Show CHILDRENS by STORY THORNTON W R HOW THE tat lahl f ENDED tohaid ane HE little people of the old or abaid still tell about the great fight which happened up near the corner cornei by the dusty road of course sammi samm jay saw the start of it because he was right there and of course it 11 long before every body in the old orchard who could lly fly was as right where N here lie he could see na nil that went on for voice reached even to the far corner where polly chuck was so all the feathered folks forgot ev ery grything thing else and hurried flurried over to see the fight such a racket as they madel made their tongues fairly lew flew as they shouted encouragement to john ny chuck johnny needed all the encouragement possible to have fought reddy keddy fox alone would have been no small task but to baie to fight two at once was more than twice as bad put but johnny chuck Is not only stout in ili body he is iq stout I 1 in heart its as well ile he is the kind that never says die there was no fear in him now A great rage filled him and drove out all fear coward he snarled as reddy fox faced him coward coward 1 you lou dare face me alone and all the birds up the cry and screamed coward I 1 coward coward at reddy keddy fox now mrs reddy keddy had no mind to spoil tier her beautiful red coat it if she could help it so she was quite willing to sit by at first and let reddy do the righting fighting put cut johnny chuck knew that all the time she was watching tor for a chance to jump at him from behind while reddy held him helpless so as lie he fought he tried to keep both reddy noddy and sirs mrs reddy in front of him after a little he was able to get his back to an apple tree aud and then lie he felt bet ter reddy beddy fox fos tried tits ills best to put pull him film away from this but lie he johnny chuck was too big and heavy besides he was giving reddy keddy all he could do to keep from being torn by those sharp teeth it soon became clear that reddy was getting a little the worse of it johnnys coat w was as tough underneath that tough coat was a layer of fat and It eddys teeth had to go through both the tough coat and the fat before they could do any any real harm to johnny chuck mrs reddy soon saw this and that reddy heddy would have to have hel help it so she watched jumping this way and that way for a chance to dodge in and seize johnny where he would soon be made helpless that this chance was bound to come sooner or later she was sure now it happened that bowser the hound found took it into his head to trot down the dusty road early that morning when lie he reached the corner where johnny chucks house was of course lie heard the racket made by the birds and knew right away that something was going on lie he stopped to listen mingled Aling led with cries of the birds were snarls and growls bowser scrambled up to the bank and looked over the stone wall one glance was enough there right before him were reddy and sirs mrs fox with avith a roar bowser was over that wall and half way to the lighters fighters in the lie twinkling twin klins of an all eye at abe he sound of that olce reddy neddy and mrs fox had but one thought and that was to get away as fast as their legs would carry them like a red flash mrs reddy keddy leaped and dart ed down through the old orchard toward the ireen green forest reddy tried to do the same thins but johnny chuck had set his teeth in raddys shoulder and not even the sound of bossers Bow sers voice made him let go ile he was beyond caring about bowser reddy struggled with all his might and fear doubled his bis strength just in the nick of time he shook himself free and bounded away bowser merely glanced at johnny chuck and start ed after reddy his great voice wak ing all the echoes in the green forest so ended the great light fight of which the little people of the old orchard tell to this day As for johnny chuck lie marched back to his house growling fiercely all the way anu and there on tits his doorstep he be set about ilela licking rig ills his wounds ad 1331 1933 by T W burgess service |