He said so much more that at last Major Monkey yielded. And a little later he crept back through the tree-tops with all the stones he could carry.
Hidden high above the heads of the picnic party, Major Monkey gave several short whistles. "The attack!" he whispered to old Mr. Crow, who had returned with him to see the fun.
"Hullo!" Johnnie Green shouted, stopping short in the midst of a game of leapfrog. "Who's up there?" And he peered into the greenery above.
Nobody seemed to know the answer to his question. Certainly there was nobody missing from the picnic party.
"I wonder if it's Red Head!" said Johnnie. "You remember he said he couldn't come because he had work to-day. But he must have sneaked over here ahead of us and climbed a tree."
The words were scarcely out of Johnnie Green's mouth when a small stone plunged down from the trees and struck one of his great toes. Being barefooted, Johnnie Green let out a yell.
"Ouch!" he cried. "It's Red Head! There's no doubt about it."
If anybody else had any doubts, they faded quickly when a small shower of stones descended.
"Stop that!" the boys began to shout. "Come down!" And they threatened Red Head with terrible punishments.
Of course, Major Monkey was delighted. He knew that his army of generals could see—and hear—everything. And after he had thrown his last stone he felt so bold that he slipped down upon a lower limb, which gave him a better view of the picnic ground.