Show 0 BLACKY BLACY TIE THE CROW CHOW TELLS WHAT SAW By Thornton W Burgess No matter how one really tries hard to believe another's eyes eye Bob Bob White Blacky the Crow cam cams came flying over the Green Meadows toward the tho dear Old patch Briar-patch Blacky's eyes are aro sharp There are no sharper eyes anywhere than the eyes of o Blacky the Crow So It was that as he looked down he saw Bob White and Peter Rabbit Rabbi gossiping Caw Caw caw caw shouted Blac Blacky k y k-y and headed down so 10 o as to alight close to where Bob White and Peter were Peter could hard hard- hardly ly wait walt tor for Blacky Bla ky to get get there N No 10 sir Peter could hardly walt wait He almost danced with Impatience No sooner was Black on the ground that Peter poked his held head out through the brambles Youre lust just the fellow we ve wanted ranted to see cried Peter Blacky Blacky's s eye eyes twinkled Look to o your hearts heart's content Peter said he I dont don't look any different than I did the last time you saw BH me It Isn't that cried Peter Impatiently We want to know about those strangers you saw Did I see some strangers asked Blacky In a tone of o great t surprise what we want to know spoke up Bob White The Tho story lies has gone all over the Green Grcen Mead Mead- Meado's os o's and through the tho Green Oreen Forest t I that you OU discovered two strangers stranger I Is It it tru true Blacky Now Blacky the Crow dearly dUrly loves to tease others other He lIe put on ona ona oa a look of ot great surprise Now where said uld he be did you hear any such story as that Never mind where we heard It Tell us If It Its It's true retorted Peter Rabbit Blacky had bd It t on the tip Up of ot his hi s tongue to keep on with his teas tea teasing Ing but decided d not to Yes Tes said laId he I have twice ten seen two o strangers Peter edged eded up II a a little nearer What do they look like he be dew de mended Blacky cocked his head on one side and pretended to be thinking very hard Well Nell said he one of at them looks something like Mrs Grouse but with a D longer tall and anthe I the other but other but goodness what's the use of o telling you You To wouldn't believe It It If I did Yes Tes we would cried Peter Yes we would We would believe anything an from you t tt ti t i wA 11 i N Did I taco some see some strangers asked Blacky In a tone lone of great surprIse I Isaid Blacky chuckled All right said he Lets see If It you can believe this The other stranger has haJI hasa haa a bright red face beautiful green neck and a white collar around aroun his neck He Ile wears a beautiful spotted coat and he has the long est eat tall you ever saw tor for one ot of othis his size Oh he Is a D handsome otI I fellow I 1 can cm tell you But he kno know s sIt sit It Yes Tes sir that fellow certainly I knows it It lIe He struts around and n shows show oft off as It If ho considered him him- himself self a little bit finer than anybodY else I havo have an Idea that fellow tellow Is going to make some trouble trou trou- trouble ble blo sooner loaner or later Ill I'll have to admit that he Is handsome But Bul Bu toI I you know the old saying Baying that tha handsome Is as handsome does and Im I'm just waiting to see how bow bov this thia fellow really turns au out What did you say his name Is Inquired Peter eagerlY I didn't say ay sa replied Blacky Excuse me Peter there Is Mrs Blacky over yonder and I must mus see her at once With this Blacky spread hie his black wings and andoff an j oft off he flow flew Copyright 1926 by T W Bur gess gees The next tory story tory A New VoIce on the Green Oreen Meado Meadows |