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And now, how do you think I get into this form of mine? I have told you that wherever I go I leave a scent upon the ground, so if I just came to my form and walked into it, any animal that crossed my scent would be able to follow it till he came to where I was. AND NOW HOW DO YOU THINK I GET INTO THIS FORM OF MINE I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT WHEREVER I GO I LEAVE A SCENT UPON THE GROUND SO IF I JUST CAME TO MY FORM AND WALKED INTO IT ANY ANIMAL THAT CROSSED MY SCENT WOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW IT TILL HE CAME TO WHERE I WAS
en. The rat would run down a hole, I am sure, and so would the rabbit. I have often seen him do it.” “Pray do not compare me to the rabbit,” said the hare. “I have twice as much sense as he has, and I can tell you that you make a great mistake if you think I am not clever, for I am very clever indeed, as I will soon show you. If you will follow me a few steps, I will take you to the place where I was lying when you frightened me out of it. See, here it is. Look how nicely the grass is pressed downward and bent back on each side, so that it makes a pretty little bower for me to rest in when I am tired of running about. That is better, I think, than a mere hole in the ground; and, for my part, I look upon burrowing as a very foolish habit. _I_ prefer fresh air, and I think that it is much nicer to see all about one than to live in the dark. This little bower of mine is what people call my _form_, and I am so fond of it that, however often I am driven away, I always come back to it again. OU WOULD ESCAPE AND GET AWAY MORE OFTEN THE RAT WOULD RUN DOWN A HOLE I AM SURE AND SO WOULD THE RABBIT I HAVE OFTEN SEEN HIM DO IT PRAY DON'T COMPARE ME TO THE RABBIT SAID THE HARE I HAVE TWICE AS MUCH SENSE AS HE HAS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU MAKE A GREAT MISTAKE IF YOU THINK I AM NOT CLEVER FOR I AM VERY CLEVER INDEED AS I WILL SOON SHOW YOU IF YOU WILL FOLLOW ME A FEW STEPS I WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE I WAS LYING WHEN YOU FRIGHTENED ME OUT OF IT SEE HERE IT IS LOOK HOW NICELY THE GRASS IS PRESSED DOWNWARD AND SPENT BACK ON EACH SIDE SO THAT IT MAKES A PRETTY LITTLE BOWER FOR ME TO REST IN WHEN I AM TIRED OF RUNNING ABOUT THAT IS BETTER I THINK THAN A MERE HOLE IN THE GROUND AND FOR MY PART I LOOK UPON BURROWING AS A VERY FOOLISH HABIT I PREFER FRESH AIR AND I THINK THAT IT IS MUCH NICER TO SEE ALL ABOUT ONE THAN TO LIVE IN THE DARK THIS LITTLE BOWER OF MINE IS WHAT PEOPLE CALL MY FORM AND I AM SO FOND OF IT THAT HOWEVER OFTEN I AM DRIVEN AWAY I ALWAYS COME BACK TO IT AGAIN
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