Bobtail knew she had a secret, and so did Billy.

Bunny saw Bobby Gray Squirrel and asked him if he knew Mrs. Duck's
secret.

But Bobby did not know it, and Sammy Red Squirrel did not know it.

Every day Bunny saw Mrs. Duck walking along the little path that led
through the field.

Sometimes she was going to the barn.

Sometimes she was coming from the barn.

She was always alone. And she was always in a hurry.

[Illustration: Mrs. Duck was always in a hurry.]

She did not stop to talk to Bunny.

She did not stop to catch any of the little bugs that she saw in the
path.

"I wonder what is the matter with Mrs. Duck," Bunny said to himself.

"I wonder why she walks along this little path every day."

Bunny thought and thought about the secret.

"I will ask Mrs. Duck to tell me her secret," he said.