"the hens treated my grandfather with great politeness, and the black brahma cock showed plainly how honored they felt to have him there. they said that they were so glad my grandfather stayed out of his burrow awhile on this winter day when the farmer was watching, because they were in a hurry for warm weather. my grandfather did not know what they meant by that, but he was too wise to say so, and he found out by asking questions, that if a ground hog leaves his burrow on this certain day in winter, and sees his shadow, and goes back again, it will be cold for a long time after that. if he does not see his shadow, and stays out, it will soon be warm.