StNicholas [serial] . rassand put it on his head between his ears. Thenhe put his trunk round the little girls waist andswung her up, and away they went at a goodfast pace that took them out of the oasis andover the rolling sand. That night they campednear a river, and Josey slept soundly untilmorning. She was awakened by a squabblebetween the elephant and the chipmunk. Thechipmunk said the elephant snored and kepthim awake. The elephant replied, as a joke,that the chipmunk had nothing to do with whatwas in another animals trunk. Dont be impudent to your betters, saidthe chipmunk, or you may m
StNicholas [serial] . rassand put it on his head between his ears. Thenhe put his trunk round the little girls waist andswung her up, and away they went at a goodfast pace that took them out of the oasis andover the rolling sand. That night they campednear a river, and Josey slept soundly untilmorning. She was awakened by a squabblebetween the elephant and the chipmunk. Thechipmunk said the elephant snored and kepthim awake. The elephant replied, as a joke,that the chipmunk had nothing to do with whatwas in another animals trunk. Dont be impudent to your betters, saidthe chipmunk, or you may meet the fate ofMiss Chatty Friske. Oh, what was her fate ? asked Josey,very eagerly. You never told me abouther. The chipmunk then began : MISS CHATTY FRISKE. The family to which I belong is a very oldone, and much honored in our woods. It istrue that sometimes the farmers boys throw the same tree for a long time. I believe it wasmy great-great-great-great-grandfather who firstmade his home there; and when I came into. •that gave her hysterics. sticks and stones at us; but it is their ignoranceof our importance in the county that makesthem do that, or perhaps sometimes they arejealous of our good looks and the attention wewin. With the exception of the farmers boys,we are very much respected, having lived in
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