Squirrel, red, a bold leap, [3], [4], [6]; habits of, [9], [10]; snickering of, [9], [13], [14]; food of, [11]–[13]; hoarding habits of, [12], [136], [137]; his song and dance, [13], [14], [15]; a game of tag, [31]; pursued by a weasel, [88]; a piratical raid by, [112], [113]; his life full of fear, [135], [136]; frequently caught by the cat, [137]; a race with a dog, [141]–[143].
Squirrels, gathering chestnuts, [1], [2]; as parachutes, [2]–[5]; tails of, [5]; mirth and mockery of, [10].
Thrasher, brown, and weasels, [85].
Weasel, in pursuit of a chipmunk, [24]–[26]; carrying food to its den, [72]–[75]; an exploration of a weasel’s hole, [74]–[79]; food of, [77], [80], [85]; depredations among the chickens, [80]–[82]; a fight with a, [81]–[83]; dog and, [82], [83]; its boldness and bloodthirstiness, [83], [86]; terror inspired by, [83], [86]; a fight with a man over a rat, [84]; a woman’s experience, [85]; a destructive enemy of the birds, [85]; as a tree-climber, [86]; hunting in packs, [86], [87]; a contention over a mouse, [87]; cannibalism, [87]; pursuing two rats, [87], [88]; tracks its game by scent, [88]; pursuit of a red squirrel, [88].
Woodchuck, [28], [29]; haunts of, [32]; adventure with a swimming man, [32], [33]; odor of, [33]; its whistle, [33], [130]; form and motions of, [33]; a churn-dog’s tactics, [34]–[36]; hole of, [36]; hibernation of, [36], [37]; about the house and study, [129]; a mother with her young one, [129], [130]; captives, [130]–[132]; a friendship with a kitten, [132].
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