Ex-Library; 11 oz.; 124 pages; Ex library HC no DJ good solid reading copy E. M. Hale and Company. Old Muskrat was the only one left in the pond after a bad forest fire. He had to travel through the woods until he could find a new home, make his new burrow and prepare for winter when there would be ice over the pond. He is scarred and wise, and he outwits an eagle, a weasel and a wild cat, all very dangerous to this small animal.