Show I MR MIt FOXS FOX'S NEW SUIT f REALLY must have n a new suit of J I clothes said Mr Fox one mornIng morning morn morn- ing lag to his wife and while I am about It I may as well welt have hae a stylish one I noticed In the fashions that they were wearing the trousers tighter You cant can't get about very Tery well In tight pants said Mrs Fox and goodness good ness knows that tha t you are slow v enough now about getting food for tor the fam tam ily You better think a n little more about work and leSs leas about style But In spite of all aU of Mrs Foxs Fox's good advice Mr Fox Fos got a new suit and had It made tight fitting You better put on your old suit of clothes tonight said Mrs Fox as her husband started off with the tho market basket on his Ills arm You know that OV GOT OT turf UT q A p 0 pHAD HAD IT MAOr rib rib- TIGHT T TT Nc YE norm as rr h Mr Ir Dog up up at nt the hill bill farm Is a 0 very restless sleeper and If he should chase you he might catch you with those tight clothes on I guess I can Jump and run faster taster than lazy old Mr Dog even If If I am dressed up UV replied Mr Fox as he slammed the door behind him for he was tired of h hearing so much about his stylish clothes As he be walked along In the moonlight moonlight moonlight moon moon- light Mr Fox looked at his look fine ing lag shadow and forgot all about his bis anger or even about Mr Dog and while he was careful not to tear his clothes he Jumped lightly over o the wall and went tb the tho poultry He lie soon had two plump birds In his basket and ever n-er the wall he sprang and started for tor home but he had gone only a little way when he heard a 0 bark behind him and looking around he be besaw saw Mr Dog In full run coming after him Right In front of Mr Fox was a high rail ran fence and for this he ran feeling sure that he could easily es escape escape es- es I cs-I cape cave Mr Dog by leaping over It and it-and and running home through the time woods before before be be- fore Mr Dog could crawl under I be-I But oh how little he reckoned on those new clothes He forgot he had them on now he was In danger but buthe buthe buthe he reached the fence and ond made the leap and but for tor n a rail that stuck up uv where they were crossed to hold the fence he might have hao escaped Yes Mr Fox leaped but he did not go over Instead he caught by the seat of those new trousers and hung there above the head of Mr Dog who by this time had bad reached the scene and was barking loudly Of course Mr Fox dropped the basket basket basket bas bas- ket and the birds were crying loudly as they ran for home and arid every second second second sec sec- ond Mr Fox felt sure the farmer would appear with a gun and he would never see his home and family again He Jerked and he wiggled and at last the cloth gave way and luckily he fell on top of Mr Dog and knocked him over and while whale he was wag wa scrambling scram scram- hung bling to his feet Mr Fox lost no time I I you may be sure In running home 1 I When Mrs Fox saw him ham with the I Itom torn tom trousers and no basket she was very angry but she did not say a n word She Just took those new i j trousers put a n big patch of red flannel on the torn tom part and when her husband hue hus I hUS band saw that he put on his old ones and never again wore tight pants When he goes out at night now he wears a pair that are large enough for him to make a wide leap and not get caught on rail fenc fences s Copyright |