XXII

WHERE UNC' BILLY POSSUM WAS


Where was Unc' Billy Possum? That is what Farmer Brown's boy wanted to
know. That is what Bowser the Hound wanted to know. Where was Unc'
Billy Possum? He was in another hollow tree all the time and laughing
till his sides ached as he peeped out and saw how hard Farmer Brown's
boy worked.

"Ah done fool him that time," said Unc' Billy, as he watched Farmer
Brown's boy wading off home through the snow, with Bowser the Hound at
his heels.

"You certainly did, Unc' Billy! How did you do it?" asked a voice
right over Unc' Billy's head.

Unc' Billy looked up in surprise. There was Tommy Tit the Chickadee.
Unc' Billy grinned.

"Ah just naturally expected Ah was gwine to have visitors, and so Ah
prepared a little surprise. Yes, Sah, Ah done prepare a little
surprise. Yo' see, mah tracks in the snow was powerful plain. Yes,
Sah, they sho'ly was! When Ah had climbed up that tree and looked down
and saw all those tracks what Ah done made, Ah began to get powerful