Chapter IV
“What was it blew? Ah whew, ah whew!”Three green chipmunks have all turned blue!The elephant smiles a peaceful smile,And lifts off a tree-trunk sans haste or guile.“Seize him, seize him! He’s stealing our tree!We’re undone, undone,” shriek the chipmunks three.The elephant calmly upraised his trunk,And said, “Did I hear a green chipmunk?”
“Ah chee, ah chee, ah chee, ah choo!”“Chippy, you’re blue!” “So’re you!” “So’re you!”
=Philadelphia=, December, 1895.