"ahem! well-er! i am sorry to say that my grandfather did not find out exactly what day it is that they watch for us, so i have to guess at that. but to think that we ground hogs make the weather for all the other people! it is worth a great deal to belong to such a family. i suppose i might have been a weasel, a fox, an owl, or an oriole. and it is a great thing to have known one's grandfather."