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"Not nearly so many," said the hare; "that is the reason why I do it. I hope you think _that_ quite as clever as just running down a hole, which is what the rat and the rabbit do." "I think it very clever, indeed," said Tommy Smith; "and I see now that you are a clever animal." NOT NEARLY SO MANY SAID THE HARE THAT IS THE REASON WHY I DO IT I HOPE YOU THINK THAT QUITE AS CLEVER AS RUNNING DOWN A HOLE WHICH IS WHAT THE RAT AND THE RABBIT DO I THINK IT IS VERY CLEVER INDEED SAID TOMMY SMITH AND I SEE NOW THAT YOU ARE A CLEVER ANIMAL
” “I don’t know,” said Tommy Smith, after he had thought a little; “I don’t see how you can prevent it, for you must come to your form on your feet,—you cannot fly.” “No,” said the hare; “but I can jump. Look!” And he gave several leaps into the air, which made Tommy Smith clap his hands and call out, “Bravo! how well you do it!” “Now,” said the hare, “when I am coming back to my form, I leap first to this side and then to that side, and then I make a very big jump indeed, and down I come in my own house. Of course, by doing this, I make it much more difficult for a fox or a weasel to smell where I have been, for it is only where my feet touch the ground that I leave my scent upon it.” “Ah, I see,” cried Tommy Smith; “so, when you make long jumps, your feet will not touch the ground at so many places as they would if you only just ran along it.” “Of course not,” said the hare. “And then there will not be so many places for a dog or a fox to smell where you have been,” said Tommy Smith. TO WHERE I WAS NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK I DO TO PREVENT THIS I DON'T KNOW SAID TOMMY SMITH AFTER HE HAD THOUGHT A LITTLE I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN PREVENT IT FOR YOU MUST COME TO YOUR FORM ON YOUR FEET YOU CANNOT FLY NO SAID THE HARE BUT I CAN JUMP LOOK AND HE GAVE SEVERAL LEAPS INTO THE AIR WHICH MADE TOMMY SMITH CLAP HIS HANDS AND CALL OUT BRAVO HOW WELL YOU DO IT NOW SAID THE HARE WHEN I AM COMING BACK TO MY FORM I LEAP FIRST TO THIS SIDE AND THEN TO THAT SIDE AND THEN I MAKE A VERY BIG JUMP INDEED AND DOWN I COME IN MY OWN HOUSE OF COURSE BY DOING THIS I MAKE IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR A FOX OR A WEASEL TO SMELL WHERE I HAVE BEEN FOR IT IS ONLY WHERE MY FEET TOUCH THE GROUND THAT I LEAVE MY SCENT UPON IT AH I SEE CRIED TOMMY SMITH SO WHEN YOU MAKE LONG JUMPS YOUR FEET WILL NOT TOUCH THE GROUND AT SO MANY PLACES AS THEY WOULD IF YOU ONLY JUST RAN ALONG IT OF COURSE NOT SAID THE HARE AND THEN THERE WILL NOT BE SO MANY PLACES FOR A DOG OR A FOX TO SMELL WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN SAID TOMMY SMITH
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