Until Steve, my most imaginative son, pictured the squirrel not squished at all, but riding joyously on the front of the van, delivering acorns to the neighbors. But from what I can tell, these hoarding varmints don't specialize in cooperating with neighbors. They don't share. They don't work together. And they don't care about anything but gathering their own loot for nourishment.
Squirrels have their good points, though.
They are not lazy animals, and they plan ahead for the future. Squirrels definitely take after the diligent. All they need is a little balance. If I step back and take a look at my fall schedule, I'm not much better than the squirrels. Although I've never been seen racing across telephone wires, I scurry from one kid's function to another.