He had been too greedy . But what had become of those nuts ? Happy Jack was studying about this as he sat with his back against a big chestnut tree . He remembered how hard Peter Rabbit had laughed when Happy Jack and his cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel , had been so surprised because they could not find the nuts they had knocked down . Peter had n't taken them , for Peter has no use for them , but he must know what had become of them , for he was still laughing as he had gone off down the Lone Little Path . While he was thinking of all this , Happy Jack 's bright eyes had been wide open , as they usually are , so that no danger should come near . Suddenly they saw something moving among the brown-and-yellow leaves on the ground . Happy Jack looked sharply , and then a sudden thought popped into his head . `` Hi , there , Cousin Chipmunk ! '' he shouted . `` Hi , there , your own self ! '' replied Striped Chipmunk , for it was he . `` What are you doing down there ? '' asked Happy Jack . `` Looking for hickory nuts , '' replied Striped Chipmunk , and his eyes twinkled as he said it , for there was n't a hickory tree near . Happy Jack looked hard at Striped Chipmunk , for that sudden thought which had popped into his head when he first saw Striped Chipmunk was growing into a strong , a very strong , suspicion that Striped Chipmunk knew something about those lost hickory nuts . But Striped Chipmunk looked back at him so innocently that Happy Jack did n't know just what to think . `` Have you begun to fill your storehouse for winter yet ? '' inquired Happy Jack . `` Of course I have .
I do n't mean to let Jack Frost catch me with an empty storehouse , '' replied Striped XXXXX .
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