I really don't dare go back home to-night."
Of course Peter told Danny Meadow Mouse that he was welcome to spend the
night in the Old Briar-patch, and thanked Danny for his warning as he
bade him good-night. But Peter never carries his troubles with him for
long, and by the time he had rejoined little Mrs. Peter he was very much
inclined to laugh at Danny's fear.
"What did that funny little Meadow Mouse have to say?" asked Mrs. Peter.
Peter told her and then added, "But I don't believe we have anything to
fear from Old Man Coyote. You know he is my friend."
"But I don't know that he is mine!" replied little Mrs. Peter, and the
way she said it made Peter look at her anxiously. "I believe Danny
Meadow Mouse is right," she continued, "Oh, Peter, you will watch out,
won't you?"
And Peter promised her that he would.
CHAPTER XXV
PETER RABBIT'S HEEDLESSNESS
Heedlessness is just the twin
of thoughtlessness, you know,
And where you find them both at once,
there trouble's sure to grow.
Peter Rabbit.
Peter Rabbit didn't mean to be heedless. No, indeed! Oh, my, no! Peter
thought so much of Mrs. Peter, he meant to be so thoughtful that she
never would have a thing to worry about. But Peter was heedless. He
always was heedless. This is the worst of a bad habit--you can try to
let go of it, but it won't let go of you.
So it was with Peter. He had been heedless so long that now he actually
didn't know when he was heedless.
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