The squirrels filled their little sacks
with nuts, and sailed away home in
the evening.

But next morning they all came
back again to Owl Island; and
Twinkleberry and the others brought
a fine fat mole, and laid it on the
stone in front of Old Brown's
doorway, and said--

"Mr. Brown, will you favour us with
your gracious permission to gather
some more nuts?"

But Nutkin, who had no respect,
began to dance up and down, tickling
old Mr. Brown with a NETTLE and
singing--

"Old Mr. B! Riddle-me-ree!
Hitty Pitty within the wall,
Hitty Pitty without the wall;
If you touch Hitty Pitty,
Hitty Pitty will bite you!"


Mr. Brown woke up suddenly and