Show Little Stories for Bed Time L By Dy Thorn an W. W Burgess Burgesi BUSY DAY AT THE SMILING POOL I By fly Thornton W W. Burgess K excited sir was Yea Ye every every- bod holy body In the Smiling Pool and along alonS' the the- Laughing Brook was Just bubbling ov over t r with Jent Even Spotty the Turtle Tur Tur- tie tle who usually takes e everything PC so calmly that sonic some people think him stupid climbed up on the highest point of an old los log where he could see nee what was U goIng Koine on Only Grandfather Frog sItting on on- on hl his big green 1 and watching watching- for foolish foolish fool fool- ish files for his breakfast t. app appeared not nol to know kno that something unusual going on Really ally II he lie was was was-justas Just t as aa much excited ex ex ax- cited an as the tho re rest t. t but bul be because he lie Is Isery very ery old an and anul accounted very ry very er wl wise e It Jl would not do for or him to show mow It What was It all about Wh Why all the Minks and tIme tIme- Coons and the Otte Otters and the who live and play around the Smiling Brook Krook were hunting for traps trap Yes Ye sir 11 ii thc they were ere hunting for traps trap J set act t b by I Farmer armer Browns Brown's oo boy Just Justas as Gr Grandfather n Ft Flo Frog op had advised ad them to t and Little Toe Joe Otter hunting together together- The They were cro swimming along alons- close to shore Just where here the tho Laugh Laugh- I log jt Brook leaves cs the be Smiling Pool wh when n Jerry Jerf wrinkled d up Jils hils funny little nose and stopped swim miner Sniff sniff sniff went vent Jerry Jerry- Muskrat Th Than n little cold shivers ran down hl his backbone and amid anda a way out to the th tip of nf his tall tail What Whal Is It it- it 1 a asked ked little tittle Joe Otter Its as the man smell ernell whispered Jrr Jerry Jerry- Just thou then Little LUlIe Joe TOe Otter gave a lon long sniff My Mv I smell fishi he cried his C eyes M K sparkling and starting In lie tho direction ion tion from which the smell mehl came caine lie swain faster than Jt Jerry and In a n. minute he shouted In delight HI Ill J Jerry Fome Some ome ones one's left Iett a a. fish right righton righton on on the t edge of the bank hank What Vhal a fe feast t J Jerry Jirry rr hurried afi as R fast as he could swim his eyes Iel popping out with fright for the near nearer 1 h lie got ot the stronger r grew that dreadful man smell Dont touch tonch It Il t he lie panted Dont touch it Joe Otter Otter Ot ter Little Jo Joe JOS laughed als the the- matter mat mat- ter J Jerry err raid r ald Ill I'll eat cat t It all up be before before before be- be fore you OU get here hore ho lie asked as 35 he reached out for the CI fish h. h Stop Slop shrieked Jerry and d gave Little Lit tie the Joe Jot a a. push Just as the lie latter touched the th fish Snap A A. pair of wicked steel Jaws flew together and caught Little Joe Otter b by bya a a. claw clan of or one toe If It hadn't been for tor Jerrys Jerry's push he lie would have ha been caught by bp a foot Oh oh ohI oh cried Little Joe Otter Next time lime I I. I guess you'll remember what whal Grandfather Frog said ald about watching out when you find things s to eat herd they the ne never wore before said Jerry as he lie help helped d Little Joe Joo pull himself free tree from tho the trap Rut But he left lert the claw be behind behind be be- hind and had a R. dreadfully sore toe na as a a. result Then thc they burled buried the trap deep down in III the mud and started to look Jook for fOI another All 11 around the Smiling Pool and along the Laughing Brook their cousins and uncles and aunts and friends were ere Just justas RR as busy bUlY and amid every once In tn a. a while some lome someone someone one would have havo Just as narrow an escape as all Little Little Joe Joe Joo Otter Otter Ottel And nd all the time up at it th the farmhouse Farmer Brown Browns boy 00 was waa planning what hat he ho would do with tho the skins of or the little animals he was as sure wre he 1113 would catch In his traps |