And finally Sandy Chipmunk heard that Uncle Sammy had opened a
store, in which he kept all sorts of good things to eat.
When Sandy learned that he lost no time in going over to Uncle Sammy's
house near the swamp.
Sure enough! There he found Uncle Sammy sitting behind a long table. And
behind him were shelves loaded with apples, pears, corn, nuts and many
other kinds of food.
"I'd like to buy some nuts," Sandy Chipmunk told the old gentleman.
"Nuts?" said Uncle Sammy. "I have some fine nuts."
"Let me see a sample," Sandy said.
But Uncle Sammy never stirred.
"There they are, right on the shelf!" he said. "Look at them all
you want to."
"I'll eat one and see how I like it," said Sandy Chipmunk.
But Uncle Sammy shook his head.
"No!" he replied. "That's the old-fashioned way of keeping a store. I
don't give away any samples."
When Sandy heard that he was angrier than ever. And he wished he had
never given Uncle Sammy any samples of his wheat. But he knew there was
no use of _appearing angry_. So he smiled and asked:
"What is the price of your beechnuts?"
"For one handful, you will have to pay me an ear of corn," Uncle
Sammy said.
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