Tap, tap, tap! sounded his bill against the stump. Tap, tap, tap!
Before Reddy reached the grub he heard a great crash in the bushes. He knew at once that Cuffy Bear had heard the sound of his drilling and had come hurrying after him. "I heard you signaling to me," Cuffy grunted.
He tore that stump open in a twinkling. Reddy Woodpecker had to stand aside and look on while Cuffy Bear devoured every grub in sight. When at last Cuffy drew back and allowed him to search the ruin Reddy couldn't find even one grub. "Come on!" Cuffy urged him. "Let's get on with our hunting!"
But this time Reddy hung back.
"What! Haven't you had enough grubs?" he asked none too pleasantly.
"Enough!" Cuffy repeated. "Why, I'm only beginning to feel hungry. These few grubs that I've eaten have just stirred up my appetite."'
Reddy Woodpecker was astonished.
"Well, if you're hungry, what do you think of me?" he wanted to know.
And now Cuffy Bear was amazed.
"You!" he cried. "Haven't you had a good meal? Didn't you eat a grub off that first stump we found?"