Queer Feet and a Queerer Bill 



cause my white coat can be seen a long distance 

 against the brown of the dead leaves." 



Peter chuckled. "That is just when I feel 

 safest," he replied. "I like the snow, but this 

 brown-gray coat of mine certainly does show up 

 against it. Don't you find it pretty lonesome over 

 here in the Green Forest with all the birds gone, 

 Cousin Jumper?" 



Jumper shook his head. "Not all have gone, 

 Peter, you know," said he. "Strutter the Grouse 

 and Mrs. Grouse are here, and I see them every 

 day. They've got snowshoes now. " 



Peter blinked his eyes and looked rather per- 

 plexed. "Snowshoes!" he exclaimed. "I don't 

 understand what you mean. " 



"Come with me," replied Jumper, "and I'll 

 show you." 



So Jumper led the way and Peter followed close 

 at his heels. Presently they came to some tracks 

 in the snow. At first glance they reminded Peter 

 of the queer tracks Farmer Brown's ducks made in 

 the mud on the edge of the Smiling Pool in summer. 

 "What funny tracks those are!" he exclaimed. 

 "Who made them?" 



"Just keep on following me and you'll see," 

 retorted Jumper. 



So they continued to follow the tracks until 

 presently, just ahead of them, they saw Strutter 

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