Show Little Stories Stones for r the Kiddies i. i l nv HY HIA Johnny Skunk kunk Matters Into Iota Ills His Ia There was a stir among the woo woodland lan folks folios BI Billy Gray Squirrel had disappeared and no one could find him Im quite sure Billy never harmed harmell anyone anone In his life lite sobbed Mamma Iamma Gray Gra Squirrel Why should hould the they wl wish h to harm him r Few folks tolle ever er stop to weigh things that WI way exclaimed Daddy Gray Squirrel But I dont don't see seo why anyone sho should ld want to catch him Why for tor his pretty prett fur tur If for Cor no other reason cried Johnny Johnn Skunk who happened along In time to her 1 what Daddy Gra Gray Squirrel had to t bay UY I think Its It's high h time to stop this highway hwa robbery robber and I mean to be theone the theone one to do It ft Its It's that old red whis I man who ho lives liveR In tho the little tumbled tum turn bled bed down house at the foot root of or the hill He's Hes been after atter m my hide for tor a long time But yOU vou wont won't hurt him please be begged gEd Gray Squirrel 1 Return lie Re turn good for evil t 11 you ou know Is the tho motto of or our OUI tribe Oh never worry laughed Johnny Johnn Skunk I 1 never bite unless In self self- defense but I pave ave ruined several suits of or clothes for him Of or course courso at this everyone lau laughed and Mamma Gray Squirrel wiped her eyes ces with her bush bushy tail tall and bid Johnny Johnny John John- II ny Skunk good lJ Johnn Johnny Skunk ran r ran n down the little pa path tho being very cat careful not to get his bis paws aws or tall tail ht In a hidden trap until h he reached the old mans man's hutA hut A light streamed through tho the window window window win win- dow and Johnn Johnny could coula see the theold theold theold old mans man's shadow as he passed before the window and door Outside tho the rain began to fall tall In a n. slow cold drizzle and anil Johnny Johnn Skunk almost wished he undertaken the jab when the old man stepped out thedoor tho the door with a bucket in his hand and went out to tho well Quick as a flash flah Johnn Johnny Skunk lumped jumped to the doorstep r and nd sat eat there thoro quietly until the lire old mar mau with his bucket of water returned When he spied Johnny kunk in his doorway doorway doorway door door- way he stopped and yelled relied at the tho top of ot hl his voice olee but hut Johnny Skunk only moved far farther ier inside the e do doorway i-a i so BO so BOthe the rain r Jn wouldn't fall on him Go on away you OU rascal cried the theold theold theold old man Cant you OU see Im I'm soaked Bonked to the tho skin and almost frozen and the theold theold old ohl man shivered In his shirt sleeves Is that all asked asle Johnn Johnny r Skunk Slunk with a a merry chuckle Suppose SuPpo you were caught In a tri trap p b by your our leg how would you ou feel then ihen Ill I'll not go 0 a away until you OU promise Jo to o take up er e every trap trait you have o in these woods Just think jf of r the tho harm I r could do you if I wanted to o Ruin your OUr clothes house and everything everything every eyen thin thing so you'd oud have to move But Ill I'll not harm you Perhaps a goo 00 soaping soaking out In tho the rain will help Do j ou u promise promise prom prom- ise B By this time tho the old man W wr s shivering shivering shiver shiver- ing down own to his toes and readily promIse prom prom- Ise Ho lie went over to a a. little box bOt that stood under a tree and opened tho the door and out Jumped Billy Dilly Ora Gray Squirrel Run nun home both of you ou cried theold the theold theold old Ill lB never harm one ono of oC you again Folks that are arc wronged and can still return good for evil deserve their freedom Johnn Johnny Skunk and Billy Gra Gray S 1111 rel reI never stopped until thc they reached Mamma Iamma and Daddy add Gray Squirrel and told the glad lad news to- to to The Tho old man never his promIse promIse promise prom prom- I ise an and now hes he's the best friend the woodland folks tolls have |