"Old Dog Sandy found a wood-chuck's hole up in the pasture," said Buddy to Old Bob the gardener, while they were spreading the nuts on the garage roof.
"Did you see them?" asked Old Bob the gardener. "Yes, I did," said Buddy. "They were very fat and sleepy."
"They were just going to den up," said Old Bob the gardener; "they will sleep till Candlemas day now."
"Do they really come out to find their shadow on that day, Bob?" asked Buddy.
"Guess they must," said Old Bob the gardener, "every body says so," and he went away humming to himself,
"Half the corn and half the hay
And half the oats on Candlemas day."
There were bright-colored Thistle Birds