Of course nothing had really changed that first day when Winsome Bluebird 's whistle was heard on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest , but it seemed as if everything had changed . And it was all because that sweet whistle was a promise , a promise that every one knew would come true . And so there was joy in all the hearts on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest . Even grim old Granny Fox felt it , and as for Reddy Fox , why , Reddy even shouted good-naturedly to Peter Rabbit and hoped he was feeling well . And then gentle Sister South Wind arrived . She came in the night , and in the morning there she was , hard at work making the Green Meadows and the Green Forest ready for Mistress Spring . She broke the icy bands that had bound the Smiling Pool and the Laughing Brook so long ; and the Smiling Pool began to smile once more , and the Laughing Brook to gurgle and then to laugh and finally to sing merrily . She touched the little banks of snow that remained , and straightway they melted and disappeared . She kissed the eight babies of Unc ' Billy Possum , and they kicked off the bedclothes under which old Mrs. Possum had tucked them and scrambled out of the big hollow tree to play . She peeped in at the door of Johnny Chuck and called softly , and Johnny Chuck awoke from his long sleep and yawned and began to think about getting up . She knocked at the door of Digger the Badger , and Digger awoke . She tickled the nose of Striped Chipmunk , who was about half awake , and Striped Chipmunk sneezed and then he hopped out of bed and hurried up to his doorway to shout good morning after her , as she hurried over to see if Bobby Coon was still sleeping . Peter Rabbit followed her about . He could n't understand it at all . Peter had smiled to himself when he heard how softly she had called at the doorway of Johnny Chuck 's house , for many and many a time during the long winter Peter had stopped at Johnny Chuck 's house and shouted down the long hall at the top of his voice without once waking Johnny Chuck . Now Peter nearly tumbled over with surprise , as he heard Johnny Chuck yawn at the first low call of gentle Sister South Wind . `` How does she do it ? I do n't understand it at all , '' said Peter , as he scratched his long left ear with his long left hind leg . Gentle Sister South Wind smiled at Peter . `` There are a lot of things in this world that you will never understand , Peter Rabbit .
You will just have to believe them without understanding them and be content to know that they are so , '' she said , and hurried over to the Green Forest to tell XXXXX ' Billy Possum that his old friend , Ol' Mistah Buzzard , was on his way up from ol' Virginny .
Badger Brook Chipmunk Coon Meadows Reddy Unc bedclothes left night