Show i i Little Stories Stones for Bed Time By Thornton W. W Burgess Jurgess MOTHER MUSKRATS MUSKRAT'S WISDOM Tied to his mothers mother's mothers mother's apron strings Tied to his mothers mother's apron strings Jerry Jorry Muskrat turned his head to see sec Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon dancing on tho bank as the they shouted at him Come Coma right along Jerry said Mother Muskrat as she swam swain ahead of him acro across s tho Smiling Broiling Pool Jerry shook a fist at his tormentors on the bank and and then followed Mils his mother for ho didn't dare disobey Straight over to Jerrys Jerry's favorite log IOK the they sw swam m Jerrys Jerry's heart b beat at very fast for tor It was thero that that terrible unseen thing had grabbed him by the tho tail tall that morning and and and- yes and yea Jerry was afraid even though he was with wise old Mother Muskrat First she sho swam all air allaround around th the old log Pre Presently nUy she he showed bowed Jerry a shiny snaky looking thing which she said was wasa a chain and at one end ond of which she said there was suro sure to be a trap Jerry Jarry looked at it with awe Then they climbed up on the tho log lo and there lay a Qu queer r thing like two stout Jaws tightly closed Held tightly between them a few hairs hair and bits Its of oC skin It was the very trap which had caught Jerry by the tho tall that morning Smell of that said Mother Muskrat To tell th the truth Jerry was afraid to tb b go near It it but he was t more afraid to disobey his his' mother gingerly he lie leaned forward and sniffed nt at it Then hen he made mad up a face Ho He didn't like the tho smell Mother Muskrat grinned Dont like It It do you ou she n asked ked No said laid Jerry Smell of it again commanded his mother I 11 dont don't want ant to replied Jerry Jerry t OU do as I toll tell you You take toko a good long long- smell of that trap said Mrs 11 Muskrat stamping a toot foot Very Jerry did as he was told though the tho strange scent his skin akin prickle all over with a a. strange strang kind of fear Think you'll know it next time asked OO his mother Jerry was MUI sure that he would Indeed ho WaR wan positive that he never ne would forget forget for for- get It as U long as ho lived That man smell said eald Mother lother Muskrat Muskrat Musk Musk- rat kicking tho the trap Into tho UlO water Whenever you 0 11 got gat a whiff whitt of that smell ameli J st you watch out lut Theres There's been a man manor manora or ora ft a. bo boy around and Just as as likely as not hes he's left a a. trap behind him Did you ou ever eVe find a carrot or any other things to eat at on this tills log lob before Jen Jerry confessed d that he hadn't Then remember that when ou find unexpected good g things to eat nt wh where re the they hose have never ne been boen before the mt mean U danger Leave them alone until aft after or you ou have o found the tho trap Then you rou youcan youcan I can eat cat at tho the places pieces around the trap without without with with- out danger But keep away from the trap Now ow well we'll eat at up in the rest of ot this carrot and then well we'll go look book for br or some IOme more mor traps Tied tok to h his mothers mother's apron strings shouted Peter Rabbit as Jerf Jerry swam swain home close behind his mother But somehow Jerry mind mind- pretty good things to bo tied to sometimes some some- times said Bald Jerry to himself as he nursed hl sore Bore tall tail Tomorrow night night The The Cony Convention at the I Big Rock |