Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Whitefoot Spends A Happy Winter

Whitefoot The Wood Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess

Whitefoot finds a hole...
       In  all  his  short  life  Whitefoot the  Wood  Mouse  never  had  spent such  a  happy  winter. Whitefoot is  one  of  those  wise  little  people who  never  allow  unpleasant  things of  the  past  to  spoil  their  present happiness  and  who  never  borrow trouble  from  the  future.  Whitefoot  believes  in  getting  the  most from  the  present.  The  things which  are  past  are  past,  and  that is    all   there    is    to    it.      There    is no  use  in  thinking  about  them. As  for  the  things  of  the  future, it  will  be  time  enough  to  think about  them  when  they  happen.
       If  you  and  I  had  as  many things  to  worry  about  as  does Whitefoot  the  Wood  Mouse,  we probably  never  would  be  happy at  all.  But  Whitefoot  is  happy whenever  he  has  a  chance  to  be, and  in  this  he  is  wiser  than most  human  beings.  You  see, there  is  not  one  of  all  the  little people  in  the  Green  Forest  who has  so  many  enemies  to  watch out  for  as  has  Whitefoot.  There are  ever  so  many  who  would  like nothing  better  than  to  dine  on plump  little  Whitefoot.  There are  Buster   Bear   and   Billv   Mink and  Shadow  the  Weasel  and  Uncle Bill Possum  and  Hooty  the  Owl and  all  the  members  of  the Hawk  family,  not  to  mention Caw-Caw  the  Crow  in  times  when other  food  is  scarce.  Reddy  and Granny  Fox  and  Old  Man  Coyote are  always  looking  for  him.
       So  you  see  Whitefoot  never knows  at  what  instant  he  may have  to  run  for  his  life.  That is  why  he  is  such  a  timid  little fellow  and  is  always  running away  at  the  least  little  unexpected sound.  In  spite  of  all  this  he is  a  happy  little  chap.
       It  was  early  in  the  winter  that Whitefoot  found  a  little  hole  in a  corner  of  Farmer  Brown's sugar-house     and    crept     inside    to     see what  it  was  like  in  there.  It didn't  take  him  long  to decide that  it  was  the  most  delightful place  he  ever  had  found.  He promptly  decided  to  move  in and spend  the  winter.  In  one  end of  the  sugar-house  was  a  pile of  wood.  Down  under  this Whitefoot  made  himself  a  warm,  comfortable nest.  It  was  a  regular castle  to  Whitefoot.  He moved over  to  it  the  store  of  seeds  he had  laid  up  for  winter  use.
       Not  one  of  his  enemies  ever thought  of  visiting  the  sugar-house  in  search  of  Whitefoot,  and they  wouldn't  have  been  able  to get  in  if  they  had.  When  rough Brother  North  Wind  howled outside,   and    sleet    and    snow    were making  other  little  people  shiver, Whitefoot  was  warm and  comfortable. There  was  all  the  room he  needed  or  wanted  in  which to  run  about  and  play. He  could go  outside  when  he  chose  to,  but he  didn't  choose  to  very  often. For  days  at  a  time he  didn't have  a  single  fright.  Yes  indeed. Whitefoot   spent   a  happy  winter there.

Contents

  1. Whitefoot Spends A Happy Winter, above
  2. Whitefoot Sees Strange Things
  3. Farmer Brown's Boy Becomes Acquainted
  4. Whitefoot Grows Anxious
  5. The End of Whitefoot's Worries
  6. A Very Careless Jump 
  7. Whitefoot Gives Up Hope
  8. The Rescue
  9. Two Timid Persons Meet
  10. The White Watchers
  11. Jumper Is In Doubt
  12. Whitey The Owl Saves Jumper
  13. Whitefoot Descides Quickly
  14. Shadow's Return
  15. Whitefoot's Dreadful Journey
  16. Whitefoot Climbs A Tree
  17. Whitefoot Finds A Hole Just In Time
  18. An Unpleasant Surprise
  19. Whitefoot Finds a Home At Last
  20. Whitefoot Makes Himself At Home
  21. Whitefoot Envies Timmy
  22. Timmy Proves To Be A True Neighbor
  23. Whitefoot Spends A Dreadful Night
  24. Whitefoot The Wood Mouse Is Unhappy
  25. Whitefoot Finds Out What The Matter Was
  26. Love Fills The Heart Of Whitefoot
  27. Mr. and Mrs. Whitefoot
  28. Mrs. Whitefoot Decides On A Home
  29. Making Over An Old House
  30. The Whitefoots Enjoy Their New Home
  31. Whitefoot Is Hurt
  32. The Surprise

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