"All right," answered Skunk; and he crept away. When he reached the yard of the southwest winds, they saw him. One said: "There is Skunk. He has no right to be here. Let us catch him and kill him."
Skunk heard the words. He was so frightened that he turned and fled. He ran straight down to the earth, without telling the other animals that he was going.
The animals became tired of waiting for Skunk. After a time they said, "O Robin, you go find us a hole in the house of the southwest winds,—a hole that we can crawl through."
"All right," answered Robin; and she hopped away. She found a little hole near the chimney corner and crept inside to see what the house was like. It was very warm and comfortable there. The southwest winds were sleeping, so she sat down by the fire to warm her breast and forgot to go back to her waiting brothers.
After a time the animals again wearied of waiting. They cried, "O Mouse and Rat, you two go and find a hole in the house of the southwest winds,—one that we can crawl through."
"Very well," answered Mouse and Rat; and they started off. They found the little hole by the chimney corner, and crept inside as Robin
