Billy Mink dived head first into the
Smiling Pool. Then he swam over to Jerry Muskrat's house and warned
Jerry. Together they hunted up Little Joe Otter, and then the three
little scamps in brown hid in the bulrushes, where they could watch
Farmer Brown's boy.
The first place Farmer Brown's boy visited was Jerry Muskrat's
old log. Very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank.
The trap was gone!
"Hurrah!" shouted Farmer Brown's boy. He was very much excited, as
he caught hold of the end of the chain, which fastened it to the old
log. He was sure that at last he had caught Jerry Muskrat. When he
pulled the trap up, it was empty. Between the jaws were a few hairs
and a little bit of skin, which Jerry Muskrat had left there when he
sprung the trap with his tail.
Farmer Brown's boy was disappointed. "Well, I'll get him to-morrow,
anyway," said he to himself. Then he went on to his next trap;
it was nowhere to be seen. When he pulled the chain he was so excited
that he trembled.
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