`` So Striped Chipmunk and Happy Jack Squirrel and Jimmy Skunk hurried over to Mr. Rabbit 's and told him all about Mr. Meadow Mouse and the bag of potatoes that dropped acorns . Mr. Rabbit looked very grave , very grave indeed . Then Striped Chipmunk and Happy Jack Squirrel and Jimmy Skunk and Mr. Rabbit started to tell Mr. Coon , who was cousin to old King Bear . `` On the way they met Hooty the Owl , and because he could fly softly and quickly , they sent Hooty the Owl to tell all the meadow people who were awake to come to the hollow chestnut tree . So Hooty the Owl flew away to tell all the little meadow people who were awake to meet at the hollow chestnut tree . `` When they reached the hollow chestnut tree whom should they find there but Mr. Meadow Mouse fast asleep beside the bag he had brought for Mr. Wharf Rat , who had wisely stayed away . `` Very softly Striped Chipmunk stole up and opened the bag . Out fell his store of fat acorns . Then they waked Mr. Meadow Mouse and marched him off to old Mother Nature , where they charged him with being a thief . `` Old Mother Nature listened to all they had to say . She saw the bag of acorns and she heard how Mr. Meadow Mouse had said that he had a planting of potatoes . Then she asked him if he had stolen the acorns . Yes , Sir , she asked him right out if he had stolen the acorns . `` Of course Mr. Meadow Mouse said that he had not stolen the acorns . '' ` Then where did you get the bag of acorns ? ' asked old Mother Nature . `` When she asked this , Mr. Wharf Rat , who was sitting in the crowd of meadow people , got up and softly tiptoed away when he thought no one was looking . But old Mother Nature saw him . You ca n't fool old Mother Nature . No , Sir , you ca n't fool old Mother Nature , and it 's of no use to try .
`` Mr. Meadow XXXXX did n't know what to say .
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