Show Mr Fox Talks Too Much I I One Ono night when tho the moon was wa not shining and it was pretty dark M Fox thought h he would call at nt ata ata a 3 farm tarm where ho he had not been boen able to got get into the tho poultry house but where he knew lived U many plump lions hon I l will make my voice nice and smooth with oil oU said he and I Iam Iam Iam am Quito quite sure I am clever enough to fool those silly hens liens if it they do donot donot donot not see me for I 1 am very cry polite In my manner of ot speaking 1 try tn When he arrived at the tho poultry house Mr Fox loox very vary lightly on the door Who is it asked Mrs White hite Hen fen who had five the new chicks and alwa always awoke at the least sound A neighbor como come to call replied re- re plied Mr Mr- 1 Fox 0 x In soft sott tones I Iam Iam I Iam am sorry 1 could not get here hero earlier ear car lier but I met Mr Fox ox down the lite road rond and I had a terrible time lime Rotting setting set Rot ting away from that bad fellow I never He JIo Is very verr wicked and have anything to do with him nn and besides that I 1 felt sure your our famIly family fam fam- amily am- am ily would not care to havo have him call O 6 0 dear no replied Mrs White Hen lIen though 1 never have have e met him I have havo heard of or man many terrible things Mr 1 Fox 0 has done but who are you It is so dark that I 1 cannot cannot cannot can can- not see you Oh just a neighbor answered Mr Ir Fox softly Cant you open the door so we can chat better are careful care care- I hI do not wonder you ou ful til for of course It if dreadful Mr Mr Fox did come here ho would carry 1 oft off many of ot your our family but butI I will warn you ou madam if It he comes this way He lie will not dare daro come near whore where I am nm for my teeth are arc snarl as ns his and my cars ears are arc quick to hear a sound and I can run Justas Just aa as swiftly as Mr r. Fox so 50 trust me mo madam to lo care for tor you andopen andopen and andopen open the door that t I may mav come In Old Madam Madani Black DI Hen lien had been beon beonI I listening to all an that was wag said and when Mr Fox lox stopped topped talking she flew down and hurried over to tho the door Let me mc talk to that caller she said pushing Mrs White Whito Hen I away You cannot come como In here she eho said You know a great deal about Mr Fox It seems to me for tor forone forone torone one who does docs not like him and besides you have many of ot his qualities and amI that proves that you are not a suitable caller for tor us Be off arc or I will begin to cackle and arouse all the tho poultry and that will bring Mr Dog DOl out of ot his house and very likely Mr r Man Ian with his gun By Dy the tho time Madam Black ck lIen Hen had finished talking Mr Ir Fox was crawling under the barnyard barnard gate for ho know that with all his smoothness of ot manner he had t- t ll f d too much and spoiled his hill phil pi-MI Copyright 1920 by the tho McClure Newspaper Syndicate New York City |