“Let me see how well you jump,” said Slicko.
So Flop Ear gave a big jump, and asked:
“Can you jump as far as that, Slicko?”
“Not quite as far. I can best do my jumping up in the tree, this way,” and, scrambling up among the branches, the squirrel leaped from one tree limb to another, landing as lightly as a feather.
“That’s fine jumping, Slicko!” called Flop Ear from down on the ground. “I can’t do that. I’d be afraid up so high.”
“Oh, there is no danger,” the squirrel said.
Then the two friends talked some more, and just before Slicko went back to her nest and Flop Ear traveled on again, the rabbit said:
“I hope I shall find my folks and my home soon, for I am getting quite lonesome. I was glad to see you, Slicko.”
“And I was glad to see you,” chattered the squirrel. “Good-by!”