36 THE ROMANCE OF EVERIFARM 



you? Haven't met any of the folks around here, 

 have you?" asked Bob White. 



"No. You are the first one that has called," an- 

 swered one of the brothers. 



"Well, let me tell you about some of these fellows 

 you will meet later on, as it may do you some good. 



"Now, I have a friend in Prairie Chicken," began 

 Bob White. "He scratches around terribly some- 

 times and may kick dust in your eyes, but he won't 

 harm you. Then Peter Rabbit will call on you, but 

 he is a good fellow all right. He will be around 

 at night, while Prairie Chicken and I will get around 

 to see you while it is day. Blue Racer the snake will 

 crawl up to you, but don't pay any attention to him. 

 He won't hurt you, but I have to watch him, so that 

 he doesn't find my nest. But I do want to warn you 

 about Chuck the gopher. He likes corn better than 

 most anything, and if you make much of a noise 

 while you are young he will run over and dig you 

 up. Then there is Jim Crow, who will fly down, 

 yank you out by the roots, and gobble you up. We 

 all hate him, as he is the worst robber on the big 

 farm. He hunts for our nests, steals our eggs, and 

 also pulls up the corn that Farmer Good has planted. 



"Now I came over here to get a mess of corn-biU 

 bugs. They are a little brownish black bug with a 



