scarcely believe it was he.

The first thing that Mrs. Squirrel did was to set before Frisky some
choice seeds which she had gathered that very day. And Frisky ate
every one of them. You see, he had found his appetite again.

For several days after that Frisky Squirrel did very little except
eat. And it was surprising--the way he began to grow fat. His sides
soon stuck out more than they ever had before, and his coat began to
grow sleek and shiny. And as for his tail--though it took longer for
_that_ to look beautiful again, in the course of time it became just
as thick and handsome as ever. Mrs. Squirrel was very glad of that.
For Frisky reminded her of his father once more.




XXI

That Disagreeable Freddie Weasel


Almost everybody liked Frisky Squirrel, he was such a happy little
fellow. But there were a few of the forest-people with whom Frisky
never was able to make friends. _They_ were the disagreeable, selfish
kind, who never liked anyone except themselves.

Freddie Weasel was one of the few with whom Frisky Squirrel never
could have a good time. Frisky often tried to play with him. But their
games always ended in trouble; and I must say that it was not Frisky's