Show t thornon W burgess Burc fess CHATTERER THE RED SQUIRREL PLANS MISCHIEF T NEED something to tempt mv my appetite yes sir that is just what I 1 need im not eating as I 1 ought to and the first thing 1 1 know ill lose my appetite wholly and then ill lose my strength and then and then welli give much for the chances of a squirrel who has lost his strength I 1 certainly must find something to tempt my appetite chatterer th the e red hed squirrel said this as it if he really believed it and he looked quite downcast and unhappy bumble the bee hap ja f AA 1141 what you need brother chatterer Is a little more exercise said he be bened to be passing at the time and he fairly laughed aloud which is a very unusual thing for bumble to do but he just help it this time it was too funny to hear chatterer complaining of loss of appetite when the real reason was that he had eaten so much that he just hold any more what you need brother chatterer is a little more exercise said he ever since you made friends with farmer browns boy and he began to give you so many good things to eat you have been growing lazier and lazier what you need is a good stirring up I 1 believe ill help you get it right now bumble the bee started straight tor for chatterer as if he meant business chatterer know what to think he has a wholesome respect for that sharp little lance which bumble carries perhaps it would be best to get out of the way for there is no knowing what bumble might take it into his head to do so chatterer ran and after him flew bumble chuckling happily you see now that he had gotten chatterer started he mean to let him stop right away along the old stone wall ran chatterer and right at his heels bumble crying buz z z buzz buz z z in a way that made chatterer terribly nervous he was losing his temper now but he dare stop tor for tear fear of feeling bumbles sharp little lance so he kept on straight for the green forest feeling sure that once he got there he would be safe you see bumble loves the old orchard and the green meadows but does not care for the shadowy green forest chatterer scampered as fast as he could and by the time he reached the green forest he was puffing and blowing very hard you see he was so fat and had been so lazy that he was in no condition for such a hard run at the edge of the green forest bumble gave up the chase and went off laughing as hard as ever he could he thought it a great joke run like that once every morn ing before eating and you will not need anything to tempt your appetite brother chatterer he shouted as he flew away chatterer was angry very angry and he scolded until the green forest rang with the sound of his voice so that sammy jay came hurrying up to find out what was the matter of 01 course chatterer tell him no indeed he knew that he would be laughed at if he did instead he told sammy to mind his own affairs you better keep that noisy tongue still retorted sammy for if you dont shadow the weasel is likely to hear you chatterer stopped scolding right away and contented himself with making a face at sammy who flew away laughing lett left to himself chatterer had to admit he felt better tor for his exercise and needed nothing at all to tempt his appetite in fact he felt hungry enough to eat almost anything and right away he began to look about to see what he could find it the right time of year tor for nuts but it was the season for eggs to be sur sure e it would be harder work to find them here in the gr green een forest than in the old orchard on the other hand everybody in the old orchard was on the watch for him while here they be because he had not bothered them tor for so long hal ha who was that acting secretive aresty the flycatcher and his wife as I 1 live exclaimed chatterer in high glee by the way they act I 1 know well enough they have a n nest est close by 11 il keep out of sight and watch then we shall see what we shall see it seems to me that I 1 have heard that mr and mrs aresty have very nice eggs 0 B T W burgess service |