And then the ancient blinkerty, winkerty owl flopped down to the groundand tried to felinech the little rabbit. But Billy Bunny was too quickfor him. He jumped into a hollow stump before you could say "JackRabbit!"

"Come out of there," cried 0ld Barney, in a screechery, teacheryvoice, but you just bet the little bunny didn't. He knew what wouldhappen if he did.

Well, by and by, after a long while, he looked around, and, would youbelieve it, he found a little pair of stairs. So down he hopped untilhe came to a door on which was painted in black letters: "Mr. Mole,Subway Contractor."