“Tell me, Professor Jim Crow,” said the little rabbit, “what is the name of the yellowish-brown animal that chases little gray squirrels around and around the trunks of trees?”
“How big was he?” asked the wise old bird, putting on his spectacles and turning over the leaves of his little Black Book.
“Larger than the farmer’s black cat,” answered the little rabbit.
“Did it look something like a fox?” asked the old crow.
“Yes, he did,” replied the little rabbit.
Professor Jim Crow smiled and turned to page 49. “Listen!” he said. “The Marten looks very much like a young fox about two months old. Its color is a yellowish-brown, a little darker than a yellow fox, with a number of long black hairs. It is a great climber, hunts squirrels and robs birds’ nests.”
Then the wise old crow closed his book and wiped his spectacles. “You have learned something to-day, little rabbit. Mother Nature’s School House will teach you lots of things,” and the old professor bird flew away.
