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Show siMMY JAY TEASES THE YOUNG FOX. Bv Thornton W. Burgess When others laugh at you. laugh too; ' 'Tis quite the wisest thiiiK to do. Old Mother Nature. Having become settled in his new home, the young Fox spent most or his time when lie wasn't sleeping or eating in exploring. Yo: know, exploring ex-ploring means finuung out about I places with which you are not a-uuatnied a-uuatnied Each day he went a little further from home Exploring Is very x'-ltlng. You never know what will happen next or what new- thing you will find. It happened that early one morn- ing the young Fox had ventured to the edge of the (Jreen Forest nearest to Farmer Brown's, ,'ile had never forgotten . that Mother Fox had warned blm to keep away from Farmer Far-mer Brown's. As he sat there, peeping peep-ing out, who should come along but Sammy Jay. Of course. Sammy spied him at once, and Sammy didn't ha' G to be told that this was a young Fox venturing out Into the Great World alone. Sammy stopped In a tree Just above the young Fox. "Good morning. Master Fox," said he. The young Fox looked up suspiciously. suspi-ciously. He knew enough of Sammy Jay to know that. Sammy often makes trouble for others. But there was nothing to be gained by being impolite, impo-lite, and so the young Fox sali 'Good morning." as pleasantly as he could. Just then the young rooster over in Farmer Brown's henyard crowed, The young Fox pricked up his ears. It was the first time he had heaTd a rooster save at a very great distance. ' What is that?" he exclaimed. Sammy Jay cocked his head on one side and his eyes twinklc-d as he looked sharply at the young Fox. "That." said he "was a oung rooster, roos-ter, a fat, tender young rooster." "What Is a rooster?-" asked the young Fox Innocently. Sammy Jay's eyes fairly snapped with delight. "Imagine a Fox not knowing what a rooster is!" he ex-' claimed. "Whoever heard of such a thing?" "I don't know wnat it is." snapped ihe young Fox rather cross: v. "What is it?" "Good morniBg, Ma-tcr Vox," sakl he. i Sammy Jay didn't reply at once. Instead he laughed. He laughed and he laughed and he laughed. Tho young Fox became angry. 'o one ilkes to be laughed at, especially when I he does not know why he M being laughed at. "What's the Joke?" he demanded sharply. "The Joke." replied Sammy Jay wh.-n he could stop laughing long enough to speak, "is that a Fox should . ever ask what a rooster is. Ha, ha. ha, ha: This Is too Tood to keep 1 ' must go tell everybody that a Fox has asked me what a rooster is. Your I education has ben neglected, very sadlv neglected. Master Fox. A roos-! roos-! ter is well 1 don't think I'll t Ml you what a rooster la . Find out for yourself, your-self, and when you find out let ine know w hat you think of it The l b a of a Fox not knowing What k rooster is' The ery Idea! Ha, ha. ha. ha" "How could I know, never having seen one''" demanded the young Fox angrily. But Sammy merely continued 1o laugh. It was great fun to tease the oung Fox. Sammy Jay Is never happier hap-pier than when he Is leasing socio one. The angrier the youn r Fox grew. I the inoic Sammy day enjoy, d it. Some people an- that way. (Copvnght, 191'. by T. W. Burgess.) The next story: "Sammy Jay Gives Mischievous Advlc |