The Burgess Animal Book For Children in "Lightfoot, Blacktail And Forkhorn"
"I should say not!" exclaimed Ryder Rabbit forgetting that Lightfoot had spoken to Old Mother Nature.
All laughed, even Old Mother Nature. You see, Ryder was so very much in earnest, and at the same time so excited, that it really was funny.
"Ryder has spoken for all of us," said Old Mother Nature. "You are more than welcome, Lightfoot. I had intended to send for you, but it slipped my mind.
All laughed, even Old Mother Nature. You see, Ryder was so very much in earnest, and at the same time so excited, that it really was funny.
"Ryder has spoken for all of us," said Old Mother Nature. "You are more than welcome, Lightfoot. I had intended to send for you, but it slipped my mind.
