e was fast asleep Uncle
Jerry left him. You see, old Uncle Jerry Chuck was a sly old
gentleman. He had said nothing at all about listening for danger.

So Billy Woodchuck slept on.

If the Great Horned Owl had happened along then, he could have
caught Billy without any trouble.

But it was not Mr. Owl who passed that way, before the sun climbed
above the big elm. Though some one did spy Billy, as he lay there
sleeping.

Who do you suppose it was?

XII

WHAT JIMMY RABBIT SAW

It was Jimmy Rabbit who came along and caught sight of Billy
Woodchuck, sound asleep on top of the big rock.

Jimmy was surprised. It seemed to him that it was a very careless
thing to do. And while he was wondering whether he would just waken
Billy, or play some trick on him, he saw Uncle Jerry Chuck come
puffing up the hill and go to Billy and give him a good, hard
shake.

Billy Woodchuck at once jumped up, rubbing his eyes to get the
sleep out of them. And Uncle Jerry started to waddle down the hill.
But before he had gone far he turned around; and Jimmy Rabbit
heard him call:

"Remember! To-morrow at the same hour!"

Jimmy wondered what he meant. He waited till Uncle Jerry was out of
sight and then he stepped out from behind the blackberry bush where
he was hiding and hopped over to the big rock.

"Hello, Billy!" he said. "What's going on to-morrow?"

"I listen, while Uncle Jerry sleeps," Billy explained. "And then,
after he's had his nap, I sleep while he listens."

"Oh, ho!" said Jimmy Rabbit. "And _where_ does he listen--if I may
be so bold as to ask?" So long as he put his questions like that,
Jimmy Rabbit always seemed to think that he could ask anyone
anything he wanted to.

"Why, he listens _here_," said Billy.

"What makes you think so? Did he say he would?"

"Yes--er--n-no! He said he would wake me up at this time," said
Billy. "But, of course, he was right here all the while."

"Of course he was _not_!" said Jimmy. "When I first came along, you
were all alone. And pretty soon I saw Uncle Jerry come up the hill
and shake you. I tell you, it's lucky for you nothing happened,
while you were taking your nap."

Billy Woodchuck saw that he had been tricked. And he was very
angry. He was so angry that he wanted to run straight down to Uncle
Jerry's house and tell him just what he thought about him.

But Jimmy Rabbit said "No!" He knew something better to do than
that. "Let's see----" he said. "Didn't I hea