"Ugh!" cackled Henrietta Hen. "Did you ever hear such a silly sound in all your life?"
IV
SCHOOL BEGINS
After Snowball's trip to the village old dog Spot scarcely stirred from the farmyard. He left the woodchucks to scurry about the pasture as they pleased. For he felt that he ought to keep an eye on Snowball.
The very next time that Snowball started to follow Johnnie Green out of the yard Spot ran up to him and barked at his heels. "Go back!" Spot growled. "Don't you dare leave this yard!"
And then, to Spot's surprise, Johnnie Green picked up a stick and threatened him with it.
"You let my lamb alone!" Johnnie cried. That was bad enough, according to old dog Spot's notion. But when Johnnie shouted, "Get out!" at him, that was worse.
Spot tucked his tail between his legs and slunk away, to hide himself under the woodshed. And there he stayed for the rest of the morning and sulked.
But in the afternoon he began to feel more cheerful. For Spot had heard Mrs. Green remark that school began the next day.