One day frisky squirrel was playing in the woods when he came upon a chestnut bur which had lain upon the ground all winter. and in a twinkling frisky had picked the nut from inside it and popped it into his mouth. then he started home to show his mother what he had found.
but on the way home frisky began to feel hungry. just carrying that nut inside his cheek was a little more than he could stand. and he decided that he would eat the nut at once, and tell his mother about it, instead of showing it to her.
so frisky hopped up on the top of a broad, flat rock. and sitting down right in the center of it, he began to gnaw at the chestnut. he was so busy and so interested in what he was doing that before he knew it the rock began to move. it moved so slowly that it was not until it started to climb a little hummock, and nearly tipped frisky over on his back, that he noticed what was happening.
at first frisky thought he must be dreaming. he nipped himself with his sharp teeth to make sure that he was awake. and when he saw that the rock was really walking right away with him he forgot all about eating the chestnut. he let it fall out of his paws and roll away; for he had never seen a rock move like that before.
it was very exciting, though frisky had never traveled so slowly before. you see, whenever he went anywhere he always hurried as if he had the most important business to attend to. but it was quite different with that rock. it crawled along just as if it didn't care whether it ever got anywhere or not.
for a long time frisky clung there. now and then he almost slipped off as the rock tilted. but it never tipped quite over; and frisky managed to stick on. and then, at last, he decided that he had better hop off onto the ground, for he noticed that the rock was moving straight toward the river. it went down the bank at a faster pace. and frisky leaped off just in time to escape a wetting, for the next moment the rock dropped splash! into the water.
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what happens after frisky jumps off of the rock?
a.
frisky thinks that he might be asleep.
b.
the rock almost tips over.
c.
the rock falls into the water.
d.
frisky loses the chestnut.