Show Little e Stories ones for ore Bed Time Imo Bj W. W PETEE RABBIT HURTS A FOOT rOOT Peter Rabbit was tsar dodging this way and dodging dodging- th that t way war while behind hh him ran ran a makl the J makl ng ng-a. tr tremendous noise with his gl cat voice Of or course courso all the meadow and forest people heard Bos Bowser BoNSer r and the they knew Just what Tuber It meant They kno know knan that Peter Rabbit wits Voas doing Just JUat as had said sold he n would do and u was as leading Rowser the tho Hound to the hl hiding place of oC Roddy Reddy Fox Foxs Now wo no shall have ha somo soma peace on the Green Forest said Bald Johnny Johhny Chuck as he sat at on his doorstep p and stoned listened to Bowser's great ol voice e. e I do hope that tha t no harm hann will come to Peter Rabbit It would make me dreadfully nervous ner ner- your vou to Know that Bowser was following m my tracks like that I suppose that Peter Rabbit I ly so used to do being chased that flirt ho he really doesn't mind he added To tell the truth Peter warn wasn't t so sot t very much worried over O Bowser Dowser the Hound fI lie 4 had fooled Bon Bowser so eo often ofton that he Ire had no tear gear that he would not bt IJ able aLle to fool hi lal n Then there was tho Uto old elM brier patch Into which he could coup run If Ir Bowser sol ot too near car Dow Bowser or never nc cr catch him there here What worried Peter n was as the dreadful dut duty which had been given Riven him to do b by the other little people of the Green Meadows and the thc Green For FOol est He Hc was Has to lead Bowser Dowser the Hound to the hiding place of Reddy Tox 10 1 so 0 that Bowser n would tell his master and then his master n would and putting tho lives of all little meadow and fore forest t people In n danger But Dut I Peter Jeter stet Rabbit couldn couldn't 1 t brat brar to 10 o think of being the tho ono one to give up Reddy Fox eo so Instead of oC going right straight awa aw aWa to tho hiding place of oC Hedd Keddy Reddy Fox Peter Petel played hide and seek with Bowser amour among the bushes on the C edge gC of the Green lorNit lor lor- Nit trying to think of oC some wa way stay to sa e Reddy Fox He Ile was thinking so ao hard that he did not nol look where ho he sharply was JoIn goy go- In Ing Suddenly Sudden a sharp pain In ht his hh left t I hind foot made Peter squeal right out lie had stepped on the ba barb rh of oC a a. piece I of or wire fence hidden In the lon lour long gt grass aes My Iy how his foot Coot did hurts hurt Peter sat sal down am and look looked d at It ll It IL was nas bleeding I 11 an and he C felt IL as If IC ho he Just Jutt couldn't step stel on I It But there was waR D ws the Hound Peter started off on three I logs legs s for far the tho old villi brier patch It In iH slow sign work running on nn I three legs Bowser the Hound Va was gahl Jn Ing at nt cry o cr atc step Peler x cd If Ie he ever ever tr ever would reach the dear old brier bilci patch It ll to him as If It Bon Bowser's acrs deep wow Bow n was as right at nt his heI heels stir Peter gate ga two morn marc frightened lumps Jumps and there right In front o of or him was ono one of oC his own own secret paths Into theold the theold theold old brier patch Bowser the rho Hound Bound didn't t 1 like Ilka briers briels Ho tir stuck his head Into the old brier patch and then he pulled It out n again aln and roared an an- I I dt c r I ti I J J v a 11 U I tJ 1 Ga At 1 J Io-J- zt t 1 I r f illi 1 I 1 RG I I Two or 01 o times limes Bowser tried ll It H. I and amI each time lime a a joIl M old 11 m a 0 Crl friend nl of oC Peter Rabbit reached out and atHI scratched one u of oC tong Ions taro ears laen disc Bon Bowser yelped Finally he ho heave ave P up In ls- ls of gu gust t and off orr he went vent t tin to himself IC In R a deep votes Peter nursing his sort foot Coot In Inthe 1 the heart henrt of or the theold old brier Tier patch heard Bowser go 0 away and d. d Ihen ho ha I thought of oC something that made I him det n al almost nl- nl r I most mORt forget the polo pain In his foot tool tU HP wouldn't bo able to to show ow Bowser er th the o I Hound where Reddy d Fox Fix was hiding Right down In ht his hili heart Peter P ter was glad glad- I he was glad that ho he had hurt hl hla foot Coot |