Show Where the Great Red Owl Lived BY EVERETT JiTNEIL Near a great wood there once lived a father and mother vho had one child a little hoy by the name of Wilson One < ay when Wilson had been a very naughty child the father I not better boy I shall aid to him Wilson If you are a = Nle to take you to the Great Hollow Tree Where the Great led OW 1 Lives row the father had a beautiful china dish which had 1 lee n given to him by his mother who received It from her TOlffrandfathcr who brought It with him from China and he valued this dish above all his treasures Wilson had been forbidden to touch the china dish but one clay when his father was out and his mother was not looking he climbed up to the mantel whereon sat the dish tad picked It up to see what was In It but Just as his hands touched the dish his foot slipped and he fell and the treasure I < 1Q hrnkrn Into I a hundlcd ralrments That night the father said Wife hcrq Is nothing else o be done the boy must learn to obey Wilson put on your itlle rfd cap and kiss your mother goodbye I am going to take you to the Great Hollow Tree Where the Great Red wI Lives Then the father took Wilson by the hand and led him past lif HUGO Black Rock and Crooked White Brook and the Big lea Oak and came to a tree more mighty than any of the uhers When they were close to this tree a queer gruff voice called Whoo Whoo1 Whoo What was that father Wilson asked That was the Great Red Owl the father answered Whoo Whoo Whoo again called the queer gruff voice lOll Is Naughty Wilson Naughty Wilson the father an tred I have brought him to thee Then a door opened In the side of the hollow tree the father thrust Wilson In through the opening and the door wung shut At first all was dark but on looking up Wilson saw what he took to be two bright lights shining high above his head Whoo Whoo1 Whoo came the queer gruff voice from the direction of the shining lights Wilson saw I the lights that were slowly coming nearer and growing brighter Presently it became so light that he could i lee a red ladder leading up toward the top of the hollow In the tree and the lights seemed to be coming down this lad lad I der Nearer and nearer came the two bright lights louder mild louder sounded the gruff Whoo Whoo Whoo of the queer voice and then with a hop and the flutter of wings I the Great Red Owl swung himself down the ladder and stood before Wilson The bright lights were his two round eye Whoo Whoo Whoo said the Great Ked Owl blinking with both eyes at Wilson and nodding his head slowly Then suddenly extending one of his huge claws toward Wilson Wil-son he said Shake hands Naughty Wilson Wilson held out his hand The owl gripped It tightly and I begun slowly to draw the hand toward him until It was directly r di-rectly under his beak Then he made a quick peck at the back of the hand Wilson screamed with fright N Whoo Whoo Whoo said the Great Owl Naughty l Wilson has the mark of the Great Red Owl 1 on his hand Whoo Whoa Whoo and he began to hop slowly up the ladder lad-der and soon Wilson was again alone in the darkness at the I fl bottom of the hollow tree Whoa Whoo Whoo called the Great Red Owl from the top of the long red ladder I Then Wilson heard something come scurrying swiftly down the ladder and felt a furry little animal climb up his leg over his waist and up on his shoulder I I will be good I will be good Oh Mr Red Owl I will be good he cried In a great fright Whoo said the Great Red Owl Then the furry little thing shouted close In Wilsons ear I Naughty Wilson Naughty Wilson and scurried off Ms shoulder across his waist down his leg and up the ladder Whoo Whoo Whoa called the Great Red Owl sitting at the top of the long red ladder cant a HtUe animal with I I ijntM usuj LIIII ana iimiJLu up 11ll sons leg over his waist I and up on his shoulder and two strong paws seized Wilsons hair and began to pull hard and harder 4T will be good T will be good Oh Mr Red Owl I will be good Wilson shouted J Whoo said the Great Red Owl Then the animal with a long bushy I j tall shouted In Wllsons ear Naughty I j I Wilson Naughty Wilson and hurried I off his shoulder across his waist down I his leg and up the ladder I Whoo1 Whoo Whoo1 called the Great Red Owl sitting at the top of the long red ladder Then down the ladder came a hug shaggy longhaired animal and reared himself on his hind legs In front of Wilson Wil-son sonI Irt I will be good I will be good Oh Mr Great Red Owl I will be good J Wilson cried Whoo said the Great Red Owl Then the huge shaggy longhaired thing put two great paws on Wilsons shoulders and his mouth close up to his ear and shouted In a great rough voice l I Naughty Wilson Naughty Wilson1 and then went clambering noisily upI f up-I the ladder a Whoo Whoo Whoo1 called the Great Red Owl sitting at the top of the I long red ladder Whoo1 Whoo Whoo 1 Thou hast been named by the striped J chipmunk the red squirrel and the j shaggy bear and I have marked they with the mark of the Great Red Owl Naughty YllBOT Naughty Wilson 1 Whoa Whoo Whoo t 1 I will be good I will be good Oh i Mr Great Red Owl 1 will be good Take me to my mother Wilson called back in a great fright Then a bright white light shone at the top of the long red ladder and down came walking stepping daintily on the rungs a beautiful maiden dressed all In white When she reached the bottom she placed a white hand up on Wilsons forehead and said In a voice like the tlnkllnc of silver bells Naughty Wilson look look Naughty Wilson And Wilson looked and saw through the side of the Great Ilollaw Tree past the Big Red Oak the Crooked White Brook and the Huge Black Rock Into his own little bedroom where a candle burning dimly showed his mother Kneeling by the side of hiM empty bed and his father standing b by with his hand resting softly on her bowed head He could not see her face but he knew that she was sobbing His father looked very sad and there were tear In his eyes Oh I will be good I will be good L 0 o c1rnT 0 0 o 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the door I was closed and the girl had vanished |