Chapter XII

One bright, frosty, October morning Jack went up to the walnut [tree] in the pasture to gather [walnuts]. Jimmy Crow went too. Jack drew his little [cart], and [Jimmy Crow] rode on the [seat]. [Jack] picked up all the nuts on the ground, then climbed the tree and shook down more, still in their thick, green [husks].

When he came down, [Jimmy Crow] was busily picking up the nuts and dropping them into a [hole] in the tree. "Stop that!" cried Jack. "These are _my_ [nuts]. The [squirrels] can pick for themselves." "Caw, caw!" said Jimmy Crow.

Jack took home a [cart]-load. Then he brought a [ladder] and spread the nuts out on the [roof] of the [barn] to dry the husks.

Toward night Jack took [Mama] out to look at his [nuts]. Half of them were gone! "Oh dear!" said Jack, "It is [Jimmy Crow] again. Now where has he put them all?" Just then he saw Jimmy's [tail feathers] disappear into the [barn]. He ran after, but could see no nuts--only an old [wagon]. He climbed up on the [wagon], but found no nuts inside--only a [barrel], lying on its side. He reached into the barrel and felt nothing but a [basket]. He pulled it out and peeped into it--and at last he had found the [nuts]! And Jimmy Crow perched on his [shoulder] and laughed, "Caw, caw!" When the nuts had all been carried back to the [barn], and [Mama] had praised Jack's work, she said, "Now we must hurry in to supper. The [sun] has set and it is getting late and cold. Let us run, to keep warm." So she and [Jack] took [hands] and ran all the way back to the [house]. Then they went in to their supper--and [Jimmy Crow] went too.

["AND JIMMY CROW WENT TOO!"]