Show story little folks did you ever lea lie true story of the race between the 1 arc end tt e tor tolse old brother terrapin told it to me one day as I 1 lay on my back lu the grass by he pond ever heard tie real truth of hat victory of mine did ou lie squeaked aa lie crawled up to nie 0 o never eald I 1 how was it atell he laughed you eee they al flays sup 1 at I 1 won that race by keeping on i lod ling long at my usual gait vialle old man around and fooled and wasted his time showing off before the spectators but it was nothing sl that sort let me tell vou at the start tl at all tie plodding in the world without a little thought and common sense will never win anything see I 1 had a little bone to pick knitli that baher dog of bill sikes cause one day when I 1 v a asleep 1 e turned me over on my back and I 1 dida t get my footing for tw dav 8 and wag nearly starved to say not ing of the worry brouil t on the old lady and the children so when sir and A TELL OF I 1 started on that race that lou e read of I 1 knew at the start that I 1 I 1 ad no chance to w in w without some barab just thin along comes hill sikes walkr dog says he ace day tor the race vs saya I 1 and it vou want to see the ecart sit right down where ou are and jou 11 u a great el ow ao domi be eat on ida tall end opened 1 11 lawe and let red tongue 1 ang out one two three BO says th starter end lust aka 1 saw cl arct and grubbed mr dog 8 tall in lawa he gave one adl of terror ani surprise aid set off through ie toward tie goil at bleed lulling me through the air after 1 my but did floi and when vc got tie goal I 1 let go and tie rest mr dog ekartd ie ran on loius served him right for turning me over hut 1 won the rad I 1 tell ou trains count say ing witch be ambled off into the alanta constitution |