My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I 1 feeding peanuts to the blue jays, then the squirrels. The squirrels had no 2 coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no 3 and didn't escape. When I threw carrot slices(薄片), they even came for a nibble(啃). Slowly they came to 4 me, and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.
That second year, the rabbits 5 me, and one would even sit up for slices! While I was feeding them, I 6 that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an 7 interest in this food situation. I carefully extended a long 8, with a keen eye on those teeth, and 9, there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching(津津有味地咀嚼) on carrots. A few months later, while 10 , she would even turn her back to me. 11 when she was facing away, I reached out and 12 scratched(搔) her back with my finger. She didn't move.
By year three, the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog 13 didn't have a problem with me scratching her back, and I got an idea. I'd always 14 , while slicing up carrots, that the end looked like a cap. 15 one day, just to see what she would do, I gently 16 one on top of the groundhog's head. Again, not a 17 . The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here, one of several dozen such pictures. 18 she had a slice to eat, she never 19 the one on her head. It was a fair 20 — I got a pleasure, and she had yet another tasty treat.
