Show G 1 t t tf s st f 4 I ei q II R rR By Br Thornton tt s roily will to orry lend lendA leadA cad cadA A thing tor for which ther there w v as 3 no need Peter Peter Rabbit At first Purr Rabbit a was too much relie cd relle cd at having escaped tram from Reddy rox to do any Y orT Inc lu Ing- Ing g about the lh future II He lie didn t teen teon tc cn eon een complain to himself because he was HIS so o uncomfortable 1 The he hole he was waa In at the tho back ot of Buster Boar Bear Beare a cato o wasn warn t much more than a deep crack Peter couldn t even lift his h head ad There was liS just ju l room for tor him to lie flat flat- flattened flattened toned flat out ont with th tits hb land I Ind leg legs straight out behind him him But ho be cans sate safe and that wa was e just then Dut But niter after a n Chile s bile Peter became so uncomfortable that thit lIe he h tried to lo Into a more moro comfort comfort- comfortable comfortable able position By Dy kicking and squirming and wriggling ho be no man man- managed managed aged to get turned turnell around so as to face the th narrow openIng It was dark In tn Buster Bear Dear s a bed bcd bedroom bed bedroom room so 80 Peter couldn t soe see out But Dut his hi t w bl l ts little nose no e told him him that Reddy Pox rox was w 5 sitting just outside that narrow 1 en- en entrance entrance en entrance trance then Peter didn t worry orry He lie felt sure that Reddy I would auld glow grow tred t red rell after a while and would gibe ghe el e up trying to catch him Now Reddy Fox Fot was waa wa very lery ery com com- comfortable comfortable That bedroom of Bus Dus- Duster Buster But Butter ter Bears Bear a was waa a a very snug and comfortable place Reddy decided that he couldn t find a better place to take tako a nap lIap 10 so ho he curled up right In front of at tho hole In which Peter nos wa no so o uncomfortable uncomfortable able lie H knew that Peter leter cou could 1 not possibly get out of ot there waking him In no limo at all nil ho was WM enJo enjoying Ing a nap Poor Peter He was wa so ao o un- un uncomfortable un uncomfortable comfortable and so o cramped that It teemed seemed to him that he h couldn t i 1 f caaY s But hi hiI I bly little laUc nose no told hint him that Hc ronn Pot ro 18 nn bitting Jut Just out o that thal nan narrow ow Mlle passage stand aland tand It much longer Then at la last t ho lie began becan to worry He H knew by I sounds that hit reache I I him bun that Reddy Fox was as wa asleep I IRIS HI little nose noe no tal toll I hits II that hat Reddy was as asleep close clo e to that entrance Ile Ie II knew that he h couldn t possibly po wrIggle out ot of there without waking teddy Heddy Sup Sup- Supposing Sup I posing Reddy should steep sleep I cp a long long time lime as ns ho he was wa wo very y cry to do Petel didn't see tea how ho bo could possibly slay alay t y In that tIght Piece very Ion long lone He felt stiff stift al al- al already nl re d ready Oh Oh 01 dear thought Peter I Irever Irever rever reveraa was aa in a worm orAe fix in all 11 my lire life No sir I nc er was as I ache Tall I all OV over r It 11 Roddy Boddy Fox doesn't ilease o Iea pretty soon noon just ju t have to toi er crawl wl out Yes sir air lr just ju t have havo to crawl out But that would auld be beI b I crawling cra right ht Into Reddy's stoin ach I 1 can cant t do that Whatever I did I dare dar Reddy Fox for tor I w was sure he would auld bo Le afraid to come In Buster Buter Bear Bears Beare s bedroom It didn't once enter Iller my head that he h would dare come In I 1 su suppose It serves me right rig I ought to have hav had Imd more sense Ouch How Host HOun un- un Uncomfortable un uncomfortable comfortable I ail em It If I r could just sit alt down don do n 1 t mind so BO much being a prisoner lint But I can t lift my head without bumping It Il It If ever vr I get ret out of ot this alive live never never never do such a toot fool foolIsh fool Lih Ish h thing thine again acain Oh dear Oh dear Peter Peler began to whimper whimper cry ery softly The truth Is ho he waa n beginning to lose lor all hope Copyright 1925 l by T W R Burgea Burge The Tho Th next tory story Reddy Fox Iles Haa a Dream Drem |