And he was still running. But the moment Rowdy Red-Squirrel
sprang upon the wall, to his great surprise Sandy whisked around and
jumped straight at _him_.
It was Rowdy's turn to be startled. And when Sandy gave his nose a cruel
bite Rowdy turned tail and darted off as fast as he could go.
After him dashed Sandy Chipmunk. No longer was he afraid of falling. He
was quite at home on the stone wall. He knew every stone in it, and every
nook and cranny. He knew exactly the best way to run along that old
wall. So all he had to think about now was catching Rowdy Red-Squirrel.
But Rowdy escaped. After he had run a long way he jumped into a tree and
climbed to the very top of it, where Sandy Chipmunk did not care to
follow him.
"Come down here, if you want to fight," Sandy called to him.
"You can't fool me," Rowdy answered. "The _other six of you_ are hiding
behind the wall. And the moment I came down you'd all jump at me again. I
said I could whip _six_ chipmunks. But _seven_ are one too many."
Sandy Chipmunk didn't know what Rowdy was talking about. And he could not
understand what made Jasper Jay laugh so loudly.
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