Show II I I The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT IT WHY RABBITS HAVE SHORT TAILS TAILS Part Part II I Bunny Dunny Rabbit sat closer to his grandfather and his ears grew longer longerI as he lie listened Rabbit Yes said Grandfather I Short Ears was In a bad fix as you youcan youcan youcan can see sec He could not open the door to get his tail out because Mr Dog I would come in and catch himlie him to think lIe He did not have long I about It it for the very verv next thing he knew Mr Dog grabbed at his tail and off It came right up to the door And off oft he ran For you see he thought he had Short Ears on the end of the tail and he did not stop to look He lIe just ran When his tail broke off over went Short Ears on the floor for that set Bet I him free O 0 0 dear 0 O. O dear What shall I do he cried when he Jumped up and looked in the he mirror and saw that his long tail tan was gone and all that remained was a little stubby tail tan just like yours ours First he ho ran to the medicine closet and got some s salve lve and a d. soft piece of cloth But nut he found he could not reach re-ach the end nd of ot his tail It tall It was too i short I Ills His first thou thought ht was to run over overto I to his cousin Rabbits Rabbit's house not far farI I 1 off but When hen he started tow toward rd the thedoor i i door he remembered Mr Ir Dog 1 Short Ears leaned his head to the II crack In the door and ad listened hard Ills Ins ears were short you OU remember but not 8 so short but th that t he heard I Mr Ir Dog barking J I Nearer an and 1 nearer came the bark I Short Ears locked ocl ed the door and ran to the windows and fastened themI them and drew the shades and then he ran I Into the closet and closed the door he crept under his Awa Away back Sunday clothes where he was sure no none none noone and there he one ne ne would find him and sat and listened and listened listened Mr Dog barked and lumped Jumped ed about outside the hou houSe houe e. e for he was very ery much upset when he lie found that he heI I did dill not have Short Ears Earl on the tIle end of the tall tail he carried off But It was no use He could not get into Short Ears' Ears house houfe and at atI I 1 last he gave it UP tIP and ran off oft home barking all the way I Short Ears listened and though grew fainter and andI Mr Dogs Dog's tones I 1 to toI I fainter taInter Short Ears was WitS surprised I find he could hear the barking though Lit it was a long wi way off oct After Atter it was dark he ho came out of II I- I I the closet and crept Into his bed Without even thinking ing of the end of his tail he was wils so tired and worn wora out listening And now what do you think had happened to him and what d do you think he saw when he looked In the V mirror dg in the morn morning ng V to brush his hair I Bunny Rabbit shook his head I dont don't know now grandfather he said What hat had happened to Short Ears I His ears had grown long he lie had I listened so hard to the barking of Mr Dog said Grandfather Rabbit And from that day all the rabbit I family have had short tails taUs and long ears which is just as it should be for lor we can hear Mr Dog a n long way off and we do not have the bother of looking after atter a II long tail when he lie I runs to cover So pont don't wish to have yours changed again for you OU u see now flow j I that you are better off oft than poor I Short Ears Was dont don't you Bunny Rabbit R. said he did and that I he should never neer wish for a a long tall tail talland I and short ears again V And nd ho he I Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News- News paper Syndicate New York City |