CHAPTER XIII JOHNNY CHUCK FINDS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD 

Old Mother West Wind had stopped to talk with the Slender Fir Tree. 

"I've just come across the Green Meadows," said Old Mother West Wind, "and there I saw the Best Thing in the World." 

Striped Chipmunk was sitting under the Slender Fir Tree and he couldn't help hearing what Old Mother West Wind said. "The Best Thing in the World--now what can that be?" thought Striped Chipmunk. "Why, it must be heaps and heaps of nuts and acorns! I'll go and find it." 

So Striped Chipmunk started down the Lone Little Path through the wood as fast as he could run. Pretty soon he met Peter Rabbit. 

"Where are you going in such a hurry, Striped Chipmunk?" asked Peter Rabbit. 

"Down in the Green Meadows to find the Best Thing in the World," replied Striped Chipmunk, and ran faster. 

"The Best Thing in the World," said Peter Rabbit. "Why, that must be great piles of carrots and cabbage! I think I'll go and find it." 

So Peter Rabbit started down the Lone Little Path through the wood as fast as he could go after Striped Chipmunk. 

As they passed the great hollow tree Bobby Coon put his head out. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" asked Bobby Coon. 

"Down in the Green Meadows to find the Best Thing in the World!" shouted Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit, and both began to run faster. 

"The Best Thing in the World," said Bobby Coon to himself. "Why, that must be a whole field of sweet milky corn. I think I'll go and find it." 

Answer this series of questions:

1. Which characters were talking?
2. What did Old Mother West Wind go across?
3. What did she see there?
4. What did Striped Chipmunk think that was?
5. So what did Chipmunk do?
6. What did Peter Rabbit think it was?
7. And what did he do?
8. Where did he see Bobby Coon?
9. Was he in the tree?
10. And what did he think the Best Thing was?
11. Who was right?
12. Who found the best thing?

Numbered answers:
1. Old Mother West and the Slender Fir Tree.
2. the Green Meadows
3. the Best Thing in the World
4. heaps and heaps of nuts and acorns
5. he went to find them
6. piles of carrots and cabbage
7. went to find it
8. the great hollow tree
9. yes
10. a whole field of sweet milky corn
11. unknown
12. Old Mother West Wind