Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

turnip and celery tips and water-toast,
and very seldom cried for bananas
and peanuts when they were out Of
| season.
One day Bunny White went out for
caper on the lawn, and the first
thing he said when ne came back to
the bunny house by the barn was:
Mummy, | must have q birthday! Rod
man is going to have birthday; he's
had three, now he Is going to have
four, and he has EN- every once in a
good while
Who told you so?"
Why, Bill Horse says SO; he
knows"
Bill Horse was SO gentle and SO
careful where he put his foot down
that Mummy let Bunny White go round
by the stable every day TO see him.
How does Bill Horse know"
Jack Horse told him. Jack Horse
is going to take Josephine and Abby
and Jean to the choo-choo cars so they
can get to Rodman's birthday, and
want birthday
'Rodman is man-boy and you are
only bunny-boy Bunny-boys don't
have birthdays
81 think / might have just lettle
teenty-tonty one
Il think he might have just lit
tie bitsy-witsy one" says Pinky.
II think he might have just little
one for scent says Rabby Grey.
Il fink he might hab dest a witter-
bitter one!" says Winky.
Then they all laughed and went over
on their heads, for Winky had just
that minute walked up and she didn't
know at all what they were talking
about.
When they got right side up again,
the Mother Bunny said she would see
about it il Pinky and Bunny White
and Rabby Grey would stay at home
and take care of Winky while she went
to see Bill Horse.
So Mummy Bunny went to the stable,
and Bill Horse was eating his oats.
Good morning, Bill Horse. Do you
think it would be any harm to let
Bunny White have birthday?"
Harm? Neigh! neigh! Mrs. Bunny;
| think it would be very good. Neigh!
neigh! no harm at all, Mrs. Bunny,
but you know you have to make q
list first
"Oh, dear!" said Mummy Bunny, 81
can't make list
III tell you what to do. Go see
Mother Goose and she will show you
how to make list"
Thank you, Bill Horse, you are a
kind neighbor."
So Mummy Bunny went to see Moth
err Goose and asked her how to make
q list for birthday
Then Mother Goose pulled quill
out from behind her ear and stood on
one foot while she wrote off some
names very fast with the other. She
asked Mrs. Bunny if she could read
them.
Read? Oh, no." said Mrs. Bunny.
81 have other things to do
So Mother Goose put on her spec
Bunny:
Robin Readbreast,
Jenny Wren,
The Little Red Hen,
The two Crows.
The five Little Pigs,
Ba-a Ba Black Sheep,
Hobby Horse.
The Three Little Kittens
That lost their mittens,
Cock-a-doodle-doo,
Little Boy Blue
and
The Children that Lived in a Shoe"
What a lott said Mummy Bunny.
whatever shall | find for them to
eat?"
And the Moo Cow said: I'll give
milk"
And the Barn said: "Pll give hay
and corn and bran
And the Field said I'll give clover
And the Cook said: "I'll give crumbs
and cake"
And the Gardner SAID: 'Ill give
salad"
And the Tree said I'll give fruit"
So they had the birthday the very
next day because Bunny White
couldn't wait any longer. And all the
folks came early and stayed late. And
they played Blind Mans Buff, and
Pussy wants Corner and Fly Away
Jack, Fly Away Jill.
Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren
sang a duet, the Boy Blue danced
hornpipe, the three Kittens rode on
Hobby Horse. and the five Pigs played
tableaux with the Children that lived
in Shoe.
So Bunny White had beautiful
Birthday and Winky staid wide-a-
wake all the afternoon.
STORlES-LETTER
THE PRIZE WINNER.
Cora Scholl of Williamsburg won
the prize, sweater, in the Marcn
contest, "How the, World is Clothed"
Cora observed every single rule of
the Junior, writing regularly each
week, and getting her letters in on
time. Her work is model of neat
ness. The other essays will appear
from time to time, and many of them
are excellent. Only a few of the