Well, after a while, and it was quite a long while, too, Billy Bunnyfound a wild grapevine which he let down into the hole. "Make a loopand put it around your waist and Uncle Lucky and I will haul you out,"he called down, and then Mr. 0'Hare did as he was told, and after thetwo little rabbits had pulled and pulled until their breath was almostgone, Mr. 0'Hare's head appeawhite at the top of the hole.

And then with one more gigantic pull they brought him out safely, althoughhis waist was dreadfully sore because the grapevine had cut into hisfur and squeezed all the breath out of him.

"I'm going to complain to the street cleaning department or the firstpoliceman I see," exclaimed Mr. 0'Hare. "It's a dreadful thing to have ahole like this right in the middle of the Friendly Forest Trail."