"I don't know just why it says 'cuckoo's nest,' but I suppose cuckoos always used to build in brush piles in the moon, and maybe they do yet. Anyhow it proves it."
"Why, yes," said the 'Coon. "Sure enough!"
"That's so! It does!" said the 'Possum.
THE FIRST PIG STORY
MR. CROW SPENDS A SOCIAL EVENING WITH MR. DOG
Once upon a time, said the Story Teller, when the Old Black Crow was visiting Mr. Dog——
"Was that the night that Mr. Rabbit and the rest told their moon stories?" interrupted the Little Lady.
The very same night, and the Crow and Mr. Dog got to telling stories, too.
They told pig stories because they both knew a good deal about pigs, and Mr. Dog, being in his own house, let the Crow tell first. Mr. Crow said he was going to tell a true story, so he lit his pipe and began this way:—