The Story of a Graysquirrel 



wouldn't trust you. This is a mother's 

 job." 



She stayed and brooded over them a 

 long time before making the third at- 

 tempt. And this time the impulse came 

 from the tickling crawlers in the bed. 

 She looked forth, saw Bannertail sitting 

 up high, utterly bewildered. She gave a 

 great warning "Qua!" seized number one 

 for the third time, and forth she leaped 

 to make the great migration. 



The wood was silent except for its 

 own contented life, and she got half-way 

 to the new nest, when high on a broad, 

 safe perch she paused and set her burden 

 down. Was it the maddening tickling of 

 a crawler that gave the hint, or was it 

 actual wisdom in the lobes behind those 

 liquid eyes? Who knows? Only this is 

 sure, she looked that baby over from end 

 to end. She hunted out and seized in her 

 teeth and ground to shreds ten of the 



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