Show I i w 4 61 1 F t HOW MR FOX LOST HIS SUPPER Early ono one evening Mr Mr Fox walked over o the hills before the moon came up He had slept all day and was ready for his supper but as he had brought fome home only one goose the night before she he had eaten that for tor breakfast Those hens and chickens go to bed early he said Raid as he walked along and I 1 believe I 1 will take a walk about aboU the barnyard and see If It I 1 can get In Inthe Inthe inthe the po poultry house houe So Mr Fox poked his head up to the window of the poultry house hous and looked In Madam Hen saw him and began to cackle t Hush Hush said Mr Fox you ou will wUl spoil It all alI and miss the fun tun It If you make all that noise Madam Hen was quiet at once forshe for forshe forshe she dearly loved to know all that was g going ing on and she hopped along on the roost until she came to the wIndow window win wIn- dow What Is it she asked through the glass What is going on Oh I am going to give a dance by bythe bythe bythe the light of the moon down the road a short distance said Mr Fox and if It you all aU keep very quiet you can get out without your our master finding it out and come along You will be back long before breakfast time Dont tell the old rooster He Is I too tough I 1 mean he is too old to enjoy fun Sun he is not gay and young like Uke you and me mo Madam Hen Mr Fox ran off when he finished his invitation and Madam Hen lIen looked out of the window after atter him He cannot mean any harm she said or he would not have gone away I 1 believe I 1 will take a run down the road and see what is going on I 1 wont won't say a word to an anybody body Madam Hen Jumped down from the roost and left all the others sleeping She squeezed through a hole where aboard a aboard aboard board was loose and out she went into the yard What a lark she said Even Mr 1 Dog is asleep I should loveto love loveto to see Mr Fox dance Ill I'll go I can run back long before sunrise and who Is to know Off Oft she ran but she had got only as far as the road when Mr 11 Fox who had been watching for her grabbed her herand herand herand and trotted oft off his den Oh Mr Fox I do not mind being ameal a ameal ameal meal for so handsome a fellow as you are said Madam 1 Hen but to think Iam I Iam Iam am to fo die without seeing you dance danco when I know mow you must be the most graceful fellow In the whole world Itis Itis It Itis is almost more than I 1 can endure I expect you can dance better than Mr Wolf and I 1 have heard that he heI can dance very finely too I Mr Fox dropped Madam Hen but buthe buthe he kept one paw on her and said Who said that fellow Wolf could dance Who Vho spoke my name name asked a gruff voice and out of the woods stepped Mr Ir Wolf I Mr Fox said he was a a. better dancer than you jou ou Mr 11 Wolf Volt said Madam Hen I thinking that every minute brought I daylight nearer Did you sa say that asked Mr Wolf showing his teeth and looking very unpleasant unpleasant unpleasant un un- pleasant at Mr Fox Yes I did and I 1 am willing to prove yv y e M I 1 it it and leave it to Madam Hen to de decide decide decide de- de cide said Mr l Fox So am I said sald Mr Wolf the moon is coming up now and this will be a aI afine afine fine place for tor a dance Let Madam I Hen sit over on that rock and watch us I Very well I agree said Mr Fox I I shall keep my eye eyo on you Madam Hen and you ou know very well wen It will Ill do you no good to try to escape I Ican Ican Ican can can catch you no matter how far away you get Madam ladam Hen lIen went meekly to the rock and perched upon it and Mr Fox and Mr Wolf Volt began their dance Round and around they whirled swinging first to one side and then the other and by and by Mr Fox grew v dizzy and over he fell feIl In the road Madam Hen did not stop to see more She Jumped down and ran almost flyIng flying flying fly fly- ing part of 01 the way wars wa After a a. minute or two Mr Fox sat at up and held hEId his head I wonder what is the matter with me Madam Hen lien he called But Madam Hen was far tar faraway faraway away hiding in the fields under some bushes by th this s time Mr Wolf became dizzy at last and andover andover andover over he went rolling roIlIng against a rock with a bump Well YeU I am the best hest dancer said Mr Fox and then he looked at the rock where Madam Hen had sat and off heran he ho horan ran but he didn't catch her He ran ranall ranall all an the way to the farmyard and then Mr Dog was was' waiting for him and Mr Man too with a a. gun and It didn't take Mr Fox long to turn and run for fot his den What Mr Wolf thought when he ha came to his senses Mr Fox never knew for he kept out of ot his way after atter that and Madam Hen Heir when she arrived home horn in the morning was too wise to toI I relate how Mr Fox had enticed her to his party but sh she made up her mind that he would never get her again Copyright 1916 by McClure McCure Newspaper per pAr Syndicate New York City |