How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

When spring came again, little Brown Squirrel came out of his hole and looked at himself. There were long pale stripes all the way down his back where Bear had scratched him. He was Brown Squirrel no longer. He was now chipmunk, the Striped One.

That is how Chipmunk got his stripes. Ever since then, Chipmunk has been the first one to get up every morning. As the sun rises, he scoots to the top of the tallest tree to sing his song: The sun came up! The sun came up! The sun came up!

And ever since then, Bear has been the last animal to get up. He doesn’t like to hear Chipmunk’s song. It reminds him–as it reminds us all–that no one, not even bear, can do everything.