But right down in his heart Johnny Chuck did n't feel half so bold as he pretended . You see , not since he was a little Chuck and had run away from old Mother Chuck with Peter Rabbit , had he ever been very far from his own door-step . He had always been content to grow fat and roly-poly right near his own home , and listen to the tales of the great world from Jimmy Skunk and Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon and Unc ' Billy Possum , all of whom are great travelers . But now , here he was , actually setting forth , and without a home to come back to ! You see , he had made up his mind that no matter what happened , he would n't come back , after having given his house to Jimmy Skunk . When he had reached a place where he thought Jimmy Skunk could n't see him , Johnny Chuck turned and looked back , and a queer little feeling seemed to make a lump that filled his throat and choked him . The fact is , Johnny Chuck already began to feel homesick . But he swallowed very hard and tried to make himself think that he was having a splendid time . He stopped looking back and started on , and as he tramped along , he tried to sing a song he had once heard Jimmy Skunk sing : `` The world may stretch full far and wide -- What matters that to me ? I 'll tramp it up ; I 'll tramp it down ! For I am bold and free . '' It was a very brave little song , but Johnny Chuck did n't feel half so brave and bold as he tried to think he did . Already he was beginning to wonder where he should spend the night . Then he thought of old Whitetail the Marshhawk , who had given him such a fright and had so nearly caught him when he was a little fellow . The thought made him look around hastily , and there was old Whitetail himself , sailing back and forth hungrily just ahead of him . A great fear took possession of Johnny Chuck , and he made himself as flat as possible in the grass , for there was no place to hide . He made up his mind that anyway he would fight . Nearer and nearer came old Whitetail ! Finally he passed right over Johnny Chuck . But he did n't offer to touch him .
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