Dickie Deer Mouse had to smile once more.
Dickie escapes from Tommy Fox
"My new home isn't as high as I am right now," he told Fatty Coon.
Fatty grunted.
"Then I'll certainly come to see you," he said, "when time hangs heavily on my hands."
"My new house isn't as high as you are right now," Dickie remarked.
And at that Fatty Coon looked puzzled. His mouth fell open; and for a few moments he stared at his small friend without saying a word.
"You must be mistaken," he replied at last. "I'm standing on the ground. And I never saw a last year's bird's nest that was lower than that."