to rescue Sammie, Mamma Littletail was much frightened. She nearly fainted, and w

!" cried Mamma Littletail, when she felt better.

young rabbit, and I got over it. Only I took a dreadful cold, from be

ir way, poor Sammie, left all alone in the woods, with his l

see if there is a trap near it," he said to himself. "No indeed I

his uncle coming over the snow t

ncle Wiggily Longears, to Papa Little

ight. For that is the way rabbits smell, and these two were wise bunnies, who could smell a trap as far as you can smell perfumery. They could

pa, and he put his front paws around his l

," replied Sammie, "

d away the snow and dried leaves from the trap. Then Sammie could see how he had been fooled. The t

mmie out, but they could not, b

e sat down and scratched his left ear, which he

have to gnaw through the wood, and then take Sammie, the trap, chain and all, home. On

rap was fastened. Sammie Littletail tried not to cry from the pain, but some tears did c

Uncle Wiggily Longears; "then perhaps you would not h

hole of the underground house just in time, and the big dog did not get them. He soon got tired of waiting, and went away. Then Dr. Possum was sent for, and with his strong tail he quickly opened the trap, and Sammie was free. But his leg hurt him very much, and Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy put him in a bed of soft leaves and gave