Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-09
For Very Little Folk.

five little spotted brothers and sisters
They had nice home in the wood LOT
with their mamma. and nice yard with
a little white fence around IT, The lit.
tie pigs We're very happy playing in the
| ward. They made mud pies and baked
I them in the sun
One day the little pink pig asked his
mamma TO let him go ont of the gate
into the big road.
You are too little and do not know
enough yet" said his mamma. when
the big road. and then you may go. Now
be good little pig, and run and play
with your brothers and sisters"
But the little pink pig would not play
with his brothers and sisters He ran
of in corner by himself and would not
make mud pies.
Pretty soon the milkmau came in his
wagon 70 bring the milk for dianer. Flo
carried it in and knocked at the back
door, ANA poured it in pail for mamma
Then he ran out as fast as he could and
hopped up in his wagon and drove away
But he forgot to close the gate
The little pink pig saw the gate open
and he ran right out into the big road
Il will show my mamma how much /
know" he said And he trotted down
the big road as fast as his little pink
legs would carry him.
He had not gone very far when he saw
a big black and white thing The black
and white thing ran after She little pig
and rolled him over in the dust
The little pig sguealed and squcaled
and the black and white thing rolled him
over, and kept saying Bow wow!" But
| by and by he turned and went away
| The little pig got up and tried TO shake
off the dust but he couldn't shake il all
Off lie wanted TO 20 home but he haC
rolled over and over so much that he
couldn't tell where home was. So h,
ran into cornfield To hide. till he wa,
sure the black and white thing was gone
| Pretty soon man came along ant
found him in the cornfeld and said:
| Hello, pink pig, are you eating my
comy"
oh no!r said the little pig. II woul,
not eat your corn
Then You should keep out of my corn
field" said the man. Il will take yol
home and shut you up in pen"
And he took the little pink pig HON,
aud shut him up in "A pen
II do not want to be shut up Pleas,
let me out, said the little pink pig.
But the man did not let him out. I
was not a nice pen, and the little pig go
all muddy and dirty in it. He wishe,
he was at home in his own little hous
with his mamma and his spotted broth
ers and sisters.
He ran round aud round till he fom
a little hole in the fence. He was sue
n tiny pig that lie squeezed through tn
hole and got out, though he had a har
time for the buttons ON his Jacket 90
caught and he could hardly get loose
He did not know which way to go t
find his home, but he ran as fast as h
'ould to get away from the pen
lie ran through fence into BIZ
place where there was plenty of grass
There were some very big red things Il
there, and one saw the little pig and RAJ
after him
"On, dearl said the little pink pit
(only he was not pink any more because
he was all covered with mud, ARE yol
a big pig2"
The big red thing shook its head an,
said Moot and tossed the little nj.
up in the air The little pig fell on In,
ground with hard bump. He lay still
| till the red thing went away. Then h,
got up and ran as fast as he could.
He ran ont in the road and right int
a black and white speckled thing will
two legs. The speekled thing pulled VI
and said "Squawkl"
The little pig ran as fast as he coulc
because he thought the speckled thin,
was chasing him. But it wasn't.
The little pig did not know where h,
was running, and he did not have time Il
find out The first thing he knew h,
almost ran into a lot Of two-lep
things. They had big yellow mouths.
One of them said Hiss ssi" and rar
out and nipped the little pigs hind leg
The little pig squealed and ran the otnei
way.
"Ob dear!' he thought. "if / ever gel
back to my mamma | will never tr,
to- 20 down the big road again, till sh,
teaches me what these queer things are.
Just then he found himself i'm front o.
his own little house with the white fenc,
around it. He ran into the house anf
| told his mamma everything that has
| happened to him, "Oh, mamma h,
said, what was the black and whit,
thingf'
1T was a dog" she said Dogs some
times chase little pigs"
"Oh. mamma he said, "a man founC
me in his cornfeld and put me in ,
pen"
"You must keep out OF corn6eds,
said mamma. People do not like pig
in their cornfelds"
"Oh, mamma, what was the big ret
thing with sharp things on top OF il
! hrad?'
1T was cow" said mamma. "Yol
| should a"t 90 where cows are till yo,
are big enough to keep out Of their way
"Oh, mamma, what was the specklet
thing that pulled up and said 'Squawk 2
1T was q hen" said mamma. "Sh,
was not cbtsing you. she was only goin,
to the other side OF the road"
oh, mamma, what was the whit,
thing that uipped mc?"
1T was a goose. You should Away
keep away from them"
"Oh, mamma, this is big world, an
there are lots Of fancy things in it,"
Yes said mamma. "That il why i