Weboyslearnedthis，amongothersecretsofnature，andgotourblunt—headedarrowstogetheringoodseasonforthechipmunkexpedition。
Wegenerallywentingroupsofsixtoadozenorfifteen，toseewhichwouldgetthemost。Ontheeveningbefore，weselectedseveralboyswhocouldimitatethechipmunk’scallwithwildoat—
strawsandeachoftheseprovidedhimselfwithasupplyofstraws。
Thecrustwillholdtheboysnicelyatthistimeoftheyear。Brightandearly，theyallcometo—
getherattheappointedplace，fromwhicheachgroupstartsoutinadifferentdirection，agreeingtomeetsomewhereatagivenpositionofthesun。