| Show I Little Stories for Bed Time L By Thornton W. W Buries REDDY BEDDY FOX HAS HASA A A. SWELLED HEAD Redd Reddy ox J Fox was vaa a sight siglin There was no doubt about that When he started down dawn on an to the tho Great Meadows that morning he limped like an an anaId old aId old man His Ills face was bound up ln in a R big handkerchief Yes Indeed Reddy Redd wa was wag a sorry ony looking sight HI His head was swell swelled d SO so that one ane eye ve Was closed od And nd he could hardly see a out t of af the other ather Redd Reddy jie never cr would shave have ventured out aut but that he Just had to haye have some same fresh mud from fram the Smiling Pool Paal Reddy had waited until he lie thought that tl most mast of af the little meadow people were vere out of of- the Ule way Then Jie had to hurry Jo jg gt t back again g Jn If it possible But Johnny Chucks Chuck's sharp eyes had h d spied Red Roddy and Johnny Johnn had guessed right awa away what tho the trouble w was s. s He lie hurried over O to tell ten Peter Rabbit and the two little scalawags hunted up tip Jimmy Skunk and Happy Jack Jacle Squirrel to tell them Then the four faUl lild near Inear the Lone I. I Little lttie walt wait for Reddy to return Prett Pretty soon Boon Redd Reddy cam came camo limping l along alon- Even en Johnny Chuck was surprised at the wn way R fac face had swelled It was plastered all over with mud and aud he lie waa wa va vaa a a. sorry sl sight ht Indeed Jimmy Skunk appeared er very cr much surprised sur flur to see eee Reddy In such Juch condition though of ct course coure Johnny Johnn Chuck had told i him all about how Reddy had run headfirst head head- n first t Into the home of al old Mrs unmet Hornet and her family the day before Jimmy stepped out o In the Lone Lono Little Path Reddy FOY o what has happened to you he exclaimed Reddy didn't ser see the thc others hiding In Inthe the lie l lon long ng grass ralI lIe He didn't didn't- want Jimmy Skunk Skunk- to know that mAt he had been fco so careless careless care care- less as to run his head laad into a R. hoi hornets hornet's nets net's nest Ill I'll BO so he told a 1 wron wrong stor story He lie pt put t ton on a along long face That Is It v aa as long as ashe he hc h. h could make malte it It considering that it was ao 50 swelled I Ive had a most terrible accident Jimmy Skunk said Jahl Redd Reddy sighing pitifully piti piti- fully It Il happened happel yesterday when I r Iwas was returning from an errand over beyond he- he yond and the thc hill hili Ju Jut U t as I Iwan was wan coining through the part of or the wood 44 I T Theard heard head some ome on one or crying Of Ot course courle J I stopped to find out what the matter wa was Of or course Interrupted Jimmy Skunk Certainly to tobe be sure of ot coupe course Reddy looked at Mm him sll suspiciously lIlt hut went on with his hb tale Right flight down dawn In Inthe inthe the th thickest blackest pIA place O T I found round one of ar Unc Bill Billy Possums Possum's children bring being woi- woi ned to death b by br- br DI Digger er th the Badger Rd er Of that little Possum course I cO couldn't t seo see hurt f C or not rot Most certainly not net br broke ke In Jimmy Skunk So I jumped In and tackled old man Badger and I t lu had him almost whipped when I i slipped over 01 the edge of or a R big rock rack on th the side of af th the lull hilt It took the skin off ocr m my fac CacA and nd bruised d Inc ine something sonic some thing terrible lc But I t dont don't nl al so CE o loti long longa a T 1 eased ea cl that little HUll Possum concluded con con- chided n Reddy dd limping pitifully as hn lie started on Johnny Chuck stole stolp up behind him and thrust a n. sharp brier brie into th tho seat of Roddy's Reddy's pants At AL the same time Johnny made a t noise like a whole family of hornets hor hor- nets Roddy Fox Kov forgot his Jils limp He lie Henf nf never r even en turned turne t his head to look be behindS be be- hind hindS Instead he lie started off orr a at his host het speed and It wasn't until ho lie hoard a It lIaro roar mar marof o of laughter behind him that Jie Je realized that he had be been n fool fooled d again |
