Meaning: The squirrel was storing nuts in a safe place for later.
Choice of Words: Mischievous squirrel: a playful and sometimes naughty animal. Hid nuts: concealed or stored nuts. Hollow log: a cylindrical piece of wood with an empty space inside.
Alternative Expressions
The squirrel with a twinkle in its eye hid acorns in the hollow tree trunk.
Meaning: This sentence tells us that a playful squirrel hid acorns inside a hole in the trunk of a tree.
Choice of Words:Twinkle means to shine brightly. Acorns are the nuts that grow on oak trees. Trunk is the main stem of a tree.
The sly squirrel stashed its treasure in the vacant tree stump.
Meaning: This sentence tells us that a sneaky squirrel hid its valuable nuts in a hole in the stump of a tree.
Choice of Words:Sly means sneaky and cunning. Stashed means to hide something away. Treasure is something that is valuable or precious. Stump is the part of a tree that is left after it has been cut down.