| Show Little Stories for Bed Time L By 87 Thornton W. W Burgess POOR REDDY BEDDY FOX Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck stole up the hill bill towards the home homo of Reddy Fox As they drew near they crept from one bunch of at grass to another and from bush to bush stopping behind each to look and ond listen They had heard that Reddy Fox who had been t shot hot by Farrier Farmer Far Far- I rier mer Browns Brown's bo boy was so badly hurt that he could not and now they thoy were going coins up to his house to see for themselves themselves them them- selves I 1 li It was vas really so But Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck were not taking hiking any chances Johnny Shuck hucIc w was wa not riOt much afraid of Reddy Fox for he had whipped him once but ho 10 ho Was wai afraid of ot old Granny Fox Peter Rabbit was afraid of both Tho The nearer he got to the horn homo 13 of Reddy Fox the themore nero more anxious and nervous he grow grew You see Roddy Reddy Fox had played so many tricks BO 80 o as to tr try to catch Peter that peter Peter was vas not quite sure that this was not riot another trick So he kept a. a sharp watch In every direction ready to run it at the least sign of ot danger When they had tiptoed and crawled to toa toi toL a i L point where they could see the doorstep doorstep doorstep door door- step of ot the tho Fox Fpx home Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck lay down In a clump of or bushes and w watched Pretty soon they saw aw old Granny Fox come out She sniffed the wind and then she started oft rf at a quick run down tho Lone Little Path Johnny Chuck gave a sigh of ot relie re- re lie lef for he wasn't afraid of oC Reddy Redd andow and now low he felt safe But Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit was just as watchful as ever Ive got to see Reddy for Cor myself be- be tore ore Ill I'll go a step nearer he whispered Just then Johnny Johnn Chuck put a a. handon hand with the other on n his fils lips and pointed land hand There was Reddy Fox crawling out ut of oC his doorway Into tho the sun Peter Babbit leaned forward to see bettor better Was eddy ReddY Fox really BO so badly hurt or was wase I he 10 e only pretending Reddy Fox crawled painfully out onto ils doorstep He tried to stand and walk jut but he because he tie was too stiff and nd sore So he Just crawled Ho He didn't know that any one ono was was watching him md and with every ery movement he ho made a face ace ace That was because It hurt soI so Peter Rabbit watching from the clump chImp I f t bushes knew then that Reddy was not He II knew that he ho had noth noth- ng g not the least l ast little le thing to fear from fiora S.- S. rJ S i teddy Fox So P ter gave e a n. whoop olov ol of jo ov and sprang out Into view Reddy Redd up arid and tried to grin but made a a face tace of ot pain Instead You see It It hurt so to move mo I 1 suppose yoUre yoU're tickled d to death toe to tc e e me like this t Is he growled to Peter Rabbit Now Peter Pet r had bad eVer reason to bo glad his hl best to for or Reddy Fox li had hM d tried catch ratch Peter Rabbit to Rive give to old Granny Grann Fox ox for rOI her dinner and time and again Peter had Just barely escaped So at Iret 1 Peter Rabbit had whooped with Joy jO But a as as ho lie saw how howery very ery helpless Reddy really was wae and how much pain he ha felt suddenly sudden Peter Rabbits Rabbit's big bin oft yeH IU flied filled with tear tears of pity pit He forgot all nil about the threats of teddy Redd Fox and how ReddY had to trick him He forgot all about ho how mean Reddy had bad been Poor R d Fox Fox said Peter Rabbit Poor Reddy Fox Fax |
