"There it is!" went on the little girl. "See it, Bunny? And it is gray.
But it doesn't really _look_ like a cat."
Bunny came and stood beside Sue. He could see the gray animal now, and
as it moved just then, the dogs set up another wild barking.
"Be still!" ordered Bunny. Then, as the dog's cries were less noisy he
said: "Why, Sue, I know what that is. It's a----"
And just then the gray animal fell out of the tree, landing on a pile of
leaves at the very feet of the children.
With barks and howls the two dogs made a dive for it. I do not really
believe they meant to bite it--they just wanted to see what it was. But
Bunny was too quick for them.
With a sudden motion he caught up the gray animal and held it close to
him. At the same time he shouted:
"Down, Splash! Down, Dix! Don't dare try to get this poor little
squirrel. One of you has hurt its leg anyhow--that's why it fell out of
the tree."
"Oh, Bunny! Is it really and truly a squirrel?" asked Sue, excitedly.
"That's what it is," said her brother. "It's a big gray squirrel. It
does look something like a cat, but its tail is bigger than a cat's
except when a cat is being chased by a dog."
"I saw the big tail," explained Sue, "and that's why I thought maybe it
was a cat.
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