Inky and Tonks Find the Perfect Hiding Place (cont.)

The next day, after he had gathered all the food that he needed, and since Inky was in another part of the meadow visiting his family, Tonks spent the afternoon watching the other squirrels play hide and seek. As Tonks watched the other squirrels scurry and bound about, he noticed two things: the hiders never hid in their own homes or the homes of the seekers; and the seekers always looked in the homes of the hiders, but never thought to look in their own homes. Tonks realized that he had found the perfect hiding place.

The next afternoon, Inky was back from visiting family, and Tonks invited him to play a game of hide and seek. After Tonks had hidden himself, Inky began to look for him. He searched everywhere, he looked high and he looked low, he checked every burrow every hedge, but could not find Tonks. He kept on looking, but as the sun began to set he still could not find him. Finally, Inky gave up and called out as loud as he could “All ye, all ye outs in free!” He then decided to sit down in front of his home and wait for Tonks to return, which he thought would take a while, as Tonks must have hidden himself someplace far away.