Show t I r 1 ro 10 0 o OLD om nn J FRIENDS DS MEET i iDy By Dy W In time of need may goo good II luck send lend you To-you To you youa you a good food and trusted friend Nanny Nanny Meadow MOuse Nanny Meadow blouse lo scampered over the snow In the th th direction of oC otI Drowns Crowns barnyard Nanny Nanny's I legs les are arc short She Sh belongs to a aI i I family of ot short legs lees But she sho can qan make 0 mak those hort legs Ires 11 go 0 very fast I and she did it now when she h seam scam 1 over the th snow In the tho moon moon- moonlIght moon moon-ll lIght ht It didn't take tak her long to get out of ot the th young orchard and Into the th barnyard b rny rd back ot of Farmer Jarmer 1 house There she topped stopped uncertain which way ay to go to she didn't dare daro dar to go o over to Farmer I Drowns Browns big bit barn because e she be knew that Shadow the th Weasel Veasel was wall wallI wa there It was waa because of oC Shadows Shadow's I presence there that she and Dan Dan- Danny U ny n-ny ny fly had left that barn She Eh didn't dare laro run under the th back hack porch of f Browns Brown's house houe because It 1 fl was as under R Ak there t that Fussy n had nearly caught her So she sheI stopped which way w y to togo togo go I From around back of tho tha th little hOtl O which belonged belonge 1 to l ol er I the Hound a dark tot tot-rn appeared ro 1 very ery suddenly For just juAt a moment I Nanny sanny held beld her hr breath Then she ahe Babbit peter was an old friend There was no ne reason to fear Peter neI I Oh Peter squeaked Nanny Oh Ob I Peter eter I am so gad ead you OU are safe I At the sound of ot Nanny's squeaky stood little voice peters peter's long lont cars ears UP straight Well well well see 3 who'S here herel exclaimed Peter What under the th moon are are you do Inc do-Inc Ing up here Nanny Ninny Meadow Mouse You are arc the last list person person In the world I expected to see lieI Where here Is 18 Dan Dan- Dan I fly 1 I dont don't know squeaked ked Nan Nan- san I Nanny ny fly I dont don't know and nd I wish wl h I Idid Idid I Idid did Im I'm looking for him haven't you seen pen bi him If It I bad hall I wouldn't have asked you where he b Is is would I X demand demand- deman demanded demanded 1 ed cd Peter Nanny shook her ber head bead That was a silly que questIon sho ho confessed but I have hav had such a dreadful night so 50 far that I X dont don't know what Im I'm saying Then rhen she he told all II her troubles to Peter Rabbit and when she sho was as all alt through ah she felt sh-felt felt Celt better It often does docs m make mak ke ono feel better Just to tell teli ones one's troubles to another Peter Ieter listened without once in In- In I I Well ell said sald he when Nanny bad had finished I X I should say I that you have hae had plen plenty y ot of o excite excite- excitement excitement ment I had a little myself when Reddy Fox loox surprised me inc but I 1 knew that If It Dowser Bowser the th Hound was at t home and I thought he was was that I would soon get t t rid or of o Reddy i Jr sS ItC lC U tj ff Well JJ ItU itU well cUI See Sice ho here herd Peter Now ow the question Is Is Li here shall Ie ve look for Danny Meadow Mouse Do you mean that you will help me find him cried Nanny banny In her funny squeaky kY little voice Peter nodded Of Ot course cours I mean It said ald he Why shouldn't 11 I Two pairs p of or eyes ys are ar better than one pair p lr Four ears earl are better bettor than two ears i 11 IJ i Oh Ob Peter was all that Nanny could say nay But right richt away she sh for for- forgot forgot for got all her troubles trouble It Jt was Vas just justas Justas as It If she e hadn't had any narrow es- es es escapes capes capos It was Just as u If It she tho sh hadn't had any dreadful frights hl Some Some- Somehow Somehow Somehow how she Dh felt that between them they would be able aLlo to find Danny Meadow Mouse Peter reter scratched a lore long ear e r with witha n a long lone Then he b scratched the th other long lone ear car with the th other long Then he be b stroked his whiskers All thin was WILS a a sign that way Peter was thinkIng Which way dill did Danny come out from under the porch T 7 he asked at last Nanny told him him- that Danny had run out through the th hole holo Uti under del the th tho Then declared end nd of ot porch Peter he h went ent straight over to the barn No declared Nanny he h would not bay hav havo gone cone thero there because o oC Shadow the th Peter sat up and looked all allaround allaround allaround around him I know where wh r helst lie h Is he exclaimed Hs nes over la tn the henhouse Copyright T W Burgess The Th next story ether Tos Once Onel More |