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In today's story, Peter Rabbit learns how the Grey Wolf became known as Howler, the Wolf.

Peter hears the howl from the wolf and gets shivers up his spine, hoping he never runs into the wolf.

He sees his cousin jumper the hair and they talk about how Howler got his name.

How Howler the Wolf got his name.

Peter Rabbit never had seen Howler the Wolf, but he had heard his voice in the distance, and the mere sound had given him cold shivers.

It just went all through him.

It was very different from the voice of old man Coyote. The latter is bad enough, sounding as it does like many voices, but there is not in it that terrible fierceness, which the voice of his big cousin contained.

Peter had no desire to hear it any closer.

The first time he met his cousin, Jumper the Hair, he asked him about Howler.

For Jumper had come down to the green forest from the green woods where Howler lives.

Did you hear him? Exclaimed Jumper. I hope he won't get it into his mind to come down here.

I don't believe he will, because it is too near the homes of men.

If the sound of his voice way off there gave you cold shivers, I'm afraid you would shake all the pieces if you heard him close by.

He's just as fierce as his voice sounds.

There is one thing about him that I like though, and that is that he gives fair warning when he is out and about.

He doesn't come sneaking about without a sound like Tuffy the Lynx. He goes like Bowser the Hound, and lets you know that he is out and around.

Did you ever hear how he got his name? No, how did he get his name? Ask Peter eagerly.

Well, of course it's a family name now, and it has been handed down for years and years.

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