exclaimed Peter Rabbit . `` Has Johnny Chuck got a new home ? Where is it ? '' `` Under the roots of the old apple tree in a corner of the Green Meadows , '' said Jimmy Skunk , and then he clapped both hands over his mouth . You see he had n't really meant to tell . It just slipped out . `` Oh , but it 's a secret ! '' cried Jimmy Skunk . `` It 's a secret , and you must n't tell . I guess Johnny Chuck wo n't mind if you know , Peter Rabbit , but you must n't tell any one else . '' Peter Rabbit promised he would n't . Now Peter Rabbit is very inquisitive , very inquisitive indeed . So as soon as he had parted from Jimmy Skunk he made up his mind that he must see the new home of Johnny Chuck . So off he started as fast as he could go towards the old apple tree in a corner of the Green Meadows . Half way there he met Reddy Fox . `` Hello , Peter Rabbit ! Where are you going in such a hurry ? '' asked Reddy Fox . `` Over to the old apple tree to see Johnny Chuck 's new home , '' replied Peter Rabbit as he tried to dodge past Reddy Fox . Then of a sudden he remembered and clapped both hands over his mouth .
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