Show BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN by THORNTON NV V DURGESS BURGESS PETER SAVES A FRIEND ETER RABBIT sat in a thicket of P PETER young trees on the edge of the green forest so far as lie he knew lie he was all alone it was very quiet there and it long iong before he was as do dozing now peter is a n light sleeper as all little people who never know when they may have to run for their lives must be by and by lie awoke with a start and lie he was very wide awake indeed something lind had wakened him but just what it was lie he say for a few minutes lie he heard nothing and saw nothing not liing then near the oth WE Z 0 I 1 fill TA AY aa T 4 11 I 1 if 1 I 1 it was the towhee some times called the ground robin er edge of tile the thicket he heard a great rustling of dry leaves for just an instant peter was startled but only for an instant his ion long ears told him at once that that noise was made by some one scratching among the leaves and he be knew that no one who did not wear feathers could scratch like that now who can that be thought peter and stole forward very softly presently he saw the brown leaves which carpeted the ground fly this way and that and in the midst of them was fin an exceedingly busy person just a little smaller than welcome robin scratching away for dear life every now and then he picked up sO something methin his head throat back and brea breast st were blak black beneath lie he was white it his sides were reddish brown ills his L tall tail was black and white and the long iong T er feathers of his wings were edged i with white it was Clie wink the towe hee sometimes called the ground robin kobin peter kept perfectly still for it was fun to witch vatch some one who the least idea lie was being watched chewings Che winks feet were made for scratching and lie he certainly knew how to use them hem I 1 for some time peter sat there watching just as lie he had about made up tip his mind to make his presence known and have a bit of morning gossip lie he happened to look out beyond the edge of the little thicket there he saw something red it was something alive for it was moving very slowly and cautiously toward the place where was scratching forgetful of everything but his breakfast it was reddy keddy fox and quite plainly reddy was hoping to catch suddenly peter thumped tile ground with his feet it was his danger signal na which all his friends know then lie he turned and scampered lippertz up lip p perty erty lip to a bramble tangle not far behind him at that thump instantly flew up in a little tree then he saw reddy fox and began to scold As for reddy lie he looked over toward the bramble tangle and snarled ill get you one of these days peter rabbit said he ill get you one of these days and pay you up for cheating me out of a breakfast without so much as a glance at Clie wink reddy turned and trotted off trying to look as if he had never entertained such a thou thought lit as trying to catch 0 T W burgess service |