Show The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT ANOTHER TRAP Mr Fox one night when he was up at Mr Mans Man's barn happened to see a hammock and as there was no hurry Mr Ir Dog being fast asleep he got Inand in inand inand and had a swing S This would be Just the thing for forme forme forme me to take a nap in thought Mr l Fox ox and it will ivill make malte a good bag bagas bagos as os well to carry home my nights night's catch In i iSo So bad badIr Mr Ir Fox took the farmers farmer's hammock as well as other things that night light and off he lie trotted home The next day when the sun un was nice and warm Mr Fox hung his hammock between two big trees by the pond in front of his house then he got in and went to sleep I IlIe lIe Ho was dreaming of fat tat geese and turkeys and hens liens and all alt such things I as is foxes dream when dream when what should he hear icar which woke him very rudely I from rom his sleep but the yelping of Mr I Dog off oft In the distance I Mr Ir Fo Fox awoke with a 3 start and Mr Fox ox Jumped but his feet became entangled entangled en en- I tangled and instead of getting out he found himself rolled up and twisted so tightly in the network of or the hammock hammock ham ham- mock he ho could not get out lie He clawed and he tugged but it was no use he lie was held fast And nearer and nearer came the cries of or Mr Dog And then he saw him him coming I through the woods and Mr Fox knew It was all up with him Mr Ir Dog saw him and made a Jump but somehow the tle last tug Mr 1 Fox gave twisted the hammock and out ho lie went with a a. bump on the ground that made him bound and over he went Vent right into the pond Mr 1 Dog Jumped but his feet teet caught In the hammock and while ho lie was trying to kick himself free Mr Fox swam for dear flear life lIfo to the other side of f the pond and scrambled up the bank lIe He knew Just where to run for he head tad had ad seen the day before a hole where sir Mr Badger lived and without stopping to o 0 knock in dashed Mr Fox upsetting Mr tr Badger who was Just eating his noonday meal But Mr 1 Fox did not stop he lie ran straight through Mr Badgers Badger's house ind out one of ot his several doors and way iway over the tho hill lull ho went never topping stopping until he was safe in a cave under inder a a. rock Mr 1011 Dog at last Jast freed and after Mr Fox he flew but of course when he reached Mr Badgers Badger s house he forgot all about Mr Fox But Mr Badger will not leave his home if It ho he can help it and he fought with teeth and claws until Mr Dog was forced to run for home That night Mr Fox went back to his home hom but he did not go hunting Instead in In- In stead he lie took down the hammock and In-I In dropped d it into the pond It is my belief he lie said as he ho took It down that this thia thing is a trap and was intended to catch me Mr Man is always getting up some sort of ot now new trap to make my life lifo miserable but lj ho Je will have ve to try again though I must confess that was a aver very clever one I Copyright 1910 1911 b by the l McCLure ure News News- Syndicate Ne New York City |