<p class="ql-block">Little Nutbrown Hare, who was going to bed, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare’s very long ears.</p> <p class="ql-block">He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening. "Guess how much I love you," he said.</p><p class="ql-block">"Oh, I don’t think I could guess that," said Big Nutbrown Hare.</p> <p class="ql-block">"This much," said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go.</p> <p class="ql-block">Big Nutbrown Hare had even longer arms. "But I love you this much," he said. "Hmm,that is a lot", said Little Nutbrown Hare.</p> <p class="ql-block">"I love you as high as I can reach," said Little Nutbrown Hare.</p> <p class="ql-block">"I love you as high as Ican reach,"said Big Nutbrown Hare.</p><p class="ql-block">"That is very high", said Little Nutbrown Hare. "I wish I had arms like that."</p> <p class="ql-block">Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and reached up the tree trunk with his feet.</p><p class="ql-block">"I love you all the way up to my toes!" he said.</p> <p class="ql-block">"And I love you all the way up to your toes," said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head.</p> <p class="ql-block">"I love you as high as I can hop!" laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down.</p> <p class="ql-block">" But I love you as high asI can hop," smiled Big Nutbrown Hare--and he hopped so high that his ears touched the branches above.</p><p class="ql-block">That’s good hopping,thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I could hop like that.</p> <p class="ql-block">" I love you all the way down the lane as far as the river," cried Little Nutbrown Hare.</p><p class="ql-block">"I love you across the river and over the hills," said Big Nutbrown Hare.</p> <p class="ql-block">That’s very far, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.</p><p class="ql-block">He was almost too sleepy to think anymore.</p><p class="ql-block">Then he looked beyond the thornbushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be father than the sky.</p> <p class="ql-block">"I love you right up to the moon," he said, and closed his eyes.</p><p class="ql-block">"Oh, that’s far," said BigNutbrown Hare. "That is very, very far."</p> <p class="ql-block">Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves.</p><p class="ql-block">He leaned over and kissed him good night.</p> <p class="ql-block">Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile, "I love you right up to the moon—and back."</p>