GuessHowMuchILoveYouLittleNutbrownHarewhowasgoingtobed,heldontighttoBigNutbrownHare'sverylongears.HewantedtobesurethatBigNutbrownHarewaslistening.GuesshowmuchIloveyou,hesaid.Oh,Idon'tthinkIcouldguessthat,saidBigNutbrownHare.Thismuch,saidLittleNutbrownHare,stretchingouthisarmsaswideastheycouldgo.BigNutbrownHarehadevenlongerarms.ButIloveyouthismuch,hesaid.Hmm,thatisalot,thoughtLittleNutbrownhare.IloveyouashighasIcanreach,saidLittleNutbrownHare.IloveyouashighasIcanreach,saidBigNutbrownHare.Thatisveryhigh,thoughLittleNutbrownHare.IwishIhadarmslikethat.ThenLittleNutbrownHarehadagoodidea.Hetumbledupsidedownandreachedupthetreetrunkwithhisfeet.Iloveyouallthewayuptomytoeshesaid.AndIloveyouallthewayuptoyourtoes.saidBigNutbrownHare,swinginghimupoverhishead.IloveyouashighasIcanhop!laughedLittleNutbrownHare,bouncingupanddown.ButIloveyouashighasIcanhop,smiledBigNutbrownHareandhehoppedsohighthathisearstouchedthebranchesabove.Thatsgoodhopping,thoughtLittleNutbrownHare.IwishIcouldhoplikethat.Iloveyouallthewaydownthelaneasfarastheriver,criedLittleNutbrownHare.Iloveyouacrosstheriverandoverthehills,saidBigNutbrownHare.That'sverfar,thoughtLittleNutbrownHare.Hewasalmosttoosleepytothinkanymore.Thenhelookedbeyondthethornbushes,outintothebigdarknight.Nothingcouldbefartherthanthesky.Iloveyourightuptothemoon,hesaid,andclosedhiseyes.Oh,that'sfar,saidBigNutbrownHare.Thatisvery,veryfar.BigNutbrownHaresettledLittleNutbrownHareintohisbedofleaves.Heleanedoverandkissedhimgoodnight.Thenhelaydownclosebyandwhisperedwithasmile,Iloveyourightuptothemoon-andback.