TINY 



her husband, while she made a new nest in 

 which to rear another family. It was Bis- 

 marck's duty to finish the education of the 

 young squirrels and to marry off the daugh- 

 ters to young males of another family, and 

 to locate his sons on territory which they 

 would ever after own, and for which they 

 would fight to the death. 



Tiny was not half so big as his only 

 brother. Perhaps that was the reason why 

 Bismarck favored him, and brought him to 

 the dooryard. It was an unusual act, for 

 Bismarck insisted that his sons should remain 

 on the territory upon which he had located 

 them. 



When Tiny had acquired full possession, 

 he proved to be a " chip of the old block." 

 His motto, " No trespass," was impartially 

 enforced. He raced his brother, sisters, 

 father, mother, as well as strangers, out of 

 the dooryard, and fiercely attacked any squir- 

 rel that did not depart after the first warn- 

 ing. It was laughable to see Bismarck, the 

 grizzled old warrior, run as if for life when 

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