CHAPTER III 



INTRODUCING MR. AND MRS. SKUNK 



A SKUNK expects the other fellow to do the 

 running. Not having much practice he 

 does not have any high speed and puts 

 much awkward effort and action into all speed- 

 ing. 



One September day a skunk came into the 

 grove where I was watching, and stopping by 

 an old log did a little digging. While eating 

 grubs he was disturbed by a falling pine cone. 

 The cone was light, but had a few spots of soft 

 pitch upon it. It stuck to his tail. Greatly 

 disturbed, the skunk thrashed and flounded 

 about until he shook the cone off. 



A busy squirrel was harvesting and paying no 

 attention to where his cones were falling. Down 

 came another cone. This landed not behind 

 the skunk but in front. Already troubled, the 

 skunk stuck his tail straight up and struck an 

 attitude of defense. 



The skunk had been attending to his own af- 

 fairs. But after being struck by one cone and 

 threatened with others, I suppose he thought it 



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