Peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch.
Hardly was he out of sight when Billy Mink and Bobby Coon came
down the Laughing Brook together. They seemed very much excited.
When they saw Jerry Muskrat, they beckoned for him to come over
where they were, and when he got there, they both talked at once,
and it was all about Farmer Brown's boy and his traps.

"You'd better watch out, Jerry," warned Billy Mink, who is a great
traveler and has had wide experience.

"Oh, I guess I'm able to take care of myself," said Jerry airily,
and once more started for his favorite log. And what do you suppose
he was thinking about as he swam along? He was wishing that he knew
what a trap looked like, for despite his boasting he didn't even
know what he was to look out for. As he drew near his favorite log,
something tickled his nose. He stopped swimming to sniff and sniff.
My, how good it did smell! And it seemed to come right straight from
the old log. Jerry began to swim as fast as he could. In a few
minutes he scrambled out on the old log. Then Jerry rubbed his eyes
three times to be sure that he saw aright. There were luscious
pieces of carrot lying right in front of him.

Now there is nothing that Jerry Muskrat likes better than carrot.
So he didn't stop to wonder how it got there. He just reached out
for the nearest piece and ate it. Then he reached for the next piece
and ate it. Then he did a funny little dance just for joy. When he
was quite out of breath, he sat down to rest. Snap! Something had
Jerry Muskrat by the tail! Jerry squealed with fright and pain. Oh,
how it did hurt! He twisted and turned, but he was held fast and
could not see what had him. Then he pulled and pulled, until it