Johnny Chuck in "A New Home At Last"

Polly watched him get ready for work and she pouted some more.
"It would be a lot nicer out in that grassy place, and a lot easier to dig," said she.Johnny Chuck smiled and made the dirt fly.
"It certainly would be easier to dig," said he, when he stopped for breath, "easier for me and easier for Bowser the Hound or for old Granny Fox, if either wanted to dig us out. Now, these old roots are just far enough apart for us to go in and out.