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"They never know about Jack Frost. They never know about the snow above them.

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They sleep all winter. You couldn't do that. But run along now and sleep all night."

"When I am a farmer," said Peter, "I will have a field where woodchucks can dig. I will put all the woodchucks into that field."

"Do you think you can keep them there?" asked father. "Wait and see."

WAG-WAG

Peter's dog is called Wag-wag. This is a funny name for him. He is such a happy dog. He runs and plays all day with the children.

wags

his

He has a short tail. He tries hard to it. He tries so hard that he wag it. whole body. That is why he is named Wag-wag.

He likes Peter and Polly. They are always kind to him. They do

him.

He would not hurt them.

not hurt anything.

not hurt

He would

Late one day, Farmer Brown went into the store. He said to Mr. Howe, "Your dog has been chasing my sheep.

"I saw him doing it this afternoon. He was with another dog. You must have him killed."

"But Wag-wag would not do that," said Mr. Howe. "He is a good dog."

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"I saw him," replied Farmer Brown. Perhaps he got into bad company. I cannot have all my sheep spoiled. He must be killed."

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"But it may not have been our dog," said Mr. Howe. Perhaps he was at home." He telephoned to Mrs. Howe. "No," said Mrs. Howe, "Wag-wag has not been here since early this morning."

Then Mr. Howe said to Farmer Brown, "Mr. Brown, I will see about this. I do not wish to kill Wag-wag. Perhaps I can keep him tied."

"Do something," replied the farmer. "I will shoot him if I catch him chasing my sheep again."

Peter and Polly were in the store. They had heard Farmer Brown.

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Oh, what shall we do?" cried Polly. "Oh, what shall we do?" cried Peter. "First we will go home to supper, chicks. Then we can tell mother. Jump in and we'll drive along."

When they passed grandmother's house, she called to them. "Children, did you

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know that Wag-wag is here? He has been here since early this morning. I think he is sick."

"Has he left the house at all?" asked her

son.

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Oh, no, he has been in the kitchen all day."

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"That settles it," said

Wag-wag wasn't the dog.

her Big Boy. Farmer Brown

was mistaken. He must look once more." And he and Peter and Polly were all glad together.

POLLY'S PLAYHOUSE

Polly has a playhouse. Peter helped to build it. But Polly thought of it first. So it is called "Polly's house." It is quite near the real house. the yard under a large elm tree. next tree is the swing.

It is in

On the

Polly's house has no roof. It has no really, truly walls. But that does not matter. It is a house just the same. children built it in one day.

The

First they cleaned up the yard. Peter He raked up the dried grass.

took a rake.

Polly took a

broom. She swept up the sticks. Then they brought small stones from the road. They laid them in lines like this:

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