[CHAPTER III]
SLICKO GOES ON A VISIT
Mr. Squirrel came along, hurrying and jumping through the leafy branches of the trees as fast as he could come. When he was still some distance away from the nest, he took a long jump, and landed on the limb near the hole in the tree.
“Did you see him?” asked Mrs. Squirrel.
“Yes. He is in the woods,” chattered Mr. Squirrel. “But he may not be here for some minutes. We have time to run and hide. And we had better not keep together. We must all go different ways, and then he will not find us so easily.”
“Oh, what is it?” cried Slicko. “What has happened?”
“The hunter-man, and his dog, have found out where our nest is,” said Mrs. Squirrel. “At any minute he may come here to shoot us, or catch us.”
“Oh, how dreadful!” cried Chatter, and even Nutto, who was supposed to be very brave, for a squirrel, looked frightened.