“Now, what do you think of that?”
“Never have I heard anything to equal it,” replied the tactful Mr. Bushy Tail, and he certainly never had.
“If you’ll stay with me, I’ll do it for you every day,” said Mr. Ring Tail.
“Thank you kindly,” said Mr. Bushy Tail, “but much as I should enjoy it, I must go home as soon as I can to my starving family.”
He then told Mr. Snorter what had befallen him, and of his great desire to travel back to the North, in the speediest manner.
“Come on!” said Mr. Ring Tail. “Just jump on my back, and I will take you to a friend of mine, who can whisk you there in no time.”
“Hadn’t I better fill my bag first with these fine nuts?” asked Mr. Bushy Tail.
“No, no, don’t bother about that; you’ll find nuts all the way home,” answered the other. So on jumped Mr. Bushy Tail, and away they went.