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When a chipmunk drops by to fill her cheeks

Chucky the chipmunk doesn't knock. She waits by the screen door until Tom gets home, then beats him inside. more

The cold has rolled in, and the chipmunks who star on ChooChoo's Story are stocking up before they hibernate. Chucky is a fan favorite, and she treats this couple's house like her own pantry.

Tom spots her and asks if that's really Chucky. He reaches for the handle, tells her to come on inside and reminds her to watch her head.

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Chucky makes herself comfortable the moment she is through the door.

She knows right where to go. Chucky heads straight for the food bowls and starts packing mealworms and bits of fruit into her pouches. Fans love the patter of her little feet on the wood floor as she runs.

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Chucky the chipmunk doesn't knock.

She is completely at ease here. At one point she wipes her mouth on someone's pants, the moment viewers bring up again and again. One of them marvels that she doesn't seem to worry about predators at all.

When she has worked through what is in her pouches, Chucky still wants more. She goes off searching the house for the hidden stash of extra mealworms. Fans who know her say she is clever enough to guess where they are kept, but this time the stash stays hidden.

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Done with what was in her pouches, Chucky goes looking for more mealworms.

Luckily, Tom and his wife are easy to win over. They're happy to hand her more of her favorite treat, and one viewer reckons a single pitiful look was all it took.

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Tom and his wife give Chucky more of her favorite treat.

By the time she leaves, her pouches are so full they are overflowing. Tom smiles as she goes, tells her to come back soon, and asks her to be careful out there. She has a winter to get ready for.