Show I JJ Mrs I wm CO MT II w. w wU w. w THE LITTLE BROWN MEN Did you ever hear of the little Brown Men who Ih live e in tb the rocks rocks and stones in the woods and come out when the moon is shining They have ha pointed brown beards and bright shiny eyes and wear little brown caps short brown jackets and trousers and high brown boots S They are very small and nd can easily hide under uder the leaves O or the ground One day Fritz and Hans were going V through the woods kl kicking the leaves as the they walked when all at aLonce once a voice said Take care you almost kicked ni mj my nose nose Both Both boys Jumped and right in front of them was a little Brown Man Alan holding his bis hand over his bis nose You Xou should be more more careful he be heV said You might hurt someone kickIng kick kick- kicking V ing along in that way VWe We beg your jour pardon I am sure ure r. r 6 eald ld Hans bul but w e not not know you youw you w were we're were r there 1 I sho should think you would be afraid someone someone would step on you you yeu are so near the color of the leaves eaves I ly ln k in you qu will V J not step on u us u.-q said the little manAre man Are Are there more like you ou asked the boy DOY J Oh Oh yes es ind indeed d he he answered We Ve r i live inside the rocks but sometimes I 1 we sleep out outside id hi is the time ime we I r sleep and ae ac night when the moon i moon oon is I iV shining we come out out outI r k I I 1 should think you would bo be afraid of at f the wild T animals anImas said Fritz t They would not bother us replied V the little man We w would not make even a good bite for them Do you jou OU see many many asked Hans l- l Yes we e see ee lions and bears and f tigers Wish Vish we e could uld 1 lee iee ee some said Hans I should like to shoot a bear and ha have e his skin to put In front of the V V V i W M 1 V The They rhe V Have Pointed Brown Beards and Bright Shiny Eyes fire this winter then we could lie on onIt t. t It and read by bj the firelight I Why dont don't you jou OU shoot one asked i the little man We have never neve seen one replied b- b bI Y I the boys Well come in here some night and andI I will show you jou ou some Have you a agun i gun We could take takeS take fathers father's he has I two When can we come they asked V eagerly I f t V. V Tomorrow night said the little littleman 12 man man I will meet you here If U you could have a tiger too said Fritz I would be very much t. t obliged I should Jike like to have bave a tigers tiger's skin V I will do my best besto said the little 1 man r f. The next night the boys were there therewith I V with their guns and the little man told t them em the they must be very quiet for forit it was time for the little Brown Men Mento f. f to come out Just then the rock on which Fritz was standing seemed to 1 move and he jumped up The rock r c opened and out hopped bopped a dozen or V more little Brown Men Then all the thet t rocks ro ks and stones opened and o out t they came from all sorts of places under the leaves leases out of or- orthe the trees and the woods seemed filled with them They V all gathered around the boys some of oft t them climbed over them and nd some h went into their pockets and the boys f V felt very uncomfortable but their little littler 1 friend said the little men were j just st r curious urious and not to mind they soon would d leave After Arter a while awhile the moon V came out lighting up the woods like V day and the boys could see the littleS little S S S Brown Men running over ver rocks in all I directions but their friend stayed by v r them When shall shan we see the animals L' L asked Fritzl Fritz t l S The others have gone to find them replied the little man The boys bos could feel their hearts V V beating for now they were really to toS S see a wild animal they began bean to wonder wonder wonder won- won der if they could shoot one S. S 5 How do you jou OU get into the rocks S asked Hans Hanse b We Ve have three magic words which k j open them AreS Are S What hat are they asked Fritz S you allowed to tell 7 V S We do not tell everybody said the little little Brown Man Mail but Ill I'll tell you S they they are Su Ot Nepo V 5 Just then the little men r turned returned d V toM toH them two bears were c f ming r S Hj k V that way me boys hid hitt a treo tree and ana waited The little Brown BrowD Men f en scampered away Including their friend for they were afraid 01 the guns The bears Dears soon came in sight growling and looking very fierce Ido I Ido Ido do not think l I care about a bearskin after all whispered Hans Fritz had dropped his nis gun and was looking for a away way to escape Their hair seemed to stand up straight I 1 wish this tock rock would open ne tie saia sale Let us try it said Hans tor br one bear was quite near near- them now SuOt SuOt Su SuOt Ot Nepo said Hans and th the rock separated sep sep- The boys did not stop to look but stepped in and it closed At first they could not see it was so dark but soon their eyes became used to the darkness and they could see a path leading under the rock Well Wen 1 do donot donot donot not care for any more bunting said Hans the pictures I 1 have seen of ot bears were not so savage looking as those bears What I am thi thinking king of or said Fritz is how to get out of this place Su SuOt SuOt Suot Ot Nepo gets you in but we did not ask now How to get out They walked along the path and came to a a little waterfall They cooled their and faces and then walked over a little lit tle tie bridge which was was over a river in which th they y could see a number of offish fish Let us go fishing said Hans and when they reached the bank of the river they found poles which had been left there by someone Suddenly somebody said I am going to arrest you for fishing in our river and beside beside be be- side them stood a little Brown Man dressed like Uke a policeman man The boys jumped up and the little man ran rant then he and and looked a them hem hemMy My he said saW are you giants The boys laughed and told him they were only boys at arid hd d that their fath father r was much larger and he was not a giant Then they told him how bow they happened hap bap happened to there and asked how bow they could get gel out Why the same way you came in he replied Su Ot Nepo gets you in inor inor inor or out out The boys tho thought they had been v VeAY VeA y stupid If you are not going to 10 arrest us said Fritz we wew will w go back and if it the bears are gone v we e will go home No said the little policeman I cannot arrest such giants as you are are The boys were soon at the rock again and spoke the magic words Su SuOt SuOt Ot Nepo Nep and the rock opened They looked around but the bears were not in sight so they picked up their guns which were by the rock and started for home hom The moon was still shining and they looked for the little Brown friend but they did not see him or any of the Brown Men They went into the house very quietly and were soon In bed and as asleep The next morning Hans said t would like to see the little Brown Man again wouldn't you jou OU Fritz Yes replied Fritz ritz but I should not not- want him to think he mus musj have wild animals for us every every time we wesee see him would you No said Hans but we can ask r for r monkeys next time |