Show little tl t l r a 01 bedtime e A or conw c burgess burges REJOICING ON THE GREEN MEADOWS YOU vou may be sure that sammy A jay and blacky the crow lost no time in spreading the news that bowser the hound had been caught in one of the traps set by farmer browns boy tor for old man coyote it was the greatest piece of news since the coming of buster bear to the green forest and somehow almost everyone seemed to think it was good news peter rabbit hurried back to the dear old brier patch to tell mrs peter and he was so excited he could hardly talk straight 1 I guess he wont ever chase us any more I 1 hope he cant ever walk on that foot again he con eluded oh peter you know perfectly well you dont wish anything of the X 0 up 0 A A 1 I guess he wont ever chase us any more I 1 hope he cant ever walk on that foot again kind that would be too dreadful I 1 cried tenderhearted tender hearted little mrs peter who you know used to be miss Fuzzy tail peter looked a wee bit ashamed well anyway I 1 hope every time he gets to thinking about hunting one of us his leg will pain him so that he just wont feel like hunting any more I 1 guess that now it is going to be perfectly safe to go up to farmer browns garden whenever we happen to feel like it I 1 believe id like a taste of fresh cabbage this very minute my but im glad that dog has got into trouble lel I 1 I 1 wonder if old man coyote had anything to do with it you ought to be ashamed of yourself peter said mrs peter in her severest manner 1 I am sure I 1 dont wish anybody hurt and you dont either if you stayed at home in the old brier patch as you ought to bowser never would bother you and you know it you just keep away from farmer browns garden or you may get into worse trouble than bowser has for my part I 1 wish that if someone had to be caught it had been old man coyote instead of bowser with him out of the way I 1 would worry a lot less when you are away pooh retorted peter there is nothing to worry about hi there jimmy skunk have you heard the news jimmy skunk who happened along just then grinned addo do you suppose there is anybody who that dog howled loud enough goodness knows serves him right and im glad of it I 1 only wish that it had been farmer browns brow ns boy himself who had been caught perhaps then he be so keen about setting traps replied jimmy im on my way to the smiling pool to see how they feel about it over there come on over he added Is the way clear asked peter anxiously of course replied jimmy it it I 1 have asked you besides youre safe aate enough as long as you stay with me Y you u ought to know that by this time so in spite of all that mrs peter could say peter went with jimmy skunk to the smiling pool they found everybody there very much excited they could talk of nothing else but how bowser the hound had been caught in a trap and there was great rejoicing perhaps hell tell farmer browns boy just how it feels said jerry muskrat who when he was a little fellow had been caught by the tail and had never forgotten the fright he had received its the next best thing to having farmer browns boy caught himself declared little joe otter who once lost a toenail in a trap and has had a great dread of traps ever since 1 I hear that it was old man coyote who led bowser into it said billy mink too bad he get caught too it chug a rum exclaimed grandfather frog from his green lily pad 1 I have no love for old man coyote because I 1 know that he would gobble me up the very first chance he got but I 1 think we owe him a vote of thanks for teaching farmer browns boy a lesson when he sees how that trap hurt bowser perhaps he wont be so eager to trap others that dog gave me a terrible fright once when I 1 went out to see the great world and now that he has had a great fright himself perhaps hereafter hell think twice before he tries to frighten those smaller than himself 1 I move we send that vote of thanks to old man coyote and that sammy jay be the one to take it it said billy mink and to this everyone agreed even peter rabbit Q B T W burgess service |