Billycaughtthecoldrollandbegantorubitagainstthetreeexcitedly。
\"Howareyougoingtogetitgreasedtothetop?\"inquiredTerry。
Billy\'sfacelengthened。\"That\'sso!\"hesaid。\"Thethingistobeginatthetopandgreasedown。I\'llshowyou!\"
Billyputthebutterinhishandkerchiefandtookthecornersbetweenhisteeth。Heclimbedthepole，greasingitashesliddown。
\"Now，Igottotryfirst，\"hesaid，\"becauseI\'mthebiggestandsoIhavethebestchance；onlytheonethatgoesfirsthasn\'thardlyanychanceatall，becausehehastowipeoffthegreaseonhimself，sotheotherscangetupatlast。See?\"