Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-10 | Page 16 | The Sandman Stories

I ITHE SANDMAN I STORIES Mr Foxs Fox's Wisdom Mr Fox was sitting one day In I front of his his his' door thinking how unjust was the world to him and his family I There is Mr Ir Man Ian he said he heI makes a great fuss when I take a I chicken calls me mo a cruel fellow andI and I sets a trap for meNow me roe Now how can he call caIl me cruel when he keeps a yard full fun of chickens I and intends to have them all for his dinner some day I Just as Mr J Fox ox was as thinking about all this along camo came Mr Ir Dog but before he could bark and amI give I warning to his master who was far behind him Mr Jr Fox jumped up and said Look here I am not harming you and I know something I am sure you would like hike to know Besides there are no chickens around and why get got your our master I to chase 1 here You will only have me mc for I can can outrun you and that I will be hard work So Mr Ir Dog did not bark Instead he crawled under the bushes and was wasI 1 soon sitting behind a big bg rock with I Mr Fox listening to what he had to say S I r have been thinking a great deal lately Mr Ir Dog he said and I 1 have come to the conclusion that Mr Man Ian likes us to lo be enemies just for his own selfish reasons reasons You eat his poultry said Mr Do Dog Well Yell doesn't he cat eat them too asked Mr Fox He lie eats a lot more than I do but no one calls cans him bim cruel and tries to catch him him- himin in a tr trap p or sets a dog after him i That is so 60 said Mr Dog looking very thoughtful Of course it is true trUO said sald Mr Fox and how about you If It It you take a a. apiece apiece piece of or lamb while it hangs in the barn what does Mr Man Mau do He whips you of course And if by any cha chance ce yo 1 should I catch eatch a live lamb Jamb your sour our punishment would be very great isn't that true Mr Ir Dog that it was was' true There have hae I not proved that Mr I Man is selfish SQUish and cruel as well and andI that hp lie 11 only calls u us names to cover cr I I up his own bad ad deeds So why should we not be friends and not time we meet quarrel every Mr r. UOK said aid he was of the same mind and fO so they parted friends and Mr Fox smiled to himself as ns he sat I down by Ws his door to think how easily I Ibe be he had talked Mr Dog over ovet to his way of thinking I But Dut on his way home Mr Dog Dogs I s seemed med to see things rs in a different light That rascal Ju just t wants a chance to steal all aJl the chickens said I I Mr rr Dog I 1 never neer eat meat so T I would never think of stealing my r masters master's lambs I Mr 1 M Man n Is in good to roe rae and aDd T r am I his friend and cel nd I will prove It by chasing that bad fellow Mr Fox I away from this part of ot the country rl right ht off oCt I In a few minutes mInutE Mr Fox wa Wag I surprised to lo see e Mr r Do DolOr DOK bounding through the woods straight for him I with Ith a bark that sounded far tar from friendly I i You cant can't trust nn anybody said Mr Ir Fox ai as he hp ran away awny I tried t tn tl be he ben bea I II n It good friend to Mr Ir Dog by telling I I him how badly lly he id lit treated and here I he In Is chasing me roe as an If I had done him hima hima j a a bad turn instead ad of ot a trl lyone one But he did n not atop stop to argue 1 Mr D Dog Ju U k kept on running t t t i- i i y J until Mr Dogs Dog's bark sounded faintly In the distance and be he knew w be he waa safe and could look for another N v pip r