Show THE CHILDRENS STORY by THORNTON W BURGESS PETER NOTICES A FUNNY SMELL short tall the shrew ahre W awas was near him peter rabbit would issep sniffing and sniffing from somewhere there was coming a funny smell that he just exactly like it se reminded minded him something of the scent jerry muskrat carries with him and Is so fond of find and which has given him his name of muskrat it was a musky smell at first peter think that it might be colln coming from short tall but finally short tall no V Q fl 0 t what wh are you sniffing for demand ed short tail ticen the way in which peter ieter was sniffing what are you sniffing for demand ed d short tall III 1 I was just trying to make out where that queer smell comes from replied reter short tall stopped running about long enough to take two or three sniffs 1 I dont smell anything queer said he 1 I would almost think jerry muskrat had been here said peter sniffing harder than ever short tall began to chuckle 1 I know what it Is he said only I 1 dont think there Is anything am thing queer about it it Is me you smell to be exact it Is the scent I 1 carry with me I 1 like it myself but ive been pleased to note that there are many people who ho do not like it the more that dont like it the better suited I 1 am why demanded peter III 1 I should think that it if you like it yourself you would want ever body else to like it I 1 would perhaps you would and perhaps you retorted short tall it if you were to in my place you would feel exactly as I 1 do about IL 11 all the members of ef my family like that scent it makes finding each other an easy matter but reddy beddy fox and red tall the hawk and mot most of the others who hunt little folks tike like me dont like that see scent j lust just as soon coon as an they smell it they their nto po looking aitor for someone else about the only one who seem geem to mind it tu IS booty the owl I 1 hate that fellow yes sir I 1 hate that fellow II if he only made some noise alth fill his wings I 1 nt mind him so much because ive got as quick a pair or of ears as anybody but my eyes are not much use 1 I think they would be interrupted peter for the first time noticing how very iery tiny short tails eyes were ere they are plenty good enough for all my needs sputtered short tall rath er ef hotly for he be Is quick tempered if I 1 can tell light from dark that thai Is about all I 1 I 1 care my nose dose and my ears tell me ever everything y thing else I 1 need to know I 1 get along with eyes any bigger than ive got no sir neer ne er in the world big eyes would be a nuisance bahl bah I 1 who wants big eyell eyes I 1 at this tunny funny speech peter blinked his own eyes very fast fasl it was a most surprising thing to hear anyone with such little pinpoint pin point eyes say that big eyes would be a nul nuisance sane eve everybody to his own taste retorted petr peter for my part I 1 dont see what objection you can have to big ayea I 1 should think you would want to see a little something and get them full of sand every time I 1 dig a tunnel no titana you youl I 1 you may have big eyes it if you want them but for me the smaller the better snapped short tall listen 1 I 1 hear footsteps I 1 short tall disappeared along one of his little paths 1 D 1933 by T W burgess |