"I do, too," said Wild Duck.
Most of the animals did not wish to go away. "It is well enough for the ducks and geese to go," said Wild Cat; "they like to move about. It is well enough for Great Bear to go; he can sleep through the winter in one hollow tree as soundly as in another. But we do not wish to leave our hunting grounds."
"If we go to a new country," said Gray Wolf, "we shall have to make new trails."
"And we shall have to clear new land," said Big Beaver, who had to cut down the trees when land was cleared.
All this time the Rabbit said nothing. "Brother Rabbit," Great Bear asked, "what do you think about this matter?"
Brother Rabbit did not answer. His eyes were shut, and he seemed too sleepy to think about anything.
Great Bear asked again, "What do you think about it, Brother Rabbit? Shall we go to the place the ducks and geese have found, where there is plenty of water?"
"Oh," answered Brother Rabbit, "I do not mind the drought. I drink the dew on the grass in the early morning; I do not need to go where there is more water."
And he shut his eyes again.