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“What are you two talking lbout?" barked Chatterer the Red Squirrel. 'I‘rader the Wood Rat and Peter Rabbit hadn't seen him until he barked his question at them. He had arrived by \vay of the tops of the trees, his favorite way oi’ traveling.
"Tails," replied Peter.
“Yours isn't rvnlly worth talking about,” barked Chntterer in the most provoking manner. Chatterer is like that. "For that matter I wouldn't trade tails with either o! you." he added.
"What is the mutter with my tail?" demanded Trader. "I can drum with it and that is some- thing you can't with yours."
"I don't want to drum. Why should I‘? l‘\'e got no use for a} drumming tall. It wouldn't do me any good. What I need is a high-. Jumping mil, and I've got it," re- torted Chatterer.
Peter looked at Trader andj grinned. Trader grinned back at Peter. "Did you ever hear’ oi a high-jumping tall?" asked Peter.
"I never did. What in the world II a high-Jumping tail?" replied Trader.
"I! you traveled by way ot the treetops, Jumping from limb to limb high above the ground. you wouldn't ask such a silly question," barked Cliatterer.
"What has your tail got to do with traveling in treetops?" Peter wanted to know. ,
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He had arrived by way oi tho tops o! the trees, his favorite way oi traveling
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"I can sit on it. Then she can't see it." said Peter.
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eon to iall more slowly and land lightly. What good would the tails o! either of you do me? Nonel" Ohatterer spoke acornlully as he ‘lerkcd his tall.
"He's talking witli his tail as well u his tongue.” chuckled Peter. "I've seen your big gray cousin, Happy Jack and Mrs. Happy Jack talking to each other with their tails. Anyway that is the way it looked. I suppose their big bushy tails help them the same way yours helps you."
"Of course," barked Chatterer. “All Squirrels who do much Jump- ing high in trees have to depend much on their tails, and these must be the right kind,”
“What would you do i! you Ihould lose your tail?" asked Peter.
"I don't know, hut I can tell you what I wouldn't do," replied Chat- later.
“What wouldn't you do?" Peter wanted to know.
“I wouldn't livo long," declared Chatterer, and from the way he raid it Peter and Trader knew that he meant it. "I've know several Squirrels who lost their tails and they were not around very long literwarrl."
"I could get along without nine." dcclnded Peter.
Both Chattcrcr and Trader grinned. "I don't doubt it," said the latter.
"You wouldn't be missing much,‘ tarked Chatterer.
"I guess Mrs. Peter would miss l more than you would. She )ouldn't keep track of you in the Iark the way shc can now. All she Ins to do now is watch that white nil bobbing about to know where you are and what you are doing. I Wouldn't want a tail that would rive me nwny like that. No, sir, I rouldnl," said Trader.
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illogical. I-Ie had a pretty good hand in view oi his partner's dou- ble. and since his side was vuln-I erable and the opponents were‘ not, he felt that a play tor game was preferable to deleating the enemy one or two tricks. While: admitting the closeness o! South's‘ problem, however, it is this writ-- er‘s opinion that an acceptance oi" the three-club double was thoI wisest course.
West opened his top club. and East, to maintain communication: with his partner, put in the jack. South took the trick and, observ- ing that his main chance lay in the spade suit, immediately led the spade queen through West, who covered. The spade ace won, and South carefully noted East's play ot the spade seven.
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‘course. settled the matter, because
now South could finesse through West's remaining ten-six in spades. run the entire spade wit, and then cash the heart ace and dia- mond king to complete his nine tricks.
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