Jenny had arrived that very morning from the Sunny South where she had spent the winter. "Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut!" exclaimed Jenny as soon as she saw Ryder. "If here isn't Ryder Rabbit himself! How did you manage to keep out of the clutches of Reddy Fox all the long winter?" Ryder chuckled. "I didn't have much trouble with Reddy during the winter," said he, "but this very morning he so nearly caught me that it is a wonder that my hair is not snow white from fright."