He
ran outdoors and looked up at the chimney.
There was Bushy-Tail, the sly old Fox acting as a chimney-sweep. He was
sweeping the chimney with his long, beautiful tail.
[Illustration: "HE WAS SWEEPING THE CHIMNEY WITH HIS LONG, BEAUTIFUL
TAIL"]
Tippy Toes cried, "Please come down and I will show you how to dance."
Bushy-Tail was surprised you may be sure. He thought it was Snubby
Nose, and Snubby Nose never said, "Please."
He jumped off the roof with a bound and howled, "Oh, ho! So you will
show me how to dance, will you?"
Then Bushy-Tail chased Tippy Toes away and away and away in the woods.
Tippy Toes said to himself,
"I'm in a corner without a doubt,
But if I keep cheerful I will get out."
At that very minute they met old Grandpa Grumbles. He said,
"It is getting cold I've heard it said,
Bushy-Tail where are your mittens, red?"
_Then the most surprising thing happened!_
Bushy-Tail gave a howl and ran away as fast as his legs could carry
him.
"What does it all mean?" asked Tippy Toes.
Grandpa Grumbles replied, "Why, Snubby Nose, you have a poor memory if
you have forgotten about the red mittens. Don't you remember that Santa
Claus gave Bushy-Tail a pair of magic mittens?"
Tippy Toes said, politely, "Please tell me about it."
Grandpa Grumbles said, "Bushy-Tail put on the red magic mittens and
they pinched his paws.
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