XI THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD Johnny Chuck had begun to think about his clothes . Yes , Sir , he spent a whole lot of time thinking about how he looked and wishing that he had a handsomer coat . For the first time in all his life he began to envy Reddy Fox , because of the beautiful red coat of which Reddy is so proud . It seemed to Johnny that his own coat was so plain and so dull that no one would look at it twice . Besides , it was torn now , because of the great fight Johnny had had with the old gray Chuck who came down from the Old Pasture . Johnny smoothed it down and brushed it carefully and tried to make himself look as spick and span as he knew how . `` Oh , dear ! '' he sighed . `` I do n't see why Old Mother Nature did n't give me as handsome a coat as she did Reddy Fox . And there are Jimmy Skunk and Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and -- and -- why , almost every one has a handsomer coat than I have ! '' Now this was n't at all like Johnny Chuck . First he had been discontented with his house and had given it to Jimmy Skunk . Now he was discontented with his clothes . What was coming over Johnny Chuck ? He really did n't know himself . At least , he would n't have admitted that he knew . But right down deep in his heart was a great desire -- the desire to have Polly Chuck admire him . Yes , Sir , that is what it was ! And it seemed to him that she would admire him a great deal more if he wore fine clothes . You see , he had n't learned yet what Peter Rabbit had learned a long time ago , which is that Fine clothes but catch the passing eye ; Fine deeds win love from low and high .
So Johnny Chuck wished and wished that he had a handsome suit , but XXXXX he did n't , and no amount of wishing would bring him one , he just made the one he did have look as good as he could , and then went in search of Polly Chuck .
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