sure she does. And another thing, Peter Rabbit: Never judge any one by
his clothes. It is a great mistake, a very great mistake. Plain
clothes sometimes cover the kindest hearts, and fine clothes often are
a warning to beware of mischief."

"I--I don't know but you are right," admitted Peter.

"I know I am," said Grandfather Frog.




VII

WHY JERRY MUSKRAT BUILDS HIS HOUSE IN THE WATER


Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck had gone down to the Smiling Pool for a
call on their old friend, Jerry Muskrat. But Jerry was nowhere to be
seen. They waited and waited, but no Jerry Muskrat.

"Probably he is taking a nap in that big house of his," said Johnny
Chuck, "and if he is we'll have to sit here until he wakes up, or else
go back home and visit him some other time."

"That's so," replied Peter. "I don't see what he has his house in the
water for, anyway. If he had built it on land, like sensible people,
we might be able to waken him. Funny place to build a house, isn't
it?"