和新邻居_George and the New Neighbors.pdf

t Carolrhoda Books, Inc. / Minneapolis Text and Illustrations copyright © 1983 by Nancy Carlson, © 2003 by Nancy Carlson All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Carolrhoda Books, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. First Avenue Editions An imprint of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. Website address: Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carlson, Nancy. Loudmouth George and the new neighbors / written and illustrated by Nancy Carlson.—20th Anniversary ed. p. cm. Summary: When a family of pigs moves in next door, the rabbit George wants nothing to do with them, but he finally gives in and finds out they are not so bad after all. eISBN: 1–57505–625–9 [1.Toleration—Fiction. 2. Prejudices—Fiction. 3. Animals—Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.C21665 Lp 2003 [E]—dc21 2002151431 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 – JR – 08 07 06 05 04 03 For the Gals—Elaine, Tacy, and Beev “Wake up, George,” yelled his friend Harriet. “You have new neighbors moving in next door!” “It looks like they have kids our age,” said Harriet. “But, Harriet,” said George, “they’re PIGS!” “So what?” said Harriet. “Let’s go meet them.” “Are you crazy?” said George. “I don’t want to meet any pigs!” “Well, I do,” said Harriet. “But pigs are dirty,” said George. “They eat garbage. They’re not like us at all. I’m going to go play with Ralph.” “Suit yourself,” said Har