"Where is Willie Woodchuck?" they asked of Winnie Woodchuck, his wife.

"He has taken his beautiful new yellow and red and blue and black and
white rattle, which rattles so beautifully, over to show to Grumpy
Grundy, the Owl!" said Winnie Woodchuck.

"Then we will go there!" said the others.

"Then I will go with you!" said Winnie Woodchuck.

Grumpy Grundy, the Owl, was a very cross old creature, and if everything
did not go to suit her all the time, she hooted and howled; in fact she
had cried so much she had made large red rings around her eyes.

When Tilly and Timothy Toad and Eddie Elf and Gerty Gartersnake and
Wallie Woodpecker and Billie Bumblebee and Winnie Woodchuck arrived
at Grumpy Grundy's place they heard merry laughter and whenever the
laughter ceased, they heard the buzz and rattle and hum of Willie
Woodchuck's rattle.

So they went inside.

And there was Willie Woodchuck with the beautiful yellow and red and
blue and black and white rattle, and when he rattled it Grumpy Grundy
rolled on the floor and laughed until the tears ran from her eyes.

So they all lifted Grumpy Grundy on a chair and wiped her eyes and what
do you think! the red rings around them were wiped away and she looked
young and pretty again.