"I have a little matter to attend to over in the cornfield. And if you
want to come along with me I don't mind stopping to show you where the
butternuts are. But of course if you're afraid--" Mr. Crow stopped to
cough. He buttoned his coat closer around his throat. And then he
looked sideways at Frisky Squirrel.

"Afraid!" Frisky exclaimed. "I'm not afraid at all."

"Good!" said Mr. Crow. "Now, then, young fellow! You skip along over
to Farmer Green's and I'll be waiting for you down the road a bit."

Old Mr. Crow flapped himself away then. And Frisky Squirrel hurried
off in a straight line for the farmhouse.




XVI

Caught in the Attic


Long before Frisky Squirrel reached Farmer Green's place, he began to
worry for fear Mr. Crow had grown tired of waiting for him. To be
sure, he knew that the butternuts were up in the attic. But to tell
the truth, Frisky felt uneasy about visiting the farmhouse. And he
hoped that Mr. Crow would show him just how to get through the attic
window, as he had promised.

Just as he came in sight of the farmhouse Frisky heard Mr. Crow