Hackee

Chippy Hackee was not too fat, but he did not want to come; he stayed down below and chuckled.

The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904

Chippy Hackee was not too fat, but he did not want to come; he stayed down below and chuckled.

The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904

Chippy Hackee was not too fat, but he did not want to come; he stayed down below and chuckled.

The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904

"I've just been showing him round," said Hackee the First, twisting his tail in Phil's direction.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

Out of this hollow led several tunnels, down one of which the Hackee disappeared.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

Diving into another gallery, the Hackee came to a full stop.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

The second Hackee came joyously down the passage, heedless of offence.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

"Seems a nice boy," said Hackee the Second, feeling Phil's nose anxiously.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

Hackee, or Chipping Squirrel, and many a time Phil had seen him running in and out among the bushes; for the Hackee lives on the ground.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

"Those young ones of mine ought to have been up and out more than an hour ago, lazy little creatures!" chuckled the Hackee.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902