hrough that little round hole," said Goody
Tiptoes. "Yes, I could," said the Chipmunk, "but my husband, Chippy
Hackee, bites!"

Down below there was a noise of cracking nuts and nibbling; and then the
fat squirrel voice and the thin squirrel voice sang--

"For the diddlum day
Day diddle dum di!
Day diddle diddle dum day!"

[Illustration]

Then Goody peeped in at the hole, and called down--"Timmy Tiptoes! Oh fie,
Timmy Tiptoes!" And Timmy replied, "Is that you, Goody Tiptoes? Why,
certainly!"

He came up and kissed Goody through the hole; but he was so fat that he
could not get out.

Chippy Hackee was not too fat, but he did not want to come; he stayed down
below and chuckled.

[Illustration]

And so it went on for a fortnight; till a big wind blew off the top of the
tree, and opened up the hole and let in the rain.

Then Timmy Tiptoes came out, and went home with an umbrella.

[Illustration]

But Chippy Hackee continued to camp out for another week, although it was
uncomfortable.

[Illustration]

At last a large bear came walking through the wood. Perhaps he also was
looking for nuts; he seemed to be sniffing around.

[Illustration]

Chippy Hackee went home in a hurry!

[Illustration]

And when Chippy Hackee got home, he found he had caught a cold in his
head; and he was more uncomfortable still.

[Illustration]

And now Timmy and Goody Tiptoes keep their nut-store fastened up with a
little padlock.

[Illustration]

And whenever that little bird sees the Chipmunks, he
sings--"Who's-been-digging-up _my_-nuts? Who's been digging-up _my_-nuts?"
But nobody ever answers!

THE END

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