| Show peter rabbit S scampers campers home with news of green forest by THORNTON BURGESS ITTLE mrs peter rabbit who LITTLE 14 L 4 used to be little miss Fuzzy tail sat on the edge of the dear old brier patch anxiously looking over toward the green forest she was worried there was no doubt about it little mrs peter was very much worried why peter come home she did wish that he would be content to stay close by the dear old brier patch for her part she see why under the sun he wanted to go way over to the green N 4 11 wa c cr T what is it peter do tell me quick have you had bad another narrow escape forest ile he was always having dreadful adventures and narrow escapes over there yet in spite of an all she could say he would persist in going there she feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight to be sure he always turned up all right but she help feeling that some time his dreadful curiosity would get him into trouble that he get out of and so every time he went to the green forest she was sure absolutely sure that she would never see him again peter used to laugh at her and tell her that she was a foolish little dear and that he was perfectly able to take care of himself then when he saw how worried she was he would promise to be very very careful and never do anything rash or foolish but he promise not to go to the green forest no sir peter promise that you see he has so many friends over there and there is always so much news to be gathered over there that he just keep away once or twice he had induced mrs peter to go with him but she had been frightened almost almo s t out of her skin every minute for it seemed to her that there was danger lurking behind every tree and under every bush it was all very well for chatterer the red squirrel 1 I and happy jack the gray squirrel who could jump from tree to tree but she think it a safe and proper place for a sensible rabbit and she said so this particular morning she was unusually anxious peter had been gone all night usually he was home by theotime the time old mother west wind came down the purple hills and emptied her children the merry little breezes out of her big bag to play all day on the green meadows but this morning old mother west wind had been a long time gone about her business and still no sign of peter something has happened I 1 just know something has happe s she he walled wailed oh peter peter peter rabbit why will you be so heedless why will yo you yuu t take ake such dreadful risks so foolish and so needless dont worry peter is smart enough to take care of himself him sett cried one of the merry little breezes who happened along just in time to overhear her hell be home pretty soon in tact fact I 1 think I 1 see him coming now mrs peter looked in the direction that the merry little breeze w was as looking and sure enough there was peter he was heading straight tor for the dear old brier patch and he was running as if he were trying to show how fast he could run mrs peters heart gave a frightened thump it must be that reddy or granny fox or old man dian coyote is right at his heels thought she but look as hard as she would she could see nothing to make peter run so in a few minutes he reached her si side de his eyes were very wide and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news what is it peter do tell me quick have you had another narrow escape gasped little mrs peter pet peter er nodded while he panted tor for breath theres another stranger in the green forest a terrible looking fellow without legs or head or tan tall and he almost caught mel me panted peter 0 T W burgess service |
