There was a big race on Groundhog Day. All the woodchucks were lined up for a race to see who would win the batch of greens waiting up on a hill. The Groundhogs had all seen their shadow, but evidently were hungry and enthused with the prize of herbs, alfalfa, lettuce, and beans! Well, the Groundhogs did not know there was a fake Groundhog in the group! Yep, he was actually a gopher! After all, people do confuse Groundhogs with Gophers, although they are different species of animals! They can look somewhat alike. Remember, Groundhogs are related to squirrels, and Gophers are related to mice! The Groundhogs thought he was just a young chuckling entering the race, because gophers are smaller. When the race began the Gopher was gaining ground! Now, when alarmed, Groundhogs can run as fast as 9 miles per hour. However; it seemed to be no match for the smaller lightweight Gopher. Just then, Gilbert the Groundhog caused a ruckus! He noticed the speedy Gopher had cheeky pockets on his face and neck! “Hey, there’s an imposter in this race,” he cried! Just then….Finish the story!