Show I BEDTIME STORY By Thornton W. W Burgess RANNY FOX was trotting down G GRANNY the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest ForeL She was in no particular hurry In fact the she was Wal not going anywhere in particular ular She was juit out for an airing But whether she be Is la going anywhere In tn particular or not old Granny Fox always alway keeps her eyes eye and her ears wide open It Is In tn this way that she has learned so 10 much about her neighbors and It Is la because of this habit that she is 11 so 0 hard bard So now as 81 she he trotted down the Lone Little Path she he hea heard beard d the voice eT ti She Size smiled to herself when she he saw law aw that Blacky was wag so 0 Interested In III what he was wu looking at that he lie didn't see aee her coming of Blacky the Crow She stopped topped right away and cocked her ber head bead on one side Ide so 0 as a. to hear better Caw caw caw cawl caw Granny sat It down and aneS a shrewd look crept into her sharp harp eyes ees as a. she listened i Theres Therl mischief afoot afoot said laid Granny When Blacky caws caw like that there is la something going on lies He's way over in the Green Forest and he sees something that is I. exciting exciting exciting ex ex- citing indeed lIes lIe spoiled polled many manya a hunt for tor me by bJ cawing like that It sounds very much as if U he was Wal saying Fox fox fox I I wonder If U that scamp camp Reddy is in trouble I 1 believe Ill I'll have to look and see what is going on 00 With that old Granny Grann Fox trot trot- trotted trotted ted off In tn the direction from which BUcky's BUckys voice came The nearer she got the louder his hi voice sounded Granny would stop top once In tit a while and cock her head on one side aide and listen Presently she reach reached d a 0 point where she could see ee Blacky on the top of a tall taU pine tree lie He was leaning forward so 0 as 81 to look lookdown lookdown lookdown down and it was very plain to see ee that he fie e was Will watching something very verT exciting down below and he be was cawing so 0 that Granny wondered wondered won dered that it didn't give him a sore ore throat She smiled to herself when she he saw that Blacky wa was so 0 interested In tn what he be was wis looking at that tha he didn't see ee he her coming It has long been Dlack Blacky's delight to torment old Granny Fox by telling tell ing everybody within sound of his hJ voice where she he is I. when be he sees ees her So now Granny smiled am and crept forward very very veri carefully so 0 as 81 not to be seen een or heard beard and presently she reached a place where she he could k keep p out and see ace what it was wal that was exciting Blacky Black so 10 What was it 1 Why it was Peter Rabbit playing dodge with Reddy Fox I thought Id I'd find that scamp Reddy muttered Granny When Blacky m makes a fuss fUll like that it Is I. usually because Reddy is 1 somewhere somewhere some some- where around I 1 think Ill I'll Join john in tn inthe Inthe the tho game and show how Reddy that smart at II he is 11 his hi old granny is smarter marter It Jt is I. high time that Impudent impudent Im Peter Rabbit was served nerved up for a Fox dinner Now It Jt is no wonder that Blacky Black the Crow was wai excited That ga game of dodge wasn't want a game for fun at it alt all Oh my mT not nol It was very verT much more exciting than a game for fun ever could be You see ee it U Peter should hould get caught he would not only onty l lose e the game ame but but he would lose loil hi his life as II well Just as a. old Grann Granny Fox made up her mind that she would take a hand and show how Reddy how to catch Peter something happened Peter suddenly stopped topped dodging and started start tart ed for a big pile of brush as fast as he could go eo Granny saw aw what be he was trying for forand forand forand and sprang out to head him off but she e was SUit lust too late Reddy following fol lowing close at the heels of Peter was Just too late too Peter was waa safe afe under the big pile pUe of brush I e 0 CT T. T W. W Dunes Service |