In fact , Mr. Rabbit had become a nuisance . '' -LSB- Illustration : Mr. Rabbit had a great deal of curiosity , a very great deal , indeed . -RSB- `` Whenever Billy Mink stopped to pass the time of day with Jerry Muskrat they were sure to find Mr. Rabbit standing close by , listening to all they said . If Johnny Chuck 's mother ran over to have a few minutes ' chat with Jimmy Skunk 's mother , the first thing they knew Mr. Rabbit would be squatting down in the grass right behind them . `` The older he grew the worse Mr. Rabbit became . He would spend his evenings going from house to house , tiptoeing softly up to the windows to listen to what the folks inside were saying . And the more he heard the more Mr. Rabbit 's curiosity grew . `` Now , like most people who meddle in other folks ' affairs , Mr. Rabbit had no time to tend to his own business . His cabbage patch grew up to weeds . His house leaked , his fences fell to pieces , and altogether his was the worst looking place on the Green Meadows . `` Worse still , Mr. Rabbit was a trouble maker . He just could n't keep his tongue still . And like most gossips , he never could tell the exact truth . `` Dear me ! dear me ! '' said Grandfather Frog , shaking his head solemnly . `` Things had come to a dreadful pass on the Green Meadows . Reddy Fox and Bobby Coon never met without fighting . Jimmy Skunk and Johnny Chuck turned their backs on each other . Jerry Muskrat , Little Joe Otter , and Billy Mink called each other bad names .
All because Mr. XXXXX had told so many stories that were not true .
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