Show I The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT Mr Fox and Bag of Wool Mr Mr- Fox had been up to the farm for his supper and he was carrying it home when he happened to see sea through th the tre trees s some men by the river washing and shearing ring sheep Now what can they be doing to those poor creatures thought Mr Fox who was always inquisitive I Ido Ido Ido do b believe lIeve they are are cutting pf all aU their wool woal wooli and they would think It very wry cruel if some of my friends tore off a little I 1 wonder why I should not have anice a anice anice nice wool bed cover this winter I am sure Mr Man Ian does does' not need if it It all I Ii will come around here tonight and see seo see If I can find where they keep it That night Mr Fox took a bag over his shoulder and went over to tp Mr Mi Mans Man's and found the wool and and filled his bag then thinking tha that a midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night supper would not taste bad he went to the poultry house and climbed in When he went out Mr Dog heard him and arid set st up such a barking that Mr l Fox For with his hilt bag still on on his shoulder ran as s last fast as his legs would carry him over over the tle fields for the woods Ju Just t as he leaped a high stone wall the the- bag caught In the lir limb of an overhanging over over- over o overhanging hanging tree and In trying to get the it free a big rent was torn in the bag and out came the wool falling all over oer Mr Fox But the worst part was that he f fell fellas fellas U as he went over the wall and caught his hind fe feet t in a vine and there he was waa on the ground rolling roiling over andover and andover andover over In the wood trying to get up When he did he be looked more like a lamb than a fox for but this of course he did not know and being frightened d for fear Mr Dog might somewhere be-somewhere around he ran for home without stopping stopping stopping stop stop- ping for the thee bag It happened that Mr Bear was out that night looking for a nice fat lamb and as it was not nota a very clear night when he be saw Mr Fox running toward him he thought he was a lamb Mr Bear hid behind a r rock ck and when Mr Fox came along he Just p pounced upon him and carried him off H He- He hugged Mr 11 Fox so close and tight that he fould could not cry out to tell him his his- mistake and it was not until Mr Bear had him safe safe safe-in In the house that he let him go When Mr Bear found out who it was he was td t be angry tor or or he h thought Mr F Fox x had played a atrick a atrick atrick trick ort oil him I 1 have a good mind to eat you you any anyway anyway anyway way he growled But lt Mr Ir Fox talked as fast as he could telling him Just how howit It all an happened happened happened hap hap- and BO so to be sure Mr Bear went with him to the wall where he dropped the bag When he saw that he believed what Mr Fox had told him hem and so they both sat down and had a good laugh I know Just what a bear hug hug- means now said Mr Fox but I never want you to love me so 80 much mucha a again ain Mr Bear |