Show n TI 7 P S 'S PETER PETEIl PUTS HIS nIS TONGUE TO 10 USE By Thornton V lV Who ho never puts his tongue to us For For lack of knowledge has excuse Peter Peter Rabbit Peter Peler himself likely to sur- sur suf ter suf-ter fer from that complaint Curios Curios- CuriosIty Curiosity Curiosity ity and a silent tongue seldom go together hat good Is a tongue to one who doesn't use It de- de demands demands de demands mands Peter Pete and that Is 15 a har hard 1 question to answer So early one morning morning- a as Mrs Robin was looking for lor Just the right kind of dry grass near where Peter was sitting he began putting pulling that tongue longue of his to use Mrs Robin said cald he every time I X see you I am surprised that you ou appear SO go neat and clean For or the minute Mrs Airs Robin for for- forgot forgot for forgot got all about the dry grass gracs and nest lIest building Her bright ees eyes snap snap- snapped snapped snapped ped I X I want to know lenow what you mean Peter Rabbit she cried Indignant Indignant- ly Indignantly Why shouldn't I 1 appear neat and clean 7 Why should you OU think X I would be bo anything but neat and clean Anyone Any one overhearing you might think that I have habits of untidiness Explain yourself Peter Rabbit This Peter hastened to do I X dont don't mean to even hint that I OU were not neat and clean Mrs Irs Robin Indeed I 1 didn't said he What I X was vas thinking of was the way in which you YO shape your nest Well ell what about the way In which I shape my nest demanded demand demand- demanded demanded ed Mrs litre Robin Hobin What has that to todo todo do with keeping neat and clean 7 Why Vh you make the walls walla of that nest of mud dont don't you iou ou Peter asked Certainly replied Mrs Robin Certainly I X make them of mud I haven't been a able le to find anythinG else ebe as good But what has that thatto thatto to Lo do with the tho subject Everything retorted Peter I 1 wish you would explain to me ma howit how howIt howIt It Is that even oven when you OU are arc just JURt Ju leaving that nest and have hae had no notime lime or place to cl clean an your our feathers feath feath- feathers feathers ers your our breast never seems to bethe be bC bethe the least bit muddy It always ap- ap appeal's appears ap appears pears peals to be as clean and neat nat as ai If there were no such thing as mud I dont don't see sec ho do It For goodness sake Peter Rabbit Rab Rab- Rabbit Rabbit bit do talk sense exclaimed Mrs Robin Just because I 1 use mud In my nest neat there thero is 1 I no reason X I should daub myself all up with it H Why hy you should expect my i breast to be soiled with mud is Ismore more than I 1 can understand I suppose you OU think It queer that m my I back Isn't muddy too That Is silly s declared Peter You dont don't use your our back to work that mud Into shape Of or course I 1 dont don't expect your back to bo bl mud mud- muddy muddy muddy dy And I 1 dont don't use my breast to work that mud Into Inlo shape either retorted Mrs Mra Robin Peter sat erect and ond stared very hard at Mrs Robin Now what Is the use of being being- untruthful he demanded Who sas sa's says Im I'm untruthful Who Vho says Im I'm untruthful Peter Rabbit My how the bright eye eyes of Mrs Ir Robin snapped and how very angry she hG h looked Dont you say that you dont don't use un u your breast In working that mud In sL l 1 11 iI HCAn I I want to know what hat you you mean Peter Rabbit site she he crl cried indignantly your OU r nest neat Into Inlo shape 1 demanded Peter Petel I I said Just that What of It 7 replied Mrs Robin Only that If it Ive I've seen you once Ive I've seen ou a dozen times limes you you- youa shap shap- shapIng shaping shaping ing that nest with your our breast I de-I de- de de declared cl clat ed Peter It Jr Ive I've seen een you once mim mim- mimIcked mimicked Mrs Robin Well Veil let me metell metell metell tell you Peter Ieter Rabbit you you haven't seen me once doing anything of the kind You haven't peen seen een me be- be because because be because cause I dont don't do It row Now what have you to say Peter was so surprised that ho he had to swallow three times before he could find his tongue Then rhen he certainly did put puL It to 10 use Copyright 1925 by T V W Bur Bur- Burgess Burgess Burgess gess r- r The next story Mrs Mra Robin Explains to 10 I Peter eter F |