Mr.GraySquirrelcertainlywasmistaken,whenhethoughtthatTommyFoxwasdeadandcamedownoutofthechestnuttreetolookathim.Tommywasn’tevenill.Yourememberthathewasveryhungry? Andthathehadnotbeenabletofindanythingtoeat? Tommycouldnotclimbthetree,whereMr.GraySquirrelsat. SotheonlythingleftforhimtodowastomakeMr.GraySquirrelcomedownwherehewas. ThatwaswhatTommyFoxwasthinkingabout,whenhesatthereonhishaunchesandlookedupsoinnocentlyatMr.GraySquirrel. AsTommysatthereabrightideacametohim. Soheheldhispawtohisstomachandpretendedtobeill. AndassoonashesawthatMr.GraySquirrelthoughthewasill,Tommyfelloveronhissideandmadebelievehewasdead. Thoughhiseyeswereshuttight,Tommy’searsweresosharpthathecouldtellwhenMr.GraySquirrelcamedownthetree. Andhecouldhearhimslowlypickinghiswaynearerandnearer. Tommy’snosewassharp,too,andhecouldsmellMr.GraySquirrel. HesmelledsogoodthatTommycouldn’thelpopeningoneeyetheleastbit,justtoseehim. ThatwaswhenMr.GraySquirrelnoticedthathiseyelidquivered. AndTommysawatoncethatMr.GraySquirrelhadcaughtthatflickerofhiseyelid,andthathewasfrightened. Tommyknewthenthathemustactquickly. Hejumpeduplikeaflash.Butquickashewas,Mr.GraySquirrelwasevenquicker. HereachedthetreejustaheadofTommyFox;andthoughTommyleapedhighupthetrunk,hewastoolate. Mr.GraySquirrelscrambledupthetreesofastthathisbig,bushytailjustwhiskedacrossTommy’sface. Andinanothersecondhewassafeinthetreetop,chatteringandscolding,andcallingTommynames. TommyFoxfeltveryfoolish.HerealizedthatifhehadjumpedupwithoutfirstopeninghiseyehewouldnothavegivenMr.GraySquirrelanywarning;andthenhewouldhavecaughttheplumpoldfellow.Butitwastoolatenow.Anothertimehewouldknowbetter. Andhesneakedoff,totrythesametrickononeofMr.GraySquirrel’sfriends. Itwasnouse.Mr.Squirrelfollowedhim,jumpingfromonetreetoptoanother,andmadeagreatnoise,callingafterhim,andjeeringathim,andtellingallhisfriendsaboutthemeantrickTommyhadtriedtoplayonhim. AndtoTommy’sgreatdisgust,anoldcrowhighupinatalltreeheardthestory,andhaw-hawedloudly,hewassoamused. Hemadesucharacketthatalltheforest-peopleheardhim;andTommyknewthattherewasnosenseintryingtocatchasquirrelaroundtherethatday. Hewentdownintothemeadowandbeganhuntingcrickets. Andthoughhedidn’thaveasgoodalunchashewanted,probablyheateallthatwasgoodforhim. 
