Show I Little Stories for Bed Time L By Thornton W. W Burgea j I FARMER BROWNS BROWN'S BOY GIVES UP I Fee Fcc fl fI fOe fo fum fiddle dee ilee- ilee A blackbird up up up-ln ln a tulip tree The whole day long lone He lie sang Soing this Fe Fee fl LI fo to fo fum turn fiddle dealAs dee deal deelAs As he said this Farmer Browns Brown's boy boy pointed his 18 gun straight up at Sir 1111 Ir Redwin Red Red- wins win who was sitting on the very ery topmost top top- most twig of at a tall tree trea singing singing- for Joy because over in their cradle cradic in the bulrushes bulrushes bul bul bulrushes rushes on tho the ed edge e of the Smiling Pool he had four tour little babies For just a minute Farmer Browns Brown's boy looked along tho the barrel of oC his dreadful gun and then then then- why he put the tho gun un down again I 1 could shoot you jou just as easy as can be Mr Blackbird hut I ruess I dont don't want to to lo said he Id miss that beautiful beau beau- tutu song o of your you yours is and it wouldn't do me mo mea moa a bit o of J good just to Know that I could hit you OU because I know knot it anyway All AllI I want Is to get that fox who stole my pet chicken but it looks as It if Ill I'll have to keep right on wanting Ive I've hunted tho the Green Meadows over and Ive I've hunt hunt- d the Green Forest all through but no Mr Fox Fo Ive I've found the tho house where he ho used to live l hut lut ut he wasn't at home when I called and ho he hasn't hasn't- been there thero since for every day I have ha been bee to see Fee Fcc fi fro fo to fum urn um fiddle dee sang Mr 1111 Ir Redwing Farmer Partner Browns Brown's b boy bov v grinned until all the little freckles on hit his face seemed to torun torun torun run into one bl ble freckle What do you know about it It- Ithe he ho asked Fee Fco fl fl 1 fo fo o. o fum urn fiddle doe deel sang Mr Redwing just a as ho lie had iad be be- fore e Farmer Browns Brown's bo boy chuckled I be be- you could tell mo me a whole lot If you only would said ald he lie- has lias Mr Fox left the Green Meadows for good Fee fi 11 fl fo to o. o turn hun fiddle dee dec was all Mr Ir Redwing had to tn say ny Farmer Browns Brown's boy bov hitched up his trousers and looked o over o l' l the Grcen Mead Mead- own owe There no one In InIght sight Ight excepting excepting except except- ing IIi Mr Mi h Redwing nod You see sec all the tho other little meadow meado anti ami totes foiest people hadi ladi be become become be be- come so afraid of Farmer Tanner Browns Brown's bo boy and his dreadful gun un that as soon as he appeared appealed the they hid The only reason that Mr 11 Redwing flown away as noon ROOn as IS he aw Silt larmer Browns Brown's boy was because e hl his heart wn wan so full rull of happiness that he couldn't believe bellev that ono one could pos want to hurt him Presently Ia Fa rainier I BloWn's boy whistled to ei th tho I lemud who wino was running about pretending that lint he was as Ing Mils very cry to find the the- ln tracks of nedd Fox ox y 1 old oM fellow tellow cant can't cantou ou you that fox asked t rl Browns Brown's boy Bowser Rowser the Hound looked up In III his masters master's masters mas mas- ter's tars face and wagged wi liis tall tall tail Then he hel l looked oft off nero across the Green Meadows to to- 4 i ir r c the far fai n a away OM I on th I edge dge of mountain Bow Bowwow 1 wow vp wow vow said he hc Browns Brown's b buy bov looked over 01 too and a th thought lUme eume to him He ITo reached cached down n and pa Bowser head hlad I I b v lIl oure ol old i fellow said Bald he I p that tha t fo fox l hia h lf fi left heft the hO Gie Green n Meadows 1 a o H and I 1 shouldn't wonder wunder but what he Ime has gone tip up to th Old PaK PaH- I tub turc Some da day well we'll ins Im to look for him there Now NoI I well we'll ell give sl o l it up upon up on the tho Green Greep Meadows and In the Green I For Forest It and well we'll BO go homo an and ancl J put theun the Rim un away away Fee Fcc tI fl fo to Co fum mm fiddle dc doe ong Mr lr n Redwing from the t topmost twig or of the tine tall ti tree e |