"You played a trick on me!" Rowdy told Jasper Jay. "You had six
chipmunks hidden behind that wall. And as soon as I came down where they
were, they all sprang at me. With Sandy Chipmunk, there were _seven_ of
them. And that's one too many."
"Ha! ha!" laughed Jasper Jay. "Yes! There's _one too many for you_. Sandy
Chipmunk is _one too many for you_!" And he flew away to tell the joke to
every one.
You see, Rowdy had been so frightened when Sandy turned and bit his nose
that he actually thought there must be at least seven chipmunks chasing
him.
Though he boasted just as much afterwards, Rowdy Red-Squirrel never
wanted to fight Sandy Chipmunk again.
XVII
CORN-PLANTING TIME
It was late in the spring. And Sandy Chipmunk couldn't help wishing it
was late in the fall instead. The reason for that was this: He could find
very little to eat anywhere in Pleasant Valley. It was too early for
fruit or nuts. It was even too early for many insects. And it seemed to
Sandy that all the insects flew much higher than they did when there were
plenty of other things to eat.
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