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 Unc ' Billy Possum that his old friend , Ol' Mistah Buzzard , was on his way up from ol' Virginny . II JOHNNY CHUCK RECEIVES CALLERS The morning after gentle Sister South Wind arrived on the Green Meadows , Peter Rabbit came hopping and skipping down the Lone Little Path from the Green Forest . Peter was happy . He did n't know why . He just was happy . It was in the air . Everybody else seemed happy , too . Peter had to stop every few minutes just to kick up his heels and try to jump over his own shadow . He had felt just that way ever since gentle Sister South Wind arrived . `` I simply have to kick and dance ! I can not help but gaily prance ! Somehow I feel it in my toes Whenever gentle South Wind blows . ''
So sang Peter Rabbit XXXXX he hopped and skipped down the Lone Little Path .
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