The squirrels concentrated their efforts between the 10th and 18th holes, which were side by side. Grabbing the balls as they rolled to a stop and haring off with them at lightning speed.

"Hey, come back here," yelled angry golfers, but although some gave chase, they were never fast enough to catch the squirrels, who could run very fast indeed. And soon hundreds of chewed-up balls were hidden up trees and buried all around.

"Look! We're becoming famous," Suzy exclaimed, pointing to a newspaper article about their activities.

"It's our fifteen minutes of fame," Siggy remarked dryly, although he was secretly delighted by the coverage. As everyone had been working really hard and it was rewarding to receive attention of this sort.

"I wish they would publish our side of the story though," Suzy lamented. For she was upset about being called a "Golf Ball Bandit" and a "Thieving Rodent."