`` Then old Mother Nature took Mr. Rabbit by his two ears and big , strong Mr. North Wind took Peter Rabbit by his hind legs , and they both pulled . And when they put him down Peter Rabbit 's ears and his hind legs were long , many times longer than they used to be . When he tried to run away to hide his shame , he found that the only way he could go was with great jumps , and you may be sure he jumped as fast as he could . `` And ever since that long ago time , when the world was young , rabbits have had long ears and long hind legs , all because of the curiosity of their grandfather a thousand times removed . And now you know why Peter Rabbit 's ears are long , and why he is always sitting up and listening , '' concluded Great-Grandfather Frog . `` Thank you , thank you , Grandfather Frog ! '' shouted all the Merry Little Breezes , and raced away to help old Mother West Wind drive up the wandering raincloud , which she had found at last . IV REDDY FOX DISOBEYS On the brow of the hill by the Lone Pine sat Reddy Fox . Every few moments he pointed his little black nose up at the round , yellow moon and barked . Way over across the broad White Meadows , which in summer time are green , you know , in the dooryard of Farmer Brown 's house , Bowser the Hound sat and barked at the moon , too . `` Yap-yap-yap , '' barked Reddy Fox , as loud as he could . `` Bow-wow-wow , '' said Bowser the Hound in his deepest voice . Then both would listen and watch the million little stars twinkle and twinkle in the frosty sky . Now just why Reddy Fox should bark at the moon he did not know . He just had to . Every night for a week he had sat at the foot of the Lone Pine and barked and barked until his throat was sore . Every night old Mother Fox had warned him that noisy children would come to no good end , and every night Reddy had promised that he would bark no more . But every night when the first silver flood of witching light crept over the hill and cast strange shadows from the naked branches of the trees , Reddy forgot all about his promise . Deep down under his little red coat was a strange feeling which he could not explain . He simply must bark , so up to the Lone Pine he would go and yap and yap and yap , until all the little meadow people who were not asleep knew just where Reddy Fox was .
XXXXX the Hound knew , too , and he made up his mind that Reddy Fox was making fun of him .
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