fault.

Now, Frisky had often heard it said among his neighbors that no one
had ever caught Freddie Weasel asleep. Indeed, Jimmy Rabbit claimed
that Freddie Weasel never slept at all.

That seemed very strange to Frisky. He could hardly believe it. And he
made up his mind that he would watch Freddie Weasel and see whether it
was really true.

So one evening, just after sundown, when Frisky met Freddie Weasel in
the woods, he thought it would be a good time to spy upon him. Of
course it wasn't at all a polite thing to do. But Frisky was very
curious. And anyhow, he meant no harm.

"Hello, Freddie!" he said, as he came face to face with the sly, slim
chap.

"Hello, yourself!" said Freddie Weasel in a disagreeable tone.

"Where you going?" Frisky inquired pleasantly enough.

"Never you mind," Freddie Weasel answered. "And you'd better keep out
of my way, or I'll bite your head off."

Frisky Squirrel didn't know what to say. Very few people--except Jasper
Jay and one or two other quarrelsome forest-folk--had ever spoken to
him like that. So he just stood still and stared.

That seemed to make Freddie angrier than ever. He darted toward Frisky