Show I I I TIME SLEEPY TA TALES LE S f O OTHE THE TALE OF ASTER M MA S T E R Q 0 MEADOW MEADOWS Id S E I 7 ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY 1 A CASTLE IN THE AIR v vIt It seemed as as' as if Master Meadow Mouse was always moving Perhaps the pleas- pleas move he ever made was when he went to the cornfield to live When autumn came ame Farmer Green shocked hocked the corn Ail over the field bundles of corn- corn stood In rows like soldiers And what su ted Master Meadow Meadows Mouse especially espe espe- daIly was the ripe ears In the shocks which Farmer Green had not yet gath gath- ered For some weeks past Master Masler Meadow I Mouse had been living In a rude shelter I which he had built for himself near the fence between the tho tho pasture and tho the n nw T Thip-h Thip j hA had hafl been teen quite comfortable comfortable com com- there during the hot weather I tue tee were dAy dayd now when a chilly wind swept through Pleasant Valley and made him shiver slightly as he thought of the frosts which his neighbors told him were on on the way He had made up his mind to seek some snugger home But not until he saw what Farmer Green was doing with the cornstalks did Master Me Meadow dow Mouse de de- cido on his new dwelling What a fine ine Idea of Farmer Green J he be cried when he first looked upon tho the shocked corn com I never dreamed that he had been raising the corn to make homes for our family He changed his opinion of Farmer Greene Master Meadow Mouse Mouse- had been much upset when Farmer Green cut the grass In the meadow at haying time All the birds In the air could see Iee him whenever he crossed the I bare field Now however he forgot his displeasure In the Joy that Farmer Greens Green's latest move gave him That night Master Meadow Mouse rouse crept Into the cornfield The round yellow harvest moon shone shonEr down on the field bathing the shocks of corn com In a flood of light and making the pumpkins that lay layon layon layon on every side look almost as golden as they appeared under the midday sun Master Meadow Mouse was surprised to find that many of his cousins had had the same happy thought about moving that had come t to him He lIe met dozens of the big Meadow Mouse family that night And every one of them was Intent on picking out a shock of corn to live In Luckily there were shocks enough for all and all and more And no disputes arose Some wanted to set to-set settle tie near the fence Some preferred to live in the middle of the field Many decided to make their new homes near Broad Brook so they could enjoy a swim now and then without without without with with- out having to travel far to get to the water Master Meadow Mouse Mousa wo wu was on one a of tb th the i A r I best swimmers He found a huge shock that stood near the bank of the brook Crawling through it he discovered at least two dozen ears of ripe corn there I I won wont won't t look any further he ex ex- claimed Heres food enough to last for months all stored for me and ready to be eaten whenever Im I'm hungry Then he set to work And high In the top of the shock he made himself a nest of dry husks which he stripped off some som of the ears It was an easy matter to build that home Everything that he needed was right at hand And it was no time at all before Master Meadow Mouse had his house In order Then he was ready for a nap But first he made mad a hearty meal ot of corn because because because-as as he said said said-he he always slept better on a full stomach As he settled himself at last In his new quarters Just before he ho dozed off Master Meadow Mouse murmured happily happily hap hap- to himself I never thought he said that Id I'd sleep in a a. castle In the air Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan Newspaper Newspaper News News- i paper Service I Tomorrow Bad News Breaks Up a I Midnight Party Everybody Has to Hide I |