Old Mother Wind told the Tree, "I've just come across the grass, and there I saw the Best Thing in the World. "
Bobby Mouse was sitting under the Tree and 1 those words. He thought, "the Best Thing in the World—now what can that be? It must be lots of nuts! I'll go and find it. " Bobby mouse ran down towards the 2 .
He was running so fast that he didn't see Peter Rabbit 3 Peter Rabbit jumped out and asked, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Down in the grass to find the Best Thing in the World," Bobby Mouse replied and ran 4 .
"The Best Thing in the World," said Peter Rabbit. "That must be lots of carrots. I'll go and find it. " So Peter Rabbit 5 him.
Before long, they met Johnny Chuck.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?" asked Johnny Chuck.
"To find the Best Thing in the World," they shouted. "The Best Thing in the World," said Johnny Chuck. "6 is better than my own little home and the warm sunshine and the beautiful blue sky. " So he stayed at home and played among the flowers 7 Old Mother Wind happily.
Bobby Mouse and Peter Rabbit ran far and fast all day long and still they didn't find the Best Thing in the World. When the 8 was over, they started back to their homes. They didn't hurry now, for they were very tired and 9 .
They 10 Old Mother Wind halfway home.
"Did you find the Best Thing in the World?" asked Old Mother Wind.
"No!" They sounded unhappy.
"Johnny Chuck has it," she said. "It is being happy with the things you have. It's called contentment. And so do you. You have tried. "
