Show II 1 D m T t Y I MR FOX AND HIS SLIDE II I One morning In the winter when things had been very dull in the forest for a a. long longtime time Mr Fox thought of a scheme to to leave have h vea a good time So he Ire hurried around to all the forest forest forest for for- est folk and told them he thought it would be great fun to have a a sliding party and that on his way over to Mr Rabbits Rabbit's house he saw a big bank of snow he pe Was sure would be the very finest place for fora a slide Of course there is no use trying to awaken Mr Bear he told the forest folks when they all started out He will be so sound asleep sleep that nothing could wake hint and besides that I think he has moved for I did not see his house when I came along through the forest Mr Rabbit pulled his cap down over his ears for they were so so long they got cold before any other part of hI his body bodyfelt bodyfelt felt the least bit chilly Mr SQuirrel shivered a little and said I he thought It was a poor time in the I year for sliding that the summer I suited him much better for all kinds of sport Mr Possum saw them as they passed his house and called out to know where I they were going I IVe We Ve are going for a slide said eald Mr Fox but I suppose you would rather go out at night he added with a wink at the others I Mr 11 Possum did not pretend to notice I this last remark of Mr Fox and said he would go along with them if he could find his mittens So they waited a minute for Mr Possum Possum Possum Pos Pos- sum who finally found his last winters winter's winters winter's winters winter's win win- ter's mittens in an old trunk in the attic where he had put them to keep out the moths I You look like a great fur coat said 1 Mr 1 Fox I wonder someone does not try to take your warm coat away from I I you one of these moonlight nights I J Mr Possum said t that at thing had often been tried trie 1 but he had always b I quick I Now ow they were all an rEady told them to follow him ai anc show them the big bank bauk sj sf had found I thought Mr Rear Bt-ar lived aro Continued n. n on page 7 77 SANDMAN lu bed from page 6 6 forest orest said Mr Possum otee tee his house anywhere Ie Il moved away just Jj before f re resl sleep sl ep for the winter reI re- re ax I have not seen his long time but he would not J lr sports he does not eather cather eather lw Twe to get to the top of the Mr 11 Possum It gh nd I 1 do not see how we p we e can slide sUde down easy Rabbit and Mr Squirrel there easy enough said and by hanging langing on to one they can help u us ug to lot 10 we are all here said te they were WE're all at the top v ank Watch Vatch me and do dods dolis lInk lis ds way ny sa say down on the top of ot the theas ins mis as he spoke holding out Down he slid and Mr Pos- Pos tit followed t and Mr Squirrel U n decided that Mr 1 Fox was wasI it I o 0 invite them to his slid slid- lId Ild climb up easy now that path so up and down they four times and then happened started to slide sUde and when f t way ay y down he just dropped t did o go they all an asked each other with wide open r. r where are are you Possum called a very faint somewhere below I have We middle of the world t a and d help me I know I 1 am urn um told Mr Squirrel he bet- bet wn hC slide and seo where eat i t because ho he was so light md ind eo quick on his hla feet reet albig hole here and he is at j ald Mr Squirrel What Rabbit got Jot too near Mr Possums Possum's feet and when Mr 1 Possum felt him he Jumped for he ho was rather nervous about what might h happen he lost his balance and grabbed Mr Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Rab Rab- bit to save himself and down they went striking Mr Squirrel who was looking Into the hole and in they all went on on top of 01 Mr 11 Fox Mr 1 Fox Pot thought the world had come to an end for sure when they all piled plIed on top of off him Mr 1 Squirrel was the first finst to jump up Well Veil we we weare are all together anyway anyway anyway any any- way he said But where are we Mr 11 Possum was wag keeping very still and kept Jept his eyes closed He would pretend he pe e was dead until he was sure where he was he thought and he did not move until Mr Fox ox spoke I dont don't know where we are he said but I can see pies pips and cakes anc and a duck on a shelf over there He is crazy crazy thought hought Mr 1 Possum open opening fig one eye But sure enough he too Saw saw aw pies and cakes and a duck Mr 11 Squirrel and Mr Rabbit looked and they saw j Just st what Mr Fox and Mr Possum saw I am hungry said ald Mr 1 Possum I So am I I. I IV said Mr 1 Fox malting making a Jump for the duck I But where are we we is what I want ant to i know said Mr 11 Rabbit I I want to get out of this place Where they all asked together In Mr 11 Bears Bear's house said Mr 11 1 Fox ox I fell through the trap door In the roof I am sure his house mUst have been snowed in by the last storm and we thought it was a snow banK In that case we better be going said Mr Possum Here is a ladder we can climb up to the skylight and crawl out said Mr Mt Rabbit Mr Squirrel did not wait for or the others he Just ran up and out and off aU for home spit n spit licker when he heard where he was When the othe three were safely saleh out Mr 11 Possum sugg suggested sted that it would be bea a good plan to close the trap door and then thero would be no trouble when Mr Bear Dear came out in the spring So they did and slid off the roof as quickly as they could Your party was a great success said Mr Possum to Mr Fox but Id I'd rather not have a trap door in the slide elide next time |