THE SQUIRREL, THE HARE AND THE LITTLE GREY RABBIT (2)

THE SQUIRREL, THE HARE AND THE LITTLE GREY RABBIT (2)

" Oh dear ! " mumured the Grey Rabbit. " You must take care of yourself, even if we do without milk. "

" Bless your heart,my pretty dear, " he smiled.
" You shall have your milk as long as old hedgehog has some prickles left. "

" Well, good-day, " he continued, " and take care of yourself, and worn those two grumblers within there, " and off he hobbled.
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grumbler：いつも不満をこぼす人

" Whatever have you been talking about all this time ? " asked the Squirrel angrily.

" Why was the milkman so late ? " demanded the Hare.

Little Grey Rabbit drew her chair close up to them.
" He says a Weasel has came to live in the wood nearby. "

" A Weasel, child ? " said the Squirrel. " Pooh ! Who's afraid of a Weasel ? "

But she shut the window and poked the fire, and kept the poker in her hand whilst(=while)she drank her milk.
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暖炉の火かき棒

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" Tap, tap, tap, " came on the door.

" Who's this ? " asked the Squirrel.

Grey Rabbit opened the door a crack.

" It's only Robin Redbleast with the letters, " cried she.
" Come in, Robin, you quite startled us. Have you heard the news ? "

" About the Weasel ? Yes. He is a great big fellow with very sharp teeth. I shouldn't like to meet him on a dark night. Well, I must be off, I have to warn the birds,"  and away he flew.

All day the Hare and the Squirrel atayed in the kitchen.

The Little Grey Rabbit ran upstairs and made the beds. She swept the floors, dusted and tidied up after the other two.

Then she got her basket and started out to do the marketing.

" You might get me a new teazle brush, " called the Squirrel.
" I must give my tail a good brush, it is quite tangled. "

" And get me some young carrots, " shouted the Hare. " I am tired of lettuce for breakfast.

Off ran the Little Grey Rabbit, in her clean white coller and cuffs, and her basket on her arm.

Over the brook she leapt, and then she went into the wood.

She kept a very sharp look-out, and ran so softly that the leaves underfoot scarcely moved, and the grass hardly felt her weight.

Once she heard a rustle behind her, but she went steadily on and dare not turn her head.

Her heart went pitter-pat so loudly she thought it would burst, but it was only a blackbird in the beech leaves.
 
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