The longer he hunted , the angrier he grew . Old Mother Fox , sitting in the apple tree , watched him and laughed and laughed to herself . Then when she grew tired of watching him , she made a long jump out into the field and trotted off home to punish Reddy Fox for his disobedience . When she got there she found Reddy Fox very much ashamed , very tired and very sorrowful , and since that time Reddy Fox has never barked at the moon . V STRIPED CHIPMUNK 'S POCKETS It was one of Striped Chipmunk 's busy days . Every day is a busy day with Striped Chipmunk at this season of the year , for the sweet acorns are ripe and the hickory nuts rattle down whenever Old Mother West Wind shakes the trees , while every night Jack Frost opens chestnut burrs just to see the squirrels scamper for the plump brown nuts the next morning . So Striped Chipmunk was very busy , very busy indeed ! He whisked in and out of the old stone wall along one edge of the Green Meadows . Back and forth , back and forth , sometimes to the old hickory tree , sometimes to the hollow chestnut tree , sometimes to the great oak on the edge of the Green Forest Striped Chipmunk scampered . Old Mother West Wind , coming down from the Purple Hills very early in the morning , had found Striped Chipmunk up before her and hard at work . Later , when jolly , round , red Mr. Sun had climbed up into the sky , the Merry Little Breezes had spied Striped Chipmunk whisking along the old stone wall and had raced over to play with him , for the Merry Little Breezes are very fond of Striped Chipmunk . They got there just in time to see him disappear under a great stone in the old wall . In a minute he was out again and off as fast as he could go to the old hickory tree . `` Oh , Striped Chipmunk , come play with us , '' shouted the Merry Little Breezes , running after him . But Striped Chipmunk just flirted his funny little tail and winked with both his bright eyes at them . `` Busy ! busy ! busy ! '' said Striped Chipmunk , hurrying along as fast as his short legs could take him . The Merry Little Breezes laughed , and one of them , dancing ahead , pulled the funny little tail of Striped Chipmunk .
`` It 's a beautiful XXXXX ; do come and play with us , '' cried the Merry Little Breeze .
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