The Cardinal met him at the corner of the field, and hopped over bushes and the fence only a few yards from him.
Little Miss Cricket perceived how the case stood, and so hopped briskly off, without giving herself even time to be offended.
How they sleeked and flattened their plumage, and with half-open beaks and sparkling eyes, hopped closer and closer as if charmed.
Abram set a foot on the third rail and leaned his elbows on the top. The Cardinal chipped delightedly and hopped and tilted closer.
"Thank you," spoke Uncle Wiggily, and then he hopped on to the store to get the loaf of bread and the pound of sugar for Nurse Jane.
'The Indian looked me over whole minutes--there was a musical clock on the wall and dolls came out and hopped while the hour struck.
Coils and streamers of smoke floated about among the trees, and suddenly a gray squirrel hopped out on a bough and began to chatter wildly.
Soon all were joining in the chase after the bird, which flew or hopped in front or just above, and sometimes on the ground almost within reach.
So up they hopped, and without another look towards the shadow out on the snow by the white birch, jumped down the hole, and ran out of the barn into the kitchen.
The Toad, who had hopped lightly out of bed as soon as he heard the key turned in the lock, watched him eagerly from the window till he disappeared down the carriage-drive.