| Show thornton 0 W THE HERALD OF MISTRESS SPRING P ETER RABBIT was sitting gittino g in the middle of the dear old brier patch jolly round red mr sun had just begun his daily climb up in the blue blue sky and peter was wondering where he would go and what he would do when he heard a sound that caused him to gud suddenly denly sit up very straight with both ears pointing right up to he sky peter held his breath for a minute and then he heard it again this time he jumped straight up in the ay air and kicked his heels together for joy it was just the softest sweetest whistle it merry and it sad it was just beautiful and ii seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere just out of the air winsome bluebird cried peter rabbit oh its winsome bluebird I 1 wonder where he is he sounds a long iong way off and yet he may be close by oh I 1 do wonder if im the first one to hear him 1 I guess you are peter s said aid 1 a soft voice 1 I guess you are are because you see ive just arrived and I 1 came straight to the old ola bri brier pr patch because I 1 just knew that you would be looking for we me and I 1 wanted boik you to have the pleasure of being the first to see me why ID 4 oh winsome im so glad youve got here at last im so happy I 1 could sing for joy donTy dont y bU ou look up in the little cherry tree over your head peter and say something of course peter felt very foolish and he looked just as he felt as he saw winsome bluebird sitting right over his head you see that soft beautiful voice had seemed to come came from everywhere and peter been able to tell just where it did come from oh winsome he cried oh winsome im so glad youre your e here at last im so happy I 1 could sing for joy ho ho peter laughed W winsome in blued bluebird rd do try it I 1 should to hear r you sing peter grinned well anyway an away if I 1 cant sing I 1 can dance he cried and right away began the funniest little dance that ever was finally he had to stop to get his breath there how glad I 1 ami he cried now tell me all the news winsome to oh I 1 peter I 1 could nt tell you all theres too much to tell and I 1 got time now you know there are others other s waiting for me but do tell me if mistress mi 1 stress spring is most here begged peter of course she is I 1 dont you know I 1 am her herald ive come coma all the way up from down south just ahead of her to tell everybody that she is coming coining you know thatis what a herald is for I 1 had rather be the herald of mistress spring than anything else in all the world winsome some e halt half lifted his beautiful blue wings as he said this thise dont go go cried pter 1 I guess I 1 know how you feels feel it knust be perfectly splendid to make r everybody glad and happy as you ou do I 1 I 1 wish I 1 could be a herald winsome bluebird laug laughed hid the sweetest laugh 1 I guess you you dont need to be a herald to make makel people glad to see you peter he hb said besides you know you cabbe can be sort of a herald by telling everybody you meet that I 1 am here so peter cried one reason I 1 like to be first to see or bedr you its greaf grea fun to see how pleased everybody is wh when en they know that you have arrived I 1 I 1 hope nothing will happen to make mistress spring late E T WB W burgess kburgess service |
