ADVENTURES OF A KERNEL OF CORN 41 



Little Johnnie Chipmunk silently slipped through 

 the fence and began digging for a kernel of com, as 

 he felt that one wouldn't be missed from so many, 

 when like a shot from the clouds came our watchful 

 friend Prairie Hawk and speared poor Johnnie with 

 his terrible talons and bore him away to his nest in 

 the big Cottonwood tree. However, Chuck the go- 

 pher made several raids on the adjoining hills and 

 his powerful front legs soon dug away the soil and 

 exposed the kernels, which he took great delight in 

 eating without any further ceremony. He especially 

 liked the hearts of the kernels, and would make a 

 full meal on kernel hearts. He had a good helper in 

 Jim Crow, who seemed to be afraid of no one but 

 Oldtimer and Farmer Good; he would make a lot of 

 noise and then tell everyone to watch him while he 

 pulled up a lot of corn, and see how much damage 

 he could do. He is a tough customer and doesn't 

 care who knows it. 



However, while the three brothers had enemies to 

 contend with, yet these did not include weeds, for 

 Farmer Good and Oldtimer kept the fields weU cul- 

 tivated and in fine condition, so that the brothers 

 soon grew strong and healthy and with many good 

 showers they became matured, healthy ears. 



Then one day in October Farmer Good and the 



