Show The Tue Sandman Story I IFOR FOR TONIGHT I BOBBY DUCKS DUCK'S POND Bobby Duck was vey fond of or swimming swim swim- I ming as all ducks are but he sometimes wished he had a pond all by himself so he could swim around without bumping into the other ducks for the pond was quite full tull when all the du ducks ks and their children children chil chil- I dren were swimming One day Hobby Bobby wandered away from the other ducks though his mother hart hal had told him bins It was not safe for old Mr Fox might get him him but he ran away ever every chance he ha hadIt had It was not Mr 11 I Fox Tox ox this time that brought trouble to Bobby Duck It was the pond he ho had longed for one for one all aU for Cor himself Bobby Duck was waddling along through the field when he came to a abig abig abig big hole In the ground and when he looked down what should he see but water at tho the bottom It is sot nota a very large pond thought Bobby Hobb but it is where none of the others will find It I am am sure and I can run away and come ome here bere every day Bobby Duck did not stop to think how he should get out He only thought of getting in in to so down he ho jumped to the bottom of oC the old well and began to swim By and by It came time for his dinner dinner din din- ner and for the first time Bobby Duck looked up to the top of or the hole to see how he could get out He could not fly sa fast tast and of course there was no bank so he could not walk wan Bobby Robby began to quack but no one heard him He ate every ery bug he could find but I still he was hungry for the nice mush the farmer alwa always s 's gave him at dinner time In the barnyard his mother was quacking quacking quack quack- ing leg loudly for tor she sho knew Mr Ir Fox had carried Bobby off to his den in the woods and after aCter dinner she hunted and quacked but still she could O not O find her r son on What ll would I have tl v happened af n t to Bobby ObbY I I Ir Duck If big Rover Dog had not been J p bt I fe 1 crossing r the field 1 I do not know w. w but buthe he was and heard Bobbys Bobby's quacks i What are you vou doing in there asked I bl bI big Rover looking down at Bobby Duck This is m my pond said Boby Doby I r found I It but now I want to go home for tor m im my dinner I I I I am sure no one will take it awa away from you said Rover Ro but you will need needa a ladder It if you are going to swim In that I place Off orr ran Rover for home where he found round the farmer and jumped and barked i around o him until the farmer followed him i ito to the g old well W i in the field and d c cled led I Bobby j I The next time Bobby Bobb ran away he went vent to the field to find his non on but butt buta I the farmer a had filled il it with stone O and earth t until t It Na was a level w with l ht the ground ouan I and so Bbb Duck lo lost t his pond Dond It was well the farmer did this for forno forno forno I no doubt some day as Bobby was waddling waddling wad wad- lung off to his pond old Mr Fox would i have be bf ben n n hiding In the ilie tall lail grass and I II carried I Bobby where n big Rover nor any anyOne 1 j rW one would ever have found n him |