Show S Litle Little Stories f for or Bed Time Mr M. M Toad TOM Gets a a Fright By fly Thornton W. W Burgen Mr Toad road and JOhnn Johnny Chuck sat It In Iii th the I doorn- doorn doorway doray iy of or th the old house houa on tho the hill hiI and watched old Granny Fox Vox Jox limp off home I I 1 wonder wondel what whit It would seem oc like not to be he afraid arald of anything In the tho whole world said Bald Johnny Chuck People who mind their thell own business s and don dont don't t pet act cl Into mischief dont don't need to 10 h ha hf afraid of or anything t said Id Mr Toad Johnn Johnny Chuck rem remembered d how hov safe ur he had hal always felt fell fel at home hom with wih old Mrs Chuck sad how many times and nd how badly he had been frightened since sinco h hran he heran heran ran Iwa away that morning 1 pure u perhaps per per- haps bans you ou arc light i ht Mr Mi- MI Toad said ald Toa Johnny Chuck doubtfully Of or course Im I'm Im rl right ht replied Mr r. Toad Of or courso course Im I'm rl right ht Look Lok at me mc I attend strictly to my I own attains affairs and amid no one ever e cI bothers mo inc because you OU are aae ho so 0 homely that thal no ono one wants ant you ou for fOI a dinner when hen the they can cal fInd anything cl else said Mid Peter Rabbit nabbi who ho had come up lp front from rom the time friendly brier 11 patch Beter Better bo be homely than to need leet ryes eyes In the back of or head to your our Keep your OU skin kin whole whole Mr fr Toad Now I dont don't know what It i la IR to b be he afraid Not of or old Granny Cranny Grany Fox asked Johnny Johnny John John- ny Chuck Chuc No No said saM Mr fr Toad Nor Bow Bowser el the Hound 7 No No said Mr Toad lle Hes s a a. friend of or mine Then Mr Il Toad swelled himself himself him him- self up Yer very ery big big- hiS Im Im not afraid of or anything under under- the sun atm boasted Mr II Toad Peter Rabbit looked at Johnny Johnn Chuck and slowly winked one eye ce I t guess Ill I'll Il 10 go up 11 the hill bill hl and ancl ha have 0 a 1 look ook around said P Rabbit up tip 11 his trou sets sers ser So S Peter Babbit AbbIt w went it nt oft off or up the hill bill hl while Mr Mv a Toad load roa smoothed lawn Ills hits dingy white whit waistcoat and told Johnny Chuck what hat a a. a foolish thing tear rear feHr Is 18 By and by b- there thre was a queer rustling In the time grass back of or them Mr Toad hopped around i awkwardly What was that 1 he br whispered Just the wind In the grass I 1 guess said Johnny Johnn Chuck For awhile nil all ni was still and Mr Toad settled nettled himself comfortably and nd began h Jan to talk once more mere No 0 sit sir II said Mr Toad Im Im not afraid ld of or anything Just JUll then there was wa-s wa another rustle ruste In Inthe Inthe the tho grass tag a a a little nearer th than n before Mr fr Toad Toa was wa A certainly nervous II lie IA sti stretched etched upon the tip tp of or his toes tOC wul nd Hel looked In the direction of or lh the sound souna Then Thep Th n Mr fr Toed TORr turned pale pal Yes Tes sir Mr Toad actually actual turned pale Ills Ils big hig bulging eyes pye lok looked d as If It th they would pop out or of his he head I I 1 I must be bf goIng ny 8 said i Mr fr Toad hastily hasty i quite fule forgot an Important cn engagement R ement down on the Gr Green Grren en Meadows McdoW If Mr fr should hould happen to cal call dont don't lont mention that you have hava seen een me i iwU will wU you Johnny Johnn Chuck Johnny Chuck looked over owr in the grass Sor Something lon long and slim and black black wa wn wriggling through it When he ho hl turn turned 1 about again Mr Ir Toad was a 8 half hAI wy way down clown the tho hill hi going with such big bIt hops that three times h ho f fell J flat on his hI face and when he picked himself I up tip he didn't oven on top stop to brush hrush off of his bil clothes I I wonder what it seems like o not to tobe tol l 1 be Af afraid ld of anything anything- in the world l 2 said ail saida aila a voice volca rl right ht behind Johnn Johnny Chuck I There Timers stood Peter Rabbit laughing so 0 tl that t 1 he lie had to hold hoM his sides sIde and In one hand WH the end of or an old oM leather strap with wih he had hR fooled Mr fr Toad Into thinking it Il was wa Mr Mr Blacksnake |