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During the daytime my pets were very 

 quiet little bunches of gray fur. The 

 bright light was evidently too much for 

 their dreamy eyes, so they kept them 

 closed against it, and put in the time 

 sleeping. But when twilight came, all 

 their natural frolicsomeness was let loose, 

 and for an hour or two they would make 

 the cage fairly hum with their capers and 

 pranks. But they did not like such close 

 quarters, and could not show off in the 

 cage to any advantage. 



They were very fond of all kinds of 

 nuts, especially peanuts. Corn and other 

 grains were also to their liking, but when 

 they could not get these they were quite 

 content with a hard bread crust. 



When spring came and the birds and 

 squirrels outside were rejoicing with song 

 and chatter, it seemed so cruel to keep these 

 two frolicsome creatures captive that I let 



