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34 the ditch A RABBIT WHO HAD BEEN sent out to examine the premises of a farmer recited his findings upon his return. When he had finished, the raccoon spoke: "How wide did you say that ditch around the peanut patch is?" "About four feet." "You said three and a half feet the first time." "What difference does it make?-Four feet, three and a half feet. It's the same thing." The raccoon said:· "It may be the same thing to you, since you can leap both high and wide, but to a raccoon, who can jump three and a half feet, but not four, it's the difference between life and death." [ 66 ] ...

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