Show PUSS A MOUSE AND A SPIDER Brown Mouse louse came cam out of ot his hole I In the wall which landed him right righton on a shelf In the pantry The hole was hidden by pans and Brown Bro Mouse never never thought of or such a a. thing a as that the pans might be moved One day he was bold enough to run lout out In the daytime and stayed and getting a bad fright from seeing Puss come Into the pantry he ran out of the door into the kitchen and out Into the yard Here he managed to escape by running running running run run- ning under the steps where Puss could not follow tollow him All day he stayed there and all night too and It was not until the next day that lie Ke could get back to his own home But what was his surprise when he went to the hole In the wall to find the pan had been removed and that I Madam Spider had woven a web right over the opening and was sitting there waiting for tor a stray fly You have closed up the door to my house protested Brown Mouse Iam I r ram Iam am afraid I shall have to tear away your web for tor I 1 really must get in You know It Isn't safe ate for me to b be out here Oh dear deal what shall I do walled wailed Madam Spider It took me so long longto to find this place and I 1 worked so ao hard to weave this beautiful pattern and now you are going to destroy It Of or course I cannot protect myself against such a n. big strong animal as you Mr Mouse so I 1 must submit Oh dear oh dear how miserable I am Mr oIl Mouse grew thoughtful I suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose I 1 am big and strong and ought not to take advantage of ot such a little frail trail creature as she is he thought I wont won't break down her home Dont worry Madam Spider said Mr Mouse Stay right where you are I can easily make another home I by night time and I 1 do not think Puss will get me up here herf so 80 make I yourself easy your home shall not be beI I I destroyed II III Madam Spider said she could never I thank him enough and off he ran to toI tomake tomake I make a new door to his home In the wall Some time after atter this all happened 1 1 Mr Mouse grew bold again and ran out of ot the pantry one gpo day and Puss saw him I I Around the kitchen she ehe chased him and land I by and by she had him cornered lIe He could not get back to the pantry and Puss was very sure of ot getting him so she sat quite still and watched poor pOOl trembling Mr Ir Mouse i iwho who was sure his end was near I But he had a friend close by though I he did not know it It for tor right over Puss Puss' head was the new home of ot Madam Spider and when she looked I down and saw what was going on she I knew it was time to pay her debt of ot I gratitude to Mr Mouse Madam Spider let herself herselt down by bya I a 8 slender thread right over Puss Then she swung herself herselt right into one 1 I of ot Puss' Puss eyes I Puss bent her head and brushed her l leyes I eyes with one paw It took only a aa wink of ot time but it was enough Mr rouse Mouse was saved for tor when Puss opened her eyes again he was gone Madam Spider too was safe sate up In her home again feeling very con con- conI con I tented for had she not saved the life lite of ot Mr oIl Mouse who once had spared her home I That night when Mr Ir Mouse was thinking over all that had happened I he suddenly remembered the Spider that saved aved him I Why I 1 do believe It must have been Madam Spider whose home I I spared a long time ago he said saidI Well Wel well You can never tell when you will need a friend and even the weak weakest St ones sometimes are able todo to todo todo do the biggest deeds of ot kindness ss Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newt News paper Syndicate ate New York City |