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<unk> ! Something hit him right on the end of his nose .
" Hello , Bunny ! " called Bobby Gray Squirrel . " I hit you that time . "
" Come down here and I will catch you , " said Bunny , as he rubbed his little pink nose .
But Bobby only laughed and ran higher up among the branches of the oak tree .
" I will catch you some day , " said Bunny as he hopped away .
" Oh , no ! " answered Bobby . " You can never catch me . You can not climb a tree . "
The three rabbits soon found some tender little roots hidden under the blanket of snow .
" This is a good breakfast , " said Bunny .
" Yes , it is a very good breakfast , " said Billy , as he nibbled on the root he had found .
At last Bunny jumped up and shook his long ears .
" I have finished my breakfast , " he said .
" So have I , " said Billy .
" So have I , " said <unk> .
" Now we can make a long slide over in the meadow , " said Bunny .
" I know where we can make the best slide , " said <unk> .
" Where , where ? " asked Bunny .
" Over on the hill beside the pond , " said <unk> .
" That is too far away , " said Billy . " I think I will go home . "
But Bunny and <unk> would not let him . They took hold of his hand , and made him hop along with them through the snow .
" Where are you going ? " called Bobby Gray Squirrel .
" Follow us and you will see , " answered Bunny .
" Oh , no , " said Bobby . " I like best to run about in this big tree .
" After I have found something to eat I shall curl up in my warm nest and go to sleep .
" Summer is the time to play , but winter is the time to sleep . "
II
The little rabbits hopped off through the woods .
Soon they came to the long hill .
They stood at the top of the hill and looked down at the pond .
" Is the ice thick on the pond ? " asked Bunny .
" Oh , yes , " said <unk> . " Jack Frost covered the pond with ice last night . "
" But Mr. Sun is shining to - day , " said Billy .
" Sometimes he turns the ice back to water again . "
" I know that ice is very thick , " said <unk> .
" All right , " said Bunny ; " now let 's make the slide . "
Bunny hopped down the hill and made a little path in the snow .
<unk> hopped down the path after him . Then Billy hopped down the path .
The three rabbits hopped up and down the path until the slide was smooth and hard .
At last Billy said , " Now let 's try the slide . Here is a sled that belongs to one of the boys . "
Billy sat down on the sled and tucked his feet under him .
<unk> sat down behind Billy .
And last of all came Bunny .
" Hold on tight , " called Bunny . " I will give you a good start . "
Bunny pushed hard and the sled began to slide .
He pushed harder and the sled began to slide faster .
" Now I am going to jump on , " cried Bunny .
He ran as fast as he could and gave a good big jump .
Down he came , but not on the sled .
Oh , no ! He came down hard on the slide .
He bumped his nose and that made two little tears roll down his cheeks .