fooled all three so many times that they felt none too friendly.

Very proud looked Peter as he stood under a bramble-bush with Mrs. Peter
by his side and introduced her to his many friends, and very sweet and
modest and retiring looked little Mrs. Peter as she sat beside him.
Everybody said that she was "too sweet for anything", and when Reddy Fox
overheard that remark he grinned and said:

"Not for me! She can't be too sweet for me, and I hope I'll have a
chance to find out just how sweet she is."

What do you suppose he meant?




CHAPTER XXIV

DANNY MEADOW MOUSE WARNS PETER RABBIT

Good advice Is always needed
But, alas! is seldom heeded,
Peter Rabbit.


Danny Meadow Mouse waited until all the rest of Peter Rabbit's friends
had left the Old Briar-patch after paying their respects to Peter and
Mrs. Peter, He waited for two reasons, did Danny Meadow Mouse. In the
first place, he had seen old Granny Fox and Reddy Fox hanging about a
little way off, and though they had disappeared after a while, Danny had