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Show I By Ruth Headrick J Remember last week I promis-;ed promis-;ed to tell you about Jimmy and jhis Daddy? j i Jimmy was a Boy. The very first time Chitter and Chatter found out about him, they were i frisking about on a low limb of a 'cedar tree, not caring much about anything, when they heard a noise land there he was!! Sitting right on a log under their very noses!! They watched and watched, but ,he just sat there, still as still. 'And, since everyone knows that chipmunks are just as curious as jeven little boys and girls, pretty soon they Jast couldn't - stand it any longer, so they crept forward 'a little to see what would happen. And nothing did. Just that NOTHING. Little by little they edged forward, for-ward, their bright little eyes shining, shin-ing, and their tails flirting over their backs. And the Boy still sat like he didn't even know they were there. But, right on the log beside him was SOMETHING and it smelled just as good as GOOD, so finally Chatter (being a boy Chitter scampered up, grabbed a piece of coojtie and fled back beside be-side Chatter. And then the Boy moved. He just turned his head and smiled at them and said, ever so softly: "Hello, Little Folks. Like the cookies? Come on down and help yourselves." But.'of course, Chitter. and Chatter Chat-ter didn't know what he was saying but they did know by the tone of his voice that he was very kind and they were sure he wouldn't hurt them a bit. So they sat very still and went right on munching the oatmeal cookies, which tasted tast-ed so-o-oo good, that when they were gone, they really wanted another bite, and they could see more right there on the log where they had gotten the first bites. So, once again, they crept forward for-ward and very cautiously made their way toward the Boy and the cookies., And, because, his Daddy Dad-dy always told him always to sit very still when the Wild People were near if he wanted to make friends, Jimmy sat still as still again, and Chitter and Chatter each got another big piece of cookie. And that was the way that our two little Chipmunk friends first got to know Jtmmy, and next week, I'll tell you how they got: to know his Daddy. J chipmunk and .LOTS braver (?) than a girl) dashed forward, snatched snat-ched a chunk of oatmeal cookie in his mouth and scampered out onto a limb of the tree. And still the Boy didn't move a bit, and |