of them in a very short time. I thought once," Doctor Rabbit
continued, "of letting Yappy run me right to that thicket where the
Fox family lives. But if I did, Brushtail or Mrs. Brushtail would
surely be right there to lead Yappy away off into the woods. No, if
Farmer Roe or his boy doesn't stumble onto their den, I'll have to
think up some way myself to get rid of that Fox family. I'll bring my
imagination into play," said Doctor Rabbit smilingly, and somewhat
proudly, too.

"What does 'magination' mean, sir?" little Billy Rabbit asked
wonderingly.

"It means," said Doctor Rabbit, "that you must think and think and
think until you think out something quite new."

Then Doctor Rabbit patted all the little rabbits on the head, except
Billy Rabbit whom he chucked under the chin, as he bade them all a
very pleasant good morning.

"Keep a sharp lookout, and don't worry," Doctor Rabbit said with a
smile as he left. "If Farmer Roe does not get rid of that Fox family,
I'll think out some way myself."

And he ran like a gray streak back across the Wide Prairie toward the
Big Green Woods.




DOCTORING LITTLE THOMAS WOODCHUCK