Mr. Red Squirrel grumbled .<br>But they did n't dare disobey old Mother Nature , so they all set out , each to gather a thousand nuts .<br>And Mr. Chipmunk alone was pleasant and cheerful .<br>`` When they reached the nut trees , what do you suppose they discovered ?<br>Why , that they had been so greedy that they had eaten most of the nuts and it was going to be hard work to find and store a thousand nuts for old Mother Nature .<br>Then they began to hurry , did Mr. Gray Squirrel and Mr. Fox Squirrel and Mr. Red Squirrel , each trying to make sure of his thousand nuts .
The animals had great respect for Mother Nature.