Still, Benny could see no way out of his difficulty. And he went home at day-break feeling quite out of sorts.
But when he awoke, right in the middle of the day, a happy thought popped into his head.
He was so excited by it that he couldn't go to sleep again, though the sun was shining brightly.
XVIII
SAVING THE DAY
Benny Badger kept his bright idea to himself. But his neighbors knew that he must have thought of something, because he seemed so good-natured all at once.
"He has a secret," they told one another. But they couldn't find out what it was. Though they asked Benny Badger point blank what he intended to do, he refused to tell them. He only smiled, and looked very wise. And indeed he felt just as wise as he looked.
For a time a good many of his friends spied upon him. Hidden behind whatever was handy, they watched Benny Badger.
But they soon grew tired of that. So far as they could see, he did nothing but dig holes. And certainly that was nothing new for him. So his friends went about their own affairs, leaving Benny to dig as many holes as he pleased.