some time ago."

Mrs. Jack Rabbit brought out the bottle of liniment, and after Doctor
Rabbit had bathed Jack Rabbit's foot with some of the liniment he
bandaged it quite snugly.

"That feels fine!" said Jack Rabbit, getting right up and standing on
all four feet. "I'm so glad you came over, Doctor. That foot feels so
good I know I can dance a little jig!"

And Jack Rabbit started to dance a little, but he said, "Ouch!" right
away, and everybody laughed, even Jack Rabbit. His foot was not quite
well enough for dancing.

Then Doctor Rabbit said, "I told you some of the rest of us had seen
that same animal that chased you, Jack Rabbit. I am sure it was the
same animal, from the way you describe him. It is Brushtail the Fox.
He has just lately moved into the Big Green Woods, and intends to make
his home there right along. What makes the matter worse for all of us
is that not only has Mr. Brushtail come, but he has brought his whole
family!"

"Oh, dear me!" exclaimed Mrs. Jack Rabbit. "I thought _one_ of them
was enough. But all of them--well, that makes it pretty serious for
us."

"But it might be worse," said Doctor Rabbit, who always sees the
bright side of everything. "You see," he continued, "four of those
foxes are so small that they are harmless. Besides, Farmer Roe and his
boy are on the lookout for that whole Fox family, and they may get rid