Show r Little Stories for Bed Time L By BJ Thereto W. W REDDY KEDDY FOX WISHES HE HADN'T TRIED TRIED TO SHOW OFF For or the tho first time In his hla life liCe Reddy Fox loox was WM really SOT sorry really and truly sorry for something that ho he had done Usually lie he didn't tare care no matter what mischief he lie had got ot Into or how uncomfortable uncomfortable un un- un- un comfortable ho had made other othel people But now ho hos was s sorry You see eee ho had hat plenty of ot time Ume to think Ho lie was waa stiff and sore Boro from wounds made when Farmer Far mer Drowns Drown's boy had shot him ho was wasSo him that ho lie HO So hungry that It seemed to could eat almost anything even gross graas he hc 10 was so 10 weak that he couldn't have run twenty steps to save eave his life liCe he ho couldn't get et out of ot the old honse house In which he had hidden and old Grann Granny Fox couldn't get gt cl Into It to bring him something somo- somo thing to o eat caf it because Prickly Porky Porley the Porcupine vas was blocking up the doorway with his thousand hittl little spears Altogether Altogether Alto Alto- gether Roddy Reddy was the tho most moat miserable Fox In the whole world Now there Is nothing like being shut up ip In the dark to make one ono think Redd Reddy had md slept all that ho could riO bo so as ho hoay holay holay lay ay thero there In tho the dark dusty hall hail of or theold tho the old Id house where Prickly Porky was keepIng keep keep- Ing ng him a prisoner something Inside Inside- him began esan to whisper to him Redd Fox tried not to listen He stopped both ears cars with his hands but still he heard that whisper er You lou ou are arc getting Just what you OU deserve de- de serve serve Reddy Fox whispered tho the voice exclaimed Redd Reddy I dont don't deserve c It IU Oh yes es you OU do You deserve all that thai you are getting and a a. whole lot more whispered the voice down Inside of oC him bo and If lf you hadn't tried to smart ho how hiow oft off you OU wouldn't have been so sc foolish as aM to steal tho the pet chicken of ot otlo lo Farmer armor Browns Biown's bo boy In broad brond d daylight ht Then Farner Farmer Browns Brown's bo boy wouldn't have conic como hunting for you you OU wouldn't havo been een shot he wouldn't have found Cound your our nice Ice snug house on the Green Meadows you and Granny Fox wouldn't have havo had hado to o move In tho the night to this old dirt dirty hou house louse c and you wouldn't be stiff sore HOre weak hungry and kept a prisoner right now nos' Its It's all oil bp because you ou thou thought ht yourself your our self elf so vel very very smart and tried to show how oft ot ff No Now look at nt the trouble you ou have brought rought to yourself an and to poor old Granny Grann Fox I 1 know 00 It it said Redd Reddy Fox right out oud loud forgetting that It was only a still sUII h I Is I's t Qt small mall voice olce I down Inside I I him hini that he lie had been cen listening to I What hat do you rou know n asked k Pork who Just for Cor fun was as as keeping leddy Reddy 1 Fox ox aIt a a. It Its a none nono of or your jour business snapped R Reddy eddy Redd Reddy could hear Pork Porky chuckling chuck- chuck ling ng to himself as jUt he began to sIng In a queer cracked voice voice- Rudeness never never pa pays Nor Ol 1 is III there gain In saucy ways rays Its It's always best beat to he polite And neer ne'er give WIl way to ugly ugly spite If It that that's the Wa way vay you jou OU feel Inside You'd better all au such re feelings lIn s hide hile For he must smile who hopes to w win wili winAnd 11 I And h he who loses lose best will grin |