Show Bedtime Story for Children By THORNTON VV W V. V BURGESS YANK YANK THE NUTHATCH RETURNS t PERHAPS you can guess how pleased Peter Rabbit was one morning when as he be hopped over OTer the old stone stonewall stonewall stonewall wall Into the Old Orchard he heard the voice of ot an old friend It was the voice of Yank Tank Yank Tank the Nuthatch and while It was wal far from being ewe t there was In It something of ot good cheer and Dd contentment At once Peter hurried hurried hur hur- ried In the direction from which It came ame On the trunk of ot a tree he caught tight sight of a gray era and black and white o 0 Ff ff 1 aa t j ye Welcome Home Hom Yank Yank Cried Peter Petr bird about the size Ilze of ot Downy the I F Woodpecker The top of ot his bis head and andI I upper part of ot his hll back were shining black while the rest of ot his back was i bluish gray The sides aides of his head and his hll breast were white The outer t feathers of his tall were white with black patches near their tips But Dut Peter didn't need to see how Tank Yank Yank Tank was dressed In order to toI recognize him Peter would have I known him If It he had bad been so far away I that the colors of ot his hll coat did not show at all aIL You Tou see lee Yank Tank Yank was doing a most surprising thing something something some some- thing thinK no other bird can do He lie was walking head first down the trunk of ot that tree seemingly quite as much at home and unconcerned In the queer position as IS It if he were right tide side up He lie lifted his head bead and called a greeting greeting greet greet- ing which sounded very verI much like the repetition of his own name Then he turned and began to climb the tree as easily as IS he had come com down Welcome home Yank Yant Yank Tank I 1 cried Peter hurrying up quite out of ot breath Once more Yank Yank turned so 10 that he was head down and his eyes twinkled twin twinkled kled as II he looked down at Peter Youre mistaken Peter said laid he This Isn't home home- Ive I've simply come comedown comedown comedown down here for tor the winter You know home Is where you raise your children and my home Is Ia In the great Ireat woods wood further north Well anyway this is II a kind of ot home It Its It's your Jour winter home protested protested pro pro- protested tested Peter and I certainly am glad gild to see you IOU back The The TheOld Old Orchard wouldn't be quite the same came without you on Did you JOu have a pleasant summer summet sum sum- mer met And If It you please Yank Yank tell me ine where you OU built your Jour home and what It was like Yes Mr Curiosity I had a very pleasant summer replied Yank Yank Mrs Mr Yank Yank and I 1 raised a family tarn tam ily ly of six and that Is u doing a lot bet bet- I I ter than some lome folks I t know If It I do say lay It As to our nest neat It was made of ot leaves and feathers and It was In a ahole ahole ahole hole In a certain old stump that not nota a soul knows knowl of ot but Mrs Yank Yank and myself Now ow is II there anything else you yon want to know C. C T T. W W. W Service a |