Show BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN dy by THORNTON W BURGESS IS GRATEFUL his perch in the top of a little litlie fr FROM tree in a thicket on the edge of the green forest th the e towhee watched reddy fox out of sight then called softly towhee to whee I 1 towhee to whee wheel Clie wink all is safe now peter rabbit come out and talk with me and let we me tell you how grateful I 1 am to you for saving my life flew down to the ground and peter rabbit crept out of the bramble tangle where lie he had been aidin hiding it anything declared peter peter ill 1 I saw reddy and I 1 knew you so of course I 1 gave the alarm you would have lone done the same thing for me do you know ive wondered a great deal about you what have you wondered about me asked Clie wink ive wondered what family you belong to replied peter chuckled 1 I belong to a big family said he 1 I belong to the bi biggest gg est family among the birds it is the finch and sparrow family there are a lot of us and a good many of us dont know that Rose breast the grosbeak and glory the cardinal are members of my family 1 I know it replied peter but if you say it is so I 1 suppose it must be so it is easier to believe that than that you are related to the sparrows nevertheless I 1 am retorted what were you scratching f for or when I 1 first saw you asked peter oh worms and bup bugs that hide under the leaves aepli replied c d carelessly you have no idea how many of them hide under dead leaves do you eat anything else asked peter berries and wild fruits in season 11 replied im very fond of them they make a variety in the bill of fare ive noticed that I 1 seldom see you in a treetop tree top remarked peter 1 I like the round ground better replied 1 I spend more of my time on the ground than anywhere else 1 I suppose that means that you nest on the ground ventured peter nodded of course said lie he As a matter ot of fact ive got a nest in this very thicket mrs towhee Is on it right now and I 1 suspect she is worrying t and anxious to know what happened over here when you warned me about reddy fox I 1 think I 1 must go over and set her mind at rest oc T W harness burgess service |