6/29/2023 0 Comments The tale of nutkinHe began dancing round Old Brown, flicking him with his tail and singing: ‘Will you allow us to pick some of your nuts, Mr Old Brown,’ they asked politely. The squirrels bowed and gave him the present. When they arrived, Old Brown was waiting for them. They had a little sack to put the nuts in and, as a thank-you to Old Brown, they took a present of three fat mice. For a sail they fanned out their bushy tails to catch the breeze. They each had a raft made of twigs and a paddle. One morning the squirrels got ready to sail across the lake to Nut Island. Old Brown liked to be treated with respect, so every autumn, when the nuts were ripe for picking, the squirrels made sure they always asked his permission. One tree was hollow and inside this hollow tree lived an owl called Old Brown. In the middle of the lake was an island covered in nut trees. Squirrel Nutkin had a brother called Twinkle-berry and lots and lots of cousins and they all lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.
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