now at this very time the ground hog was awake in his burrow. he could feel that it was warmer and he wanted room to stretch. he thought it would seem good to have an early spring after such a cold winter, so he decided to take a walk and make the weather, as his grandfather had done. when he came out of his burrow he heard a great chattering and went to see what was the matter. that was how it happened that soon after the blue jay had told about the bats' cave, one wide-awake young junco saw a reddish-brown animal trotting over the grass toward them.