"I'm in a corner without a doubt,
But if I keep cheerful I will get out."

At that very minute they met old Grandpa Grumbles. He said,

"It is getting cold I've heard it said,
Bushy-Tail where are your mittens, red?"

_Then the most surprising thing happened!_

Bushy-Tail gave a howl and ran away as fast as his legs could carry
him.

"What does it all mean?" asked Tippy Toes.

Grandpa Grumbles replied, "Why, Snubby Nose, you have a poor memory if
you have forgotten about the red mittens. Don't you remember that Santa
Claus gave Bushy-Tail a pair of magic mittens?"

Tippy Toes said, politely, "Please tell me about it."

Grandpa Grumbles said, "Bushy-Tail put on the red magic mittens and
they pinched his paws."

"Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Tippy Toes, "How long did he have to wear those
mittens?" Grandpa Grumbles answered,

"Really, now, I cannot say,
But I guess it was a year and a day."