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easy to find. The birds awaked me chirping, and 

 after that I could not help thinking how fine it 

 would be to go out and search for those little 

 leaves." 



I knew that Sallie must have been up very, very 

 early, as the birds are about as soon as dawn 

 breaks, taking breakfast and singing in between 

 times. 



" When I was really up," Sallie said, " I made 

 great haste to get out of the house. Everything 

 here was so still. But it was cool out-of-doors, 

 and once I had a mind to run back and cuddle again 

 into my soft, warm bed. Then the sun peeped out 

 to cheer me and I ran on. The dew was hanging 

 on the grasses like tiny soap-bubbles. I was not 

 afraid being out so early; but once I had a little 

 scare. 



" It was as I turned from the open field to 

 go toward the Bloodroot ridge. I heard such a 

 funny, bounding noise, and just as I was thinking 

 which way to run, a rabbit gave a leap behind me 

 and sat quite still. His ears were lifted straight 

 up, and he looked surprised to see me out so early. 

 My heart beat very fast. Indeed I was about to 

 ask him if he wasn't also frightened when he 

 bounded away. It seemed silly to be so fright- 

 ened at just meeting a rabbit, and afterward I 

 laughed at his funny look. Then, in a few min- 

 utes, I was with the Bloodroots. 



" They were all asleep. Even those which we 



