On February 2nd, the groundhog sticks his head out of his burrow. If it is a sunny day, the groundhog will see his shadow. Frightened, he will go back into his burrow, and there he will nestle for more sleep. Winter will last six more weeks.
If it is a cloudy day, the groundhog will not see his shadow. Hungry after a long winter's sleep, the groundhog will scamper off in search of food. Spring will come early.
Tribute To Mr. Ground Hog
Here's to dear old Mr. Wood Chuck,
And a wise ole animal is he;
Who will come out February second
For his own dear shadow to see.
And if he happens to see it,
Then right down in his hole he'll stay;
For there'll be six weeks more winter,
Before he will come out, they say.
But if it happens to be cloudy,
So no shadow of his can be seen;
Then Spring will soon be ushered in,
And the grass will be getting green.
Here's to the Sun Prairie Wood Chucks,
Here's to their Ground Hog supper, too;
I hope they will have another
In the year Nineteen Fifty-two.
I'm glad to write this tribute,
And hereby dedicate the same;
To that ancient weather forecaster,
And Mr. Wood Chuck is his name.
Monroe, Wisconsin February 2, 1951
From Mrs. Bertha Fisher's scrapbook
Dated February 2, 1951
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Jimmy the
Groundhog
lives in
Sun Prairie
Wisconsin,
the official
Groundhog
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