And to get out the corn from the shocks in the field—
There's a nice hollow tree where I keep it concealed.
We have laid up some wheat and some barley and rye,
And some very nice pumpkin seeds I have put by;
Best of all, we have gathered, in all that we could
Of beechnuts and butternuts grown in the wood;
For cold days and hard times winter surely will bring,
And a habit of saving's an excellent thing.
"But my children—you know how young squirrels like play—
'We have plenty, great plenty, already,' they'll say.