The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-07-26
Fuzzy, the woodchuck.

s, Fuzzy, tho woodchuch.
Dorothy lived with her granupar-
.ents on little farm among the noun.
'tatns. Sc loved animals. and was
never without "a pet :of some kind. One
day as Dorothy.s grandfather was
taking the COW to pasture, he noticed
three little creatures playing near n
large rock. He thought they were
young foxes, and he started to catch
.one; but before he could reach the
'plaee, two tof the little fellows had
tumbled into their hole. The other was
about half way in when ;Dorothy.s
grandfather grabbed him. 1t was not
"a fox. but a baby woodchuck-a queer,
fuzzy, little ball Of fur, with beady
black eyes, stumpy tail, land big yell
llow teeth. The baby wooddhuck 'tt
and scratched and struggled to get
away! But at last he was tiled in a
handkerchief, and then he was carried
ito Dorothy. Dorothy was delighted
with this new strange pet; and though
ther grandfather ssid woodchudlss rare
~ became tame, she was sure 'thisDne
would. She named him "Fuzzy," and
then took down her old squirrel cage,
and lined lit with soft hay and placed
him in 1t, with some ,fresh-cut clover
and "a little dish ,6f water. For "a few
days Fuzzy was very wild. HE he.
shaved very badly. He insisted on
spilling his water, and he would snap
sand lbite whenever his little. mistress
replaced 1t. But 'by-andlby he saw
that Dorothy did mot mean ito hurt
him. Then The gave up biting. In two
yweelss he would drink from his dish
without upsetting It, and would ,nibble
tcfnver from Dorothy's hand, and let
her scratch his funny little head. In
"a month Fuzzy had sgrown-t ito twice his
size, and had become SO tame that he
would let dorothy take him. in her
iarmsga carry him about One day
little Dorothy forgot ito fasten the
cage door and Fuzzy walked out. But
he did mot Ho far, and went back to
his cage OF Ills own accord. The door
was never fastened again, and all day
long Fuzzy would play about the wer-
ianda Dr nibble grass in front ,of the
house, but he always returned to his
onesa-. = s-s 50 49,
unesuay A1oa'eny 8 gra INC was
uaKlns COOKIES, 'and she g@ve one to
: uzly;. :. was iunny TO see the little
woodchuck taste it then taste again.
as If he were not quite able to make
up MS lln,nu Wne1ner ne iiked 'it'or not.
:. !. 1nai.y ~ Meeloeu tnat me ora like
~ anu ne ATE " an. From this time,
COOKIES We're mis- favorite food. AS.
k : as ll'arothvss grandmother hogan
= uahe glhe e Wonto run TO the Kitchen,
'1na sllt.nn MS haunches IN the door-,
!, way anu Is WaH patiently until his
'cooAy was given MIN; then he would
'scampsr on 20 9. one OF his grassy nooks
' 60 = .t1s nls '1elsure. Several times
y suurihs .ne summer ''s Fuzzy wandered
~ . ene WOODS ana spent the day.
- .as. que s s. octon g, day Fuzzy
49,. u eng nlsl NOT return g. lDopottay
~. :. 81. asa1ss one had kdled him.
al wlnler aDns sne mourned for
100 Tuz1y. ons me morning u APraa as
a'uIo.ny was Maik4ng down the rDad
si.n ner gIanu1a.ner they espiedsa Aafg
- woousnusA haI11rng on s. stniap in
ne. ~. ~ sslanupa! cried as Doro-s
.ns,. go III doesn't ~
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