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Twinkleberry and six other little squirrels each carried a fat minnow; but Nutkin, who had no nice manners, brought no present at all. He ran in front, singing —

“The man in the wilderness said to me,

‘How many strawberries grow in the sea?’

I answered him as I thought good–

‘As many red herrings as grow in the wood.’”

But old Mr. Brown took no interest in riddles – not even when the answer was provided for him.