Show BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN by THORNTON W BURGESS PETER FINDS A FRIEND IN TROUBLE SEEING farmer browns boy coming through the old orchard peter rabbit decided that that was no place tor for him so BO he scampered for the green forest lippertz lip just within the edge of the green forest he caught sight of something which for the time being put all thought ot of farmer browns boy out of his head fluttering on the ground was a bird than whom not even glory the cardinal was more beautiful it was about the size of redwing the blackbird wings and tall were pure black and all the rest was a beautiful scarlet it was redcoat the tanager at first peter had bad eyes only for the wonderful beauty of redcoat never before had he be seen redcoat so close at hand band then quite suddenly it came over peter that something was wrong and he hurried forward to see what the trouble might be redcoat heard the rustle of peters feet among the dry leaves and at once what Is I 1 it redcoat has something happened to you began to flap and flutter in an effort to fly away but he could not get oft off the ground what Is it redcoat nas has something happened to you it Is just reter rabbit you know you dont have anything to fear from me cried peter the look of terror which had bad been in the eyes of redcoat died out lie he stopped fluttering and simply lay jay panting oh peter he gasped you dont know knew how glad I 1 am that it Is only you ive had a terrible accident and I 1 dont know what I 1 am to do I 1 cant fly and it if I 1 have to stay on the ground some enemy will be sure to get me what shall I 1 do peter what shall I 1 do dot right away anny peter was full of 0 sympathy what kind of 0 an accident was it redcoat and how did it happen he asked Broa dwing the haak tried to catch me sobbed redcoat in dod dodging him among the trees I 1 was heedless for a moment and did not see just where I 1 was going I 1 struck a sharp ebarp pointed dead twig and drove it right through my right wing held up his right wing and sure enough there was a little twig sticking out from both sides close up to the shoulder the wing was bleeding a little oil dear what ever shall I 1 do peter rabbit what ever shall I 1 do sobbed redcoat does it pain you dreadfully asked peter redcoat nodded but I 1 dont mind the pain he be hastened to say it Is ohp thought of what may happen to me 0 T W burdass Bur gass service |