“I’ve heard of some Buddie, any Buddie, every Buddie and no Buddie, but I never heard of just Buddie before,” remarked the Laziest Beaver.
“She lives in the log house by the lake, where I stop,” Colonel explained.
“I’ve been meaning to get down to the lake on a visit,” said the Laziest Beaver, “but I can’t seem to find the time. There’s that dam to build, you know, and my house needs a few repairs.”
Remembering what Colonel had told her about the Laziest Beaver always talking of doing something but never getting around to do it, Buddie smiled, which was not at all polite. The Laziest Beaver noticed the smile, and changed the subject.
“What’s the news?” he asked, addressing the Yellow Dog.
“Carrying news to you would be carrying sweets to a beehive,” replied Colonel, with a bow. The Laziest Beaver was touched by the flattery, and smiled amiably.
“Well,” he said, “I do pick up a little news now and then. By the way, Bunny Cotton-Tayle was around here to-day. He is going up to The Well this afternoon to find the answer,” said the Laziest Beaver.
“What’s the answer?” asked Buddie, who thought it no more than polite to take part in the conversation.
“That’s just it,” replied the Laziest Beaver. “That’s what he’s going up to The Well to find out.”