Then he tried to smoke it out.

He waited a long time in vain, so at last he set fire to the tree.

But the rain soon came and his fire went out.

So Bodo struck the tree with his club.

The trunk gave way.

Bodo peeped into the hollow tree.

He wanted to find the squirrel.

“He put in his hand and
pulled the squirrel out”

It lay there perfectly still.

He put in his hand and pulled it out.