Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-10

wv ny Rabbit, speaking 10
his wife and two children
and waving his paw about over pretty
open space in the woods. Iheres q HE
big hollow stump which will serve 1or
a house-the greater part of one. All L
shall have to do will be to build porch.
q kitchen and a fence.
And a roof over the stump. papa, put
in speckles. the little son rabbit.
And a gate to the fence" said WHITE
the little daughter rabbit.
Certainly. certainly. my dears'
laughed Bunny Rabbit, very proud OF his
precocious children.
'Ah. Speckles and White will see to it
that everything is properly done.' said
Mamma Rabbit, also proud of her chill
dren.
So they all set to work building addi-
tons to the huge hollow stump which
was to serve so nicely for two-story
house. Being animals and used to per-
forming all sorts of domestic duties Tor
themselves it never once occurred 10 mem
that they should engage a carpenter;
Bunny Rabbit had a fine tool chest, ana
from it he took saws. hammers. planes
nails. etc. And he, with Mamma Kan
bits assistance, soon had nne ram
proof roof over the stump and smooth
floor half way up, forming second story
and smooth floor in the bottom of the
stump. All the while that Bunny and
his wife worked at the roof Speckies and
White were busy bringing fine, strong
sticks. with the bark peeled OF. TO be
used in building the fence. And as soon
as they had great pile CT the renee
sticks together they set 10 work oigsing
little deep holes into which to set the
fence sticks SO that they might be Sc
cure.
And two days after locating in the
beautiful open space Bunny Rabbit and
his family were happy as could be, Tor
the new house was all ready to live in.
Then they all went to their former home.
down by high cliff on river bank. and
brought their household furniture to their
new dwelling. AS they neared the house
they saw a strange head thrust itself
from the window of the upper story.
Upon my life if there isn't old Sneako
Wolf" whispered Bunny to his wife.
Then, being rather afraid to advance fur
Their with his family he told them to eau
tiously withdraw into the depth of the
woods while he went on alone to ask the
intruder to leave his house.
But In numbers there is strength and
security" quoth Mamma Bunny not will
ing to allow her husband to go to the
house alone, for she knew the character
Oh OlQ SnedkO VOL Ills reputation
throughout the country was anything
but good. mo. my dear, allow US all to
go together. He would not dare to harm
one Of us with the others near. He is
just what his name implies-a sneak
"AI right. then. we'll all go together.
But be cautious in your language. Like
the fox. the wolf is sly and deceitful"
Then together the four rabbits went on
to their house. and as they entered the
gate they saw old Sneako Wolf thrust
his head out of the window again. "Ah.
friends he called to them as they ad-
vanced to the door, what do you think
of my new quarters? I've just completed
my new house. you'll observe
Bunny Rabbit put down the folding bed
he carried on his back and looked up into
the face of Sneako Wolf why. and
here you have called during our absence
Well. I'm surprised, for 1 had no idea
you were in the country. How do you
like our new house, anyway, Master
Sneako? My wife. my children and my
self have been busy these two days build
Ing It, and now we're bringing our fur
nitufa from our old house to put into
our new one"
'Ah. possession is ownership, friends"
smiled the sly wolf. II have the fort,
II you please. and mean to hold it, AS
for the furniture. WELL you'd better take
II back to your old quarters again
There's no room for 1t in here. I hate
furniture. l sleep on the floor sit on
the floor and eat anywhere that happen
to find good food"
Bunny Rabbit walked boldly to the door