Show S i I I I I Little Utile Stories for Bed Time By Thornton W W. Burgess Burge WHO STOLE THE THE S IG-S GGS b OF OP MILS S GROUSE There tva wu was great e l excitement In the Green Grcen Forest Fortt and nd on on the Green Meadows The The Merl Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother Mother W West st Wind br brought u ht the news news They Got trot It it- fron from Mrs Grouse herself er rh They y had found her very cry e etl early tl that almost distracted with T grief She had lost her eggs Yes Yee sir sIrS some ome on onO one had stolen all her egg fifteen of ore them and she was In despair She knew that the they were stolen by some one who lived U in the Green Forest Forest For For- est and not by Farmer Browns Brown's bo boy because because be be- cause he had not been In the Green Forest For For- est eat that afternoon She had left the nest neat I ICor for Cor only a 8 te few minutes minute so eo that she ahe might get the tho cramps out or of her legs When ah came ba back k not an egg elG was to b be bi seen Peter Rabbit hurried up to call on Mrs Grouse as as soon as ns he heard tile We n news ws She told old the dreadful story all over o again and Peter was T 1 so eo sympathetic that when she ehe cried ho he cried a little too ow Peter Is sharp sharp-eyed and and- andall all nil the time he was wa listenIng lis listening us- us to to Mrs Grouse he was wa examining everything In sight Bight What hat he sa saw law he hc kept to himself Pretty soon he excused excused- ed himself and started down to Johnny Johnnj Chucks Chuck's house He Ho found Johnny Chuck cry busy making a new path Hello Johnny Johnn Chuck Have you sou ou heard about the tho eggs of Mrs rs Grouse Crouse asked Peter Sure said ald Johnny Johnn Chuck 4 The Merry Little Breezes were 80 so full tuU of It that hat they couldn't talk of ot an anything thine else elee thin thIs morning Who do 10 you ou suppose did dd it It tv I dont don't suppose supposed I know replied Peter Rabbit Johnny JOhnn Chuck grinned J LooK ool t out ut Peter you'll Know too much some da day said he ho he for Peter is Unions famous for tor thinking that he knows everything I I 1 tell you I do Know now exclaimed Peter indignantly 4 I You YoO mean you iou think you ou know te- te plied Johnny Chuck No such thing J I tell you o I 1 know who stole those thore eggs eggli Peter leter fairly Did jou ou u see the thief asKed Johnny Chuck No replied Peter Or the stolen asked Johnn Johnny No replied Peter Then how do you jou know who wIle stole th un m demanded Johnny Johnny- Because I his truck that that's ho hOWl w said laId Peter Petey Well who flo do you ou think the lie thief la Is asked Johnn Johnny Peter tiptoed up lip and whispered hl In one of Johnn Johnny Johnnys ic oars ears I dont don't believe c lt It It said Johnny Johnny- Johnny Chuck Jimmy SkunK wouldn't do such a mean nean trick as that T r r tell you oti 1 I saw u his Ills tracks track rl right hi around the nest replied Peter eter I dont don't care If IC jou oU did Old he nc ci never never- u nc Johnn Johnny Chuck ic didn't for tor there coming down the ono Lone Little I. Path luth Patha a was wall Jimmy Skunk hImself and on th the tue of or hi his coal coat was a clow main stahl It cerI certainly lo loOKed kellet kell rr et very much like egg Tomorrow Night 1 S Skunk In DI Disgrace mcc |