“See the nut-trees and clover-blossoms,” said Mr. Gray-Squirrel, who was fond of good things to eat.
Mrs. Bunnikins and Mrs. Gray-Squirrel were pleased to have the brook so near, where they could wash both the children and the clothes.
Not far away they found an old deserted shed, which made an excellent stable for Neddy; and in the hollow of a tree, they made a cosy nest for cold or rainy weather.
The hollow was so near the ground, that, by making a little ladder, the Bunny family could easily climb in.
Bobtail tried very hard to jump from branch to branch like Ruddy Squirrel, but after several bad falls, he gave it up, and contented himself with scampering about on the ground.
The little Bunnies and Gray-Squirrels loved to play in the brook, and not far away they discovered a large pond. There, however, they were forbidden to go unless Neddy, the donkey, and the life-preserver went with them.