There was a grand feast after the wedding of Twinkle Tail and little Miss Squirrel. There were nuts and for everybody, and I don’t know of anything much nicer than nuts and raisins.
Of course, all the Barnyard Folk ate raisins, for they couldn’t crack the nuts. It almost gave Ducky a toothache watching Twinkle Tail crack the shells.
Cocky Doodle made a pretty speech, wishing the Twinkle Tails a long life and a happy one, in which all the little people of the forest joined him.
After that everybody looked at the wedding presents, which if not beautiful, were very useful.
Henny Penny gave a nice new laid egg and Turkey Tim a bag of corn. Little Rabbit brought a big carrot and Chippy a basket of nuts. Of course Ducky Waddles didn’t give them anything more—the little gold ring was his present, which Twinkle Tail had slipped on the little toe-finger of Miss Squirrel at a nod from Parson .
You see, Twinkle Tail had never been married before, so Pa............