CHAPTER III 

_Danny Meadow Mouse Plays Hide and Seek_ 

Life is always a game of hide and seek to Danny Meadow Mouse. You see, he is such a fat little fellow that there are a great many other furry-coated people, and almost as many who wear feathers, who would gobble Danny up for breakfast or for dinner if they could. Some of them pretend to be his friends, but Danny always keeps his eyes open when they are around and always begins to play hide and seek. Peter Rabbit and Jimmy Skunk and Striped Chipmunk and Happy Jack Squirrel are all friends whom he can trust, but he always has a bright twinkling eye open for Reddy Fox and Billy Mink and Shadow the Weasel and old Whitetail the Marsh Hawk, and several more, especially Hooty the Owl at night. 

Now Danny Meadow Mouse is a stout-hearted little fellow, and when rough Brother North Wind came shouting across the Green Meadows, tearing to pieces the snow clouds and shaking out the snowflakes until they covered the Green Meadows deep, deep, deep, Danny just snuggled down in his warm coat in his snug little house of grass and waited. Danny liked the snow. Yes, sir, Danny Meadow Mouse liked the snow. He just loved to dig in it and make tunnels. Through those tunnels in every direction he could go where he pleased and when he pleased without being seen by anybody. It was great fun! 

Every little way he made a little round doorway up beside a stiff stalk of grass. Out of this he could peep at the white world, and he could get the fresh cold air. Sometimes, when he was quite sure that no one was around, he would scamper across on top of the snow from one doorway to another, and when he did this, he made the prettiest little footprints.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Specify what kind of animal Danny is.
2. What kind of creature is Danny?
3. What is Danny, exactly?
Q2:
1. Is Danny big or small?
2. Is Danny a large mouse or a small one?
3. What is Danny's size?
Q3:
1. How is Danny's life described?
2. What is life like for Danny?
3. What kind of life does Danny lead?
Q4:
1. How many of Danny's friends are mentioned?
2. How many trusted friends does Danny have?
3. How many trustworthy friends does Danny have in life?
Q5:
1. Who is Danny especially untrustworthy of at night?
2. Who must Danny avoid at night?
3. What animal can't Danny trust at nighttime?
Q6:
1. What other animals does Danny have to be careful around?
2. Who else might be dangerous to Danny?
3. Who else is Danny keeping his eye on?
Q7:
1. Is Whitetail a young or old bird?
2. How is Whitetail's age described?
3. What is the age of Whitetail?
Q8:
1. What does Danny call the breeze?
2. What does the story depict the breeze as?
3. What name does Danny give to the breeze?
Q9:
1. To what place did Brother North Wind go?
2. Where did Brother North wind come from?
3. What area did Brother North Wind come from?
Q10:
1. How does Brother North Wind create snowfall?
2. What does Brother North Wind do to make snow?
3. What is Brother North Wind's way of making snow?
Q11:
1. Is there not a lot of snow?
2. Is there just a little bit of snow?
3. Is it just a light snowfall?
Q12:
1. What was Danny's favorite activity in the snow?
2. How did Danny like to play in the snow?
3. What did Danny get excited to do in the snow?
Q13:
1. How did the snow tunnels help Danny?
2. Why were the snow tunnels advantageous for Danny?
3. How did Danny take advantage of the snow tunnels?
Q14:
1. Was was the shape of the door Danny created?
2. What is the shape of Danny's doors of snow?
3. Was the door Danny created round or squared?
Q15:
1. What could be found next to the door?
2. What item was located next to the door?
3. What plant was next to the door?
Q16:
1. What was the air like in the snow?
2. How did the air feel in the snow tunnels?
3. What were the qualities of the air when in the snow?
Q17:
1. What did Danny do going from door to door?
2. What did Danny do in the snow when going from door to door?
3. What did Danny leave behind when going between doors?
Q18:
1. Who was the weasel?
2. What was the weasel called?
3. What name did the weasel have?
Q19:
1. Was the squirrel in a bad mood?
2. Was the squirrel downtrodden?
3. Was the squirrel unpleasant to be around?
Q20:
1. Which animal was Jimmy?
2. Was Jimmy the squirrel or the skunk?
3. What was Jimmy?
