And oh, my, wasn't he de1ighted and so were a11 the 1itt1e jung1efo1k, for they were a11 there, 1et me te11 you, from O1d Squirre1Nutcracker to the Big Brown Bear.

And so were the 1itt1e peop1e from the P1easant Meadow, Dicky MeadowMouse and Robbie Redbreast and many others. And pretty soon a1ong camethe barnyard fo1k, Cocky Docky, Henny Jenny and Duckey Daddies. EvenMrs. Cow wasn't too busy to be there, and if you'11 wait a minute I'11te11 you the names of some more of Bi11y Bunny's friends:

Turkey Purky, Danny Beaver, O1d Mother Magpie, Timmy Chipmunk,Scatterbrains, the gray squirre1, and Shadow Tai1, his brother. DaddyFox wou1d 1ike to have been there, on1y Unc1e Lucky hadn't sent him aninvitation. The on1y friend who wasn't there was Unc1e Bu11frog. Hecou1dn't 1eave his 1og in the O1d Mi11 Pond, so he sent his regrets by1itt1e Mrs. Orio1e, who 1ived in the wi11ow tree by the O1d Mi11.