they were a queer-looking couple, for the rabbit was small and quick and dainty, while the ground hog, with his stout body covered with thick, reddish fur, his broad, flat head, and his short legs, was a clumsy fellow. to be sure, he could get out of sight quickly if he had to, but he never scampered around and kicked up his heels for the fun of it, as the rabbits did. he was too dignified to do that. he came of an old family and he could remember who his grandfather was. there were but few people in the forest who could do that; so, of course, he could not frisk like his neighbors.