But he loved Polly Chuck more , and although he had grumbled a little , he had followed her up to the old orchard , and now they were going to stay there . Sometimes Johnny shivered when he thought how near were Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown 's boy and Bowser the Hound . He had never been so far from his old home on the Green Meadows before , and it was all very strange up here . It was very lovely , too . Besides , it was in this very old orchard that Polly Chuck had been born , and she knew every part of it . Johnny felt better when he found that out . So he set to work to build a home , and this time he meant business . Polly Chuck could change her mind as many times as she pleased ; that was going to be their home and that was where they were going to live . Now Johnny Chuck had grown wise in the ways of the world since he first ran away from the home where he was born . Twice since then he had built a new home , and now this would be better than either of the others . He paid no heed to Polly , when she pouted because he did not dig where she wanted him to . He went from tree to tree , big old apple - trees they were , and at the very last tree , way down in a corner near a tumbled-down stone wall , he found what he wanted -- two spreading roots gave him a chance to dig between them . Polly watched him get ready for work and she pouted some more . `` It would be a lot nicer out in that grassy place , and a lot easier to dig , '' said she . Johnny Chuck smiled and made the dirt fly . `` It certainly would be easier to dig , '' said he , when he stopped for breath , `` easier for me and easier for Bowser the Hound or for old Granny Fox , if either wanted to dig us out . Now , these old roots are just far enough apart for us to go in and out . They make a beautiful doorway . But Bowser the Hound can not get through if he tries , and he ca n't make our doorway any larger . Do n't you see how safe it is ? ''
Polly Chuck had XXXXX own up that it was safer than a home in the open could possibly be , and Johnny went on digging .
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