Show tl I The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT A Stitch in Time Saves Nine Timmy Timm Fox w was was s running out of ot the thedoor thedoor thedoor door with his bag when his mother called after hl him Better wait and I let me mend the hole in that b bag g be before before before be- be fore you go hunting tonight a stitch I in time saves sayes nine nine my y mother mothE used I Ito to tell me But Timmy Fox was in a hurry and andon on he ran It lt is only a a. very little hole he said a chicken could not get through it and I am going after lt el a afat afat afat fat duck I saw saw today down by the pond I now know where she sleeps at night and I I X may be able to bring homo home two instead of one Mother is fussy about 1 little things but she will ill forget oret it ft when she sees the nice breakfast t I 1 bring home in the morning Timmy Thorny Fox ran over the hill bill as he i left the road and with very careful I tread he went around round to th the place lilace where the tM ducks slept and into his I bag he dropped two plump ducks be before before be- be fore tore they could quack Then away he ran so fast that Mr Dog could not track him and when he reached the woods he was was was' tired I I did a good nights night's work worl thought Timm Timmy Now Just take a 1 little littlerest littlerest rest behind this rock and be home before before be be- fore tore it Is light But Timmy fell asleep and the two pl in the bag when they found all aU was still began to move about and they found the hoi hole It w was s little Just justas as Timmy had said ald but it helped them to get a a place to p pull ll and before long they had a ahole ahole ahole hole bi big enough for tor them to crawl out of and away they waddled for home When Timmy Timm Fox awoke and threw the bag over his shoulder he was sur surprised sur- sur to find it lt s so light Then he looked at at atthe the bag and found the bl big hole and he knew what had happ happened ne Sadly Timmy Fox went home with hl empty bag anti and there was no breakfast for tor it was daylight and not safe to go back to the tho farm Carm I told you a stitch in In time saves nine s said ald ld his mother Y YOu u should ha have waited and let me mend the bag S Si I did not get nine said Timmy I had only two ducks Why do du you keep saying a stitch in time saves nine when it would have saved only S two When I mend t he e hole hoe In n the bag bagIt If It you watch watch- you will understand what I mean answered his mother Do you know Timmy Foxs Fox's mother meant by what she said Copyright 1920 by the McClure Newspaper S Syndicate New York City |