Show i I Ie I i I e e. e MR BEARS BEAR'S BEE PIES L- L i Mn ngAn hurl had a dreadful time tryIng try try- who stole his Ing to catch the one berry pIes for Mr Bear was a 11 good cook and especially fond of berry pie and when the berry season carne came he always al- al ways feasted ensted One day he made O l five big pies and placed them In the window to cool but he heus was us very fond of hIs noonday nap and when he awoke he found all ull of his berry berr pies were gone Mr Bear Benr was u a natured good fellow but he was angry now He scratched his head und and thought hard I 1 yonder wonder Mr s Ia I- I 1 I What What Is the Matter Sonnies In quI red Mr Bear lf f It Is those Reddy Fox boys he said or or ma maybe be the Possum twins or It ItI I might be the Coon boys Anyway whoever er It Is I am going to stop them from carrying oft off m my berry pies That Is the third batch of pies I I. I have lost this season Then hen Mr 1 D Bear ar sat down to his dinner of bread and milk mille Instead of at atthe the fine berry pies he had Intended to have and thought about what he should do to catch the rogue or orro ro rogues ues who took his pies S The next morning lie he was up bright and early gathering berries and ut at noon time In his pantry window there stood five nice brown pies Mr bir Bear did not Intend to go to sleep but he did doze oft off and he was awakened by n a howl that made him him jump He ran to the pantry the pies were gone Now Mr 1 Bear did not know who the howls but he knew he would find out before the day was over oer und and he knew too what the cries were about for or he had put plenty and ond more than thun plenty of red pepper In those berry berr pIes so that whoever er tasted one would not wish to taste another That afternoon Mr Bear took a stroll through the 00 Woods II s. s ne lie called ut at Mr Possums Possum's house but all wo was well Weil with every everyone one there Then h he called at the thc home ot of Mr Coon but the Coon boys were feeling well too But when lie be came to the home ot of Fox there on the doorsteps sat sut the two lIttle Reddy Heddy Foxes with their J mouths up What Is the matter sonnies Inquired Mr Bear lookIng very Innocent Indeed got the toothache The little Fox boys did nOt answer but their mother carne to the door just then and saId They got some bees In their mouths I think they haven't been able to talk since they went out this morning to look for something sweet to eat ent but I think they got a I mouthful of at bees too bad said Mr Ir Bear I Iguess guess you boys would not cure care for m my mybee bee bee- pies then I think they are nice so hot and warming to the mouth when you Ou eat them I was going to Invite you over o to have some tomor tamar row I shall bake some If you think you ou would care to try them come around Mrs Reddy Fox said she never heard heald of bee pIe hut but she was certain the boys would not be able to eat ent anything any any- thing for days The little foxes did not answer They just rolled their eyes nt at each other and looked after Mr Bear ns as he trudged down the path towards his home There I guess that will fix them I said Mr Bear to o himself I dontI don dont I I 1 think J i shall lose any more of my berry pies this season anyhow And he didn't for ns as soon ns as th the little tittle Reddy Foxes got well they told everybody In the woods that Mr Ben Bear made pies out of bees and he didn't take the stings out of theta them either d by McClure Newspaper Syndicate J |