"You ought to know that if I had Shadow here I wouldn't let him
hurt one of you. But I am afraid if he were here you would pay
no attention to me, so I promise you that Shadow will not be
anywhere near."
CHAPTER XXIV Shadow and His Family
Every one was on hand when school opened the next morning, despite
the fear that the mere mention of Shadow the Weasel had aroused in
all save Jimmy Skunk and Prickly Porky. You see, all felt they must
be there so that they might learn all they possibly could about one
they so feared. It might help them to escape should they discover
Shadow hunting them sometime.
"Striped Chipmunk," said Old Mother Nature, "you know something about
Shadow the Weasel, tell us what you know."
"I know I hate him!" declared Striped Chipmunk, and all the others
nodded their heads in agreement. "I don't know a single good thing
about him," he continued, "but I know plenty of bad things. He is
the one enemy I fear more than any other because he is the one who
can go wherever I can. Any hole I can get into he can. I've seen
him just twice in my life, and I hope I may never see him again."
"What did he look like?" asked Old Mother Nature.
"Like a snake on legs," declared Striped Chipmunk. "Anyway, that
is what he made me think of, because his body was so long and slim
and he twisted and turned so easily.
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