The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-19
Our Young Readers.
TIE FOX AND TIE s7oRK.

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Ter va For lived on tic hil.
A aiy For
whh r-iii.h locks
And there .as -iorx Lvcsi ~ 'ss rssil;
And one us. kile aa; fat sni gaF.
And k3ss COS eun1in= tries 10 pay.
" h!ss toe o&ner uAs iJaE ard sszza 2-say.
Gay iy For iiyea ~ her ct
Bui her fr end. the >tork.
Wa furcri - surx.
And tciioss tine be hsd of y:
for the lite green iruss ~erc quick 60
Ani Tue .hoa.s 81 n.iunoxs .~!r TO .~cc,
out OF The sasi.oEs into ID. deep.
The Fox On b ga-p~rches. stately shelf
tsOse 10 her ocn.
VA. NV and thea.
Wont 10 lie ao~n AID sun h"r$elk-
Gnly TIA. ~InI brr habit knc~.
And UP t. her slender m0Etlc bies
TIE scsHt .: the srass-ae"is and thr tew,
And up 20 Der ears. 80 keen 20 he
Dn ready Wing
brought cfrTyihing
nf uew~. ard > ant- from far and near
The tTee-josd Chirr. the piosboE strain
The tay OF the hoand aud ii, hinieriBs
While the hillside echo bsyctI again
And there wEs much for her eyes 10 see,
Prom the hssy blue
OF mounta.a To
And by puddle. oF pol. or rsyuis'.
one lone. gaunt figure always met
Her gaze. knee-dsep IN sccse aud wet
The S,ork. She unused. tha, from the peep
OF dawn tai noon.
And from noon ill moon,
He was always standing there knce-deep
20. once she cent small gray lee
" ith message worried gracio1sly:
Dear friend. pray dine to-day With me-
O.
4 robins exx,
A spprrows eZ,
And the whole of the httle IN, red hen
She bO!i,d u together. with -Prigs OF rue.
W .th thym and aui-e and onion too,
And sSit-Just pinch OF salt would 90
And, seasoned thus. in a skiifuI way
~le stirrci u well,
TIL the StOrS could smell
The steam from II hall mile awav.
-. when IA. gray Bee buzzins nesr
Droned her Kind message Ia h.s ear.
His heart leapt glad .nd hight Ia hear.
Out be stepped from ihe mud ami ooze.
With eager speed
Through rI-n and reed.
And away he s;alkod ~ h = scarlet shoes.
That sayory smell his footsteps lei;
And there was the Fox table spread:
And The pot was bci.iLg fast. she said.
Two large fat plates were on the boarl.
And the stew Compiet It'd.
They soon were seated,
And from = gpuri-aile The mess was poured.
Thcn out Z her vide ana shallow paa
The Fox with ii,tlr rel tCng.e began
To Jap. lap, Jap. a. foxes can
But the S;ork could only touch the tip
of his long bii in;
Tie soup was thil.
Aui try ia Lc would. he could only sip.
And while with n rc.i'n MS hostess ate
Sauccls fun. pllttegs full. plate on plate,
He sat, halt.tarNCt, discoiisoidte.
What dinner it was, food drop by drop!
just tas +" enough
or the too;h-ome stuff
To make him lirgcr and loath u stop.
And ne bitterly sighed: 1T may he n NJ.
Fine way for IA .aiy to show her wit.
But j l. be even with her for IT.
And the time came soon: one day he sent
by IA messenger
note 10 her
OF flattcring flourish and compliment:
Come down to the fen from your lofty
ROCKS.
And bri2 hten ny marsh with your sun-rci
And feast with me. dear Lady Fox"
swifr-footed adown the hill she crept
A russct shadow
Along the meadow,
The grass scarce rus,iing where she stepped
She fonnd AT the Stors the table out:
y chuwdcr bubblei: u specklcd trout
Hoped III the fry ing pan about.
And what were the dishes, do you suppose?
Why. cwers and JUGS.
And bottles and mu "a.
Each one with n narrow neck and nose.
And the Lady Fox she iooscd askance,
With a hait-dismaycd. uneasy glance.
And gathering cloud on her countcnance.
For how could a Lady cat-dcar me.--
From pitchers so tail,
With necks so small,
And the chowder so deep within. you see?
She could pick u bone. or rob "a nest:
She would steal the bait from trap with
Zost:
But here she was baiiled. she confessed.
She shifted I'm this lar. peered in that:
She smiled. she simpcred,
She even whimpcred.
But the Stork a griye IA n dracOn sat,
And ate. 10y thruStiny his long bill
Way down To the pJttage and pudding, un-
Ill
He had eaten ail-had had his MI.
Sow-iOoted the poor Fox homeward crept
A russet shadow
Along the meadow.
The wc"dS scarce rustIing where she stepped
And hungry she went to bed t1at night.
MuIterilg: The Stork was not polite.
But he served me riEht-he served me
right.