4. “I guess you had better not try any more swimming or diving,” said the frog boys to Uncle Wiggily, after they had pulled him out of the mud where he stuck upside down. “I think you are right,” agreed the rabbit gentleman. So Bully and Bawly made a raft and Uncle Wiggily rested easily on it while the froggie boys poled it about the pond. And then—the Fuzzy Fox crept softly to the pond’s edge.
5. “Well, boys, I think you’ve given me a long enough ride,” said Uncle Wiggily after a while. “Just push the raft toward shore and I’ll dress.” So the raft was shoved toward shore. The Froggie boys began leaping in from the spring board and the Fuzzy Fox went down to the water’s edge to wait for the rabbit to come ashore. “And then how I will nibble his ears!” thought the Fox, smacking his lips.
6. “Oh, my goodness! What is this?” cried Uncle Wiggily as the Fox pulled him from the raft when shore was reached. “Ears is the answer, Uncle Wiggily!” growled the Fox. “I’m going to take you off to my den in the woods and nibble your ears.” Not waiting to let the bunny dress himself, the Fox led the way. But Bully and Bawly are going to play a trick. “We’ll sling this stone at the Fox,” they said.
7. On shore the Fox tied a piece of grape vine rope around poor Uncle Wiggily’s neck and dragged the bunny along through the woods. “Now it will be easy to whack the Fox with the stone and not hit Uncle Wiggily,” croaked Bully as he and his brother pulled down on the spring board which was to sling the stone through the air as if from a gun. “Oh, how good some ear nibbles will taste!” smacked the Fox.
8. “Is everything all ready?” asked Bully as he and his brother pulled the spring board down as far as it would come. “All ready!” croaked Bawly. “Then let her go!” cried Bully, and they let go the spring board. Up and away sailed the big rock, straight toward the bad Fox who was leading Uncle Wiggily to the den. “Won’t you please let me go?” begged the poor bunny. “No!” snarled the Fox and then—