,,! ,,TALE ,,( ,,TIMMY ,,TIPTOES

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CALL$ ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES4 ,HE _H A
NE/ ?AT*$ ) L1VES 9 !
TOP (A TALL TREE2 & HE _H A
LL SQUIRREL WIFE CALL$ ,GDY4

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*UCKL$--8,LL WIFE ,GDY1 !
NUTS >E RIPE2 WE M/ LAY UP A
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"! IS NO?+ 6EAT 9 SPR+-
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SQUIRRELS 7 "! ALR4

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"W$ AWAY QUIETLY 0!MVS4

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J\RNEYS & PICK$ QUANTITIES
( NUTS4 ,!Y C>RI$ !M
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2L;G$ 6A WOODPECK]2 ! NUTS
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\ AG8 ,X IS L A M"OY BOX60
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2C !Y DID N LOSE !M6
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! GR.D LOSE M ?AN HALF1
2C !Y _C REMEMB]
! PLACE4

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REMEMB]4 ,& !N HE DUG AG
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BE5-DI7+-UP ,,MY,'-NUTS80

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/4

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MADE A CUP ( TEA = ,TIMMY2 B
HE DIDN'T -E & DIDN'T -E4

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! ,*IPMUNK4 ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES
GREW FATT] & FATT]6

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"W AG 0H]F4 ,%E DID N
PUT ANY M NUTS 96! WOODPECK]'S



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"T ,GDY BR"\ ANO!R BAG;L1
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FULL1 & !Y >E ROLL+ AL;G !
PASSAGE2 & MY HUSB&1 ,*IPPY
,HACKEE1 HAS RUN AWAY & LEFT ME4
,:AT IS ! EXPLAN,N ( ^!
%[]S ( NUTS80







8,I AM SURE ,I BEG YR P>DON2 ,I
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HUSB&1 ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES1 HAS RUN
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TREE1 & !Y LI/5$ AT
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,& ,TIMMY REPLI$1 8,IS T Y1
,GDY ,TIPTOES8 ,:Y1 C]TA9LY60

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"? ! HOLE2 B HE 0 S FAT
T HE CD N GET \4

,*IPPY ,HACKEE 0 N TOO FAT1
B HE DID N WANT 6-E2 HE
/AY$ D[N 2L & *UCKL$4

,& S X W5T ON =A =T-
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,!N ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES CAME
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UNCOM=TA#4

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,*IPPY ,HACKEE W5T HOME
9 A HURRY6

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/ORE FA/5$ UP )A LL
PADLOCK4

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