One of the first things Sandy Chipmunk's mother did was to teach him to beware of Grumpy. And twice during his first summer Sandy caught a glimpse of Grumpy as he flashed past like a brown streak, with a gleam of white showing underneath.
It was lucky for Sandy that on both occasions Grumpy was intent on chasing somebody or other. And each time that
Sandy told his mother what he had seen, Mrs. Chipmunk said that she hoped it would never happen again.
"I'm glad that you know what he looks like, anyhow," she added.
"Oh, I'll know him if I see him!" Sandy cried.
"Don't stop for a second look!" his mother warned him.
"I won't!" he promised. "I won't even stop to say, 'How do you do!'"
"I should hope not!" Mrs. Chipmunk said severely.
So Sandy Chipmunk went through his first summer on the watch for a long, slender, brownish shape. But he never saw Grumpy Weasel again. And winter found the Chipmunk family all unharmed, and very comfortable in their cozy house below frost line.
On mild days Sandy liked to visit the