Show I I D HAS S A FIGHT D nr By w BURGESS Somo Some people think wrong to t fight A pity they aro not right Mother Nature It Is h one of o Mother other Natures Nature's laws that nothing Is worth Inc hav-Inc lav- lav lavIng having Ing that Isn't worth worth fighting for forTh The most moat precious thin thins In this world Is life and this Is one thing which her h r even children even n-even the smallest are smallest are ever ready to fight for At least most of thom them are Oc Occasionally you tied one too timid to fight but It t is IL a hard life they live lIvo and a J sad one Danny Meadow Mouse having ha InG con come to a II big bir meadow which re- re reminded reminded re reminded minded him very much of o his own beloved Green Meadows started to run alan along alons a little paUl path cut through the grass Brass He Ile was Quito quite well aware ware that that path had been cut by a IL Meadow blouse It was WILS just like one on of ot his own little paths And knew too that he h had no business on that little path lIe II lI knew just what would have happened had he hemet hemet met a 11 stranger runnIng along ulon one of his little paths path Dut Cut Danny Was trusting that he would not moet meet the th owner of o that Ittle path It it seems scents like liko an old path muttered Danny I 1 dont don't t bellevo Its It's used much now no anyway If KIs Is was a 0 a now new path I would keep off it It It doesn't look look to 10 me as If anybody lead had 1 used It for tor a long longtime time My ty but It does seem scorn good to be b runnIng along alone a little path with the tho grass eras all around and above me I haven't felt ell so at home and safe for a long time Now No- and then Danny stopped topped to cut ut and eat a 0 a little grass It certainly was waa wa good rood lid Ii d began to hope hop that ho be might find an old deserted Meadow Mouse Mou e homo home somewhere He H would like to Iota stay on that meadow for a a while Ito Io was trotting along alone with this Idea In his mind when he h came to a sharp sharp turn In the tho th I path ath As he rounded It ho he almost almott Lumped bumped Into another Meadow Yes sir he h did so Right Richt away that Meadow Mouse Alous drew hark hack k and andl l showed pd all his teeth Who bo art are you ou lie he h demanded fiercely fenety Now Danny didn't feel el like righting Ho JIo I tried to he be b polite Im a 0 stran stranger er saId laid ho he mildly In that little squeaky little voice oleo of his hl Im Fm Im a 0 stranger trying t to yet et across this meadow Strangers are aro not wanted here squeaked aked the th stranger You Tou can cannot cannot cannot not cross craBS this meadow At least you cant can't cross It on one of my mv paths I and this Is m my path I cut It myself All AH right replied Danny Dany meek- meek p h j i I f They rolled 1 over o and over oter In In the grass grassly Crassly ly Iy if it you rou dont don't dont don't want mo to use your our path Ill I'll cut one ona of o my lilY own do nothing of the th kInd retorted t the tho turn turnaround turnaround around and ret get back off oft this meadow as ns fast as a your It ts 1 gs can erf tick your you ou or I Ill I'll know th the reason why It was ws now Dannys Danny's turn to lose his temper All All right rich you'll know the th reason why lit lie said And showed all 1111 his sharp teeth Now low the stranger may have o been somethIng of a bully belly but buthe he was no coward lIe Ito II jumped at Danny and Danny met hIm ilm half half- halfway halfway wa way Then began becan 0 a rough rouKh and tumble fight My I my It was dreadful to seo see such a IL loss of tempera They rolled over ant and andover andover over In the th grass and used d th their lr teeth and dawn claws and th they y fought and fought and fought fou ht until they couldn't fight any more They had to stop atop to rest The Tho stranger was 18 just Il as bIg bf and just as strong stron- as Danny Dann- Danny was just asgood as asgood good gooda a 3 fighter as the th stran stranger ll So Sa Soo of course neither one on won toe the fight When at nt last they stopped fighting each cah looked at the other other and I and ond grinned Lets Lots b bi be frIends i said the stranger I f gUM guess theres there's there 3 room enough on this m meadow adow for to- fa you ou as well ell as for tor me Thanh said Dann Danny Ill st r a nay day or two It If you dont don't mind The E r cr o opened hi Ills his mouth to 10 o say but In t id Rave r Vl 1 n a of o ht and took to tl his heels T W Dur- Dur Durgess Copyright at lUG by gess l ess The Th next stor story Danny Goes up In the Air ni |