And he whispered to Brother Squirrel, "Bring some leaves."
And he whispered to Brother Mole, "Bring some dirt, little brother."
And to Brother Rabbit he said, "Stand ready to do what I tell you."
So Brother Frog brought mud, Brother Squirrel brought leaves, Brother Mole brought dirt, and Brother Rabbit stood ready to do what Brother Fox told him.
Then Brother Fox said to Brother Rabbit, "Stop up the ends of Brother Bear's log."
So Brother Rabbit took the mud and the leaves and the dirt, and he stopped up the ends of the log. Then he hammered hard with his two back feet, which are good for hammering. And they all went home, for they thought that old Bear would never, never get out of the log.
Well, old Bear slept and slept, but after a while he awoke, and he opened one eye. He saw no sunshine, so he thought it was still night, and he went to sleep again.
After another while, he awoke again, but he heard the rain and sleet beating outside, and it was very warm and dry inside.
"What a very long night," said old Bear,
