The Story of a Graysquirrel 



his storehouse. But the racket called the 

 Graycoats' attention. Bannertail and 

 Brownhead would rush forth like settlers 

 to fight off an Indian raid, or like house- 

 holders to save their stuff from burglars. 



There was little actual fighting to do 

 with the Red Ones, for they had learned 

 to fear and fly from the Graycoats, but 

 they did not fly far. Their safest refuge 

 was a hole underground, where Graycoats 

 could not or would not follow, and after 

 waiting for quiet the Red Robber would 

 come out again, and sometimes, at least, 

 get away with a load of the prized nuts. 



New enemies approached one day, 

 nothing less than other Graycoats, some 

 Squirrels of their own kind, travelling 

 from some other land, travelling, maybe, 

 like Joseph and his brethren, away from 

 a place of famine, till now they found 

 an Egypt, a land of plenty. 



Against them Bannertail went vigor- 

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