Four-footed Americans and their kin . is it ? One of the big Woodchucks who would not goin the trap we set in the rocky pasture, and who israther late in holing up. They generally go to sleepfor the winter before hard frost. Why dont they freeze? said Dodo. You toldus once that it was very extra dangerous to go to sleepout doors in cold weather, — that we would freeze in atwinkling. Is that beast one of the four-footed Americans youare going to tell us about ? asked Nat. What queerlong teeth he has : two upper and two under ones, withstraight edges, and no little pointed ones like our eye-teet
Four-footed Americans and their kin . is it ? One of the big Woodchucks who would not goin the trap we set in the rocky pasture, and who israther late in holing up. They generally go to sleepfor the winter before hard frost. Why dont they freeze? said Dodo. You toldus once that it was very extra dangerous to go to sleepout doors in cold weather, — that we would freeze in atwinkling. Is that beast one of the four-footed Americans youare going to tell us about ? asked Nat. What queerlong teeth he has : two upper and two under ones, withstraight edges, and no little pointed ones like our eye-teeth. Do the four-footed Americans belong to guildsthe same as the birds do, Uncle Roy ? Yes, my boy ; and those four powerful teeth showto what guild the Woodchuck belongs, — the greatestguild among the Mammals, — the Gnawers. Mother is coming, said Dodo, going to the stairsto meet her, as Mammy Bun came in the opposite doorwith the coffee-pot. Now everything is started,cause nothing really begins right end up until mothercomes !. The Woodchuck. AN AUTUMN HOLIDAY 45 The Doctor would not let the children hurry theirbreakfast, and Mr. Blake said, Eat all you can now,for you may not like my cooking. Are you not going to take some cake or bread, orat least cold chicken ? asked Mrs. Blake. No, dear ; not even bread. Ginger cookies are theonly cooked food allowed. I want to give the childrena nibble at the way people live who explore, or hunt,or for any other reason take to a wild life. Dontworry ; we shall neither starve nor be out quite allnight, though it may be late before we return. Tom and Jerry were harnessed to the farm wagon,so Comet was left home by himself. You see thiswagon is only suitable for stout horses, said Tom, witha wink to his mate, as they drove round to the house. Are you sure you have everything? asked , anxiously. I will give you a list of our belongings : a tea-kettle, a coffee-pot, a frying-pan, and a small tin kettle,six tin plates, cups, kniv
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