Show BEDTIME STORY STOR by bj THORNTON W BURGESS THE HOME OF RATTLES THE kingfisher knien HEN peter rabbit first heird that kittles the NIng kingfishers fishers house was a hole in the ground he believe it no sir peter didot t believe it he ile knew that some of his its feathered bollt their homes on the ground mrs sirs grouse for instance and bob white and carol the meadow lark but ho he just imagine a real bird living in the g ground round johnny chuck told him about it ill ili believe it ahen I 1 see IV V declared peter vou you know a great many people are like peter in that they must see a thing in order to believe it so peter refused to believe that rattles the actually c j x 0 r what Is it you have heard de banded grandfather frog makes his home in the ground but his curiosity vas mas aroused and once peter s curiosity Is arous aroused ed he has no peace and he gives his friends no peace until it has been satisfied so the ILI first chance peter got beh be hur ried tied over to the ni pool ile knew that kittles spends must most of his time there or along the laugh ing brook or over by the big river and be he knew that the other people who villo live there thero must know something about him grandfather frog was sitting on his big green watching for foolish green flies files peter has a great deal of respect for grandfather frog who Is accounted very old aid very ery wise lie ue waited until frog had caught several foolish green flies dies for be he had learned by experience exper lence that grandfather frog was a great 0 41 al anre likely tn t answer q aes es ts flois flo is when his stomach waa was full ahen he thought that it was wise to do so he ventured a question I 1 if yon please grandfather frog where does rattles the make 11 his home lomel al 11 peter in 11 his most polite manner I 1 chug a rum I 1 ilow should I 1 know replied grandfather fro frog gruffly I 1 because you are so wise tl it nt at you know everything 1 said sold peter no so euch such thing iso 0 sateh tiling thing nobody knows everTt hinc grandfather frog still neuling gruffly but it waa was plain to la 19 seen that he was a wco bit flattered well you know so much that it amounts to the same tiling thing declared peter 1 I hae heard such a queer thing about battles the king fisher that I 1 cant can t believe it I 1 guess it Is just gossip among the other birds who dont don t seem to like rattles very tery well ft IN hat Is tt it you have heard I 1 I 1 demanded grandfather frog that fL rattles attles makes bis his home in a hole in the ground 1 replied peter well I 1 don t sel see anything hard to believe about that grunted grandfather frog III feliy hy dot be he live ID to a hole in the ground athy IN by loc because couse he ts Is a bird replied peter Chit ch the red squirrel lives |