And oh, my, wasn't he delighted and so were all the little forestfolk, for they were all there, let me tell you, from 0ld SquirrelNutcracker to the Big Brown Bear.

And so were the little people from the Pleasant Meadow, Dicky MeadowMouse and Robbie Redbreast and many others. And beautiful soon along camethe barnyard folk, Cocky Docky, Henny Jenny and Duckey Daddies. EvenMrs. Cow wasn't too busy to be there, and if you'll wait a minute I'lltell you the names of some more of Billy Bunny's friends:

Turkey Purky, Danny Beaver, 0ld Mother Magpie, Timmy Chipmunk,Scatterbrains, the gray squirrel, and Shadow Tail, his brother. DaddyFox would like to have been there, only Uncle Lucky hadn't sent him aninvitation. The only friend who wasn't there was Uncle Bullfrog. Hecouldn't leave his log in the 0ld Mill Pond, so he sent his regrets bylittle Mrs. 0riole, who lived in the willow tree by the 0ld Mill.