GUESSHOWMUCHILOVEYOULittleNutbrownHare,whowasgoingtobed,heldontighttoBigNutbrownHare’sverylongears.HewantedtobesurethatBigNutbrownHarewaslistening.“GuesshowmuchIloveyou.”hesaid.“Oh,Idon’tthinkIcouldguessthat.”saidBigNutbrownHare.“Thismuch.”saidLittleNutbrownHare,stretchingouthisarmsaswideastheycouldgo.BigNutbrownHarehadevenlongerarms.“ButIloveYOUthismuch.”hesaid.Hmm,thatisalot,thoughtLittleNutbrownHare.“IloveyouashighasIcanreach.”saidLittleNutbrownHare.“IloveyouashighasIcanreach.”saidBigNutbrownHare.Thatisquitehigh,thoughtLittleNutbrownHare;IwishIhadarmslikethat.ThenLittleNutbrownHarehadagoodidea.Hetumbledupsidedownandreachedupthetreetrunkwithhisfeet.“Iloveyouallthewayuptomytoes!”hesaid.“AndIloveyouallthewayuptoyourtoes.”saidBigNutbrownHare,swinginghimupoverhishead.“IloveyouashighasIcanHOP!”laughedLittleNutbrownHare,bouncingupanddown.“ButIloveyouashighasIcanhop.”smiledBigNutbrownHare–andhehoppedsohighthathisearstouchedthebranchesabove.That’sgoodhopping,thoughtLittleNutbrownHare.IwishIcouldhoplikethat.“Iloveyouallthewaydownthelaneasfarastheriver.”criedLittleNutbrownHare.“Iloveyouacrosstheriverandoverthehills.”saidBigNutbrownHare.That’sveryfar,thoughtLittleNutbrownHare.Hewasalmosttoosleepytothinkanymore.Thenhelookedbeyondthethornbushed,outintothebigdarknight.Nothingcouldbefurtherthanthesky.“IloveyourightuptotheMOON.”Hesaid,andclosedhiseyes.“Oh,that’sfar.”saidBigNutbrownHare.“Thatisvery,veryfar.”BigNutbrownHaresettledLittleNutbrownHareintohisbedofleaves.Heleanedoverandkissedhimgoodnight.Thenhelaydownclosebyandwhisperedwithasmile,Iloveyourightuptothemoon...andback.