmer Brown's hen-house. His escapades lead him to cleverly evade capture by pretending to be dead when caught, but not without trouble. As he navigates through various adventures, he encounters other forest animals, faces the challenges of winter, and ultimately learns important lessons about family and responsibility. The narrative combines humor with valuable life lessons, making it an engaging read for children and adults alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Opossums -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Adventure 123757 2025-08-06T11:04:03.112118 text/html 104979 2024-10-28T21:46:10 text/html 1905560 2025-08-06T11:04:11.837057 application/epub+zip 1903021 2025-08-06T11:04:07.311136 application/epub+zip 103847 2025-08-06T11:04:05.150062 application/epub+zip 2515902 2025-08-06T11:04:14.720103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2487454 2025-08-06T11:04:10.008074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256305 2022-09-07T18:01:29.947132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102928 2025-08-06T11:04:02.691081 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83009 2024-10-28T21:46:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17853 2025-08-06T11:04:14.852043 application/rdf+xml 17933 2025-08-06T11:04:05.669092 image/jpeg 4175 2025-08-06T11:04:05.418047 image/jpeg 2046347 2025-08-06T11:04:03.157092 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia