Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
Ednz Schye, Watts City School, Grade 8


was all dark. Mrs Rabbit knocked on
the door and Mr.. Chipmunk stuck his
head out of the upper story window
and asked what was wanted. Have
you seen or heard anything of my Bob
bie?" queried the shivering Mrs. Rab-
bit. "Why-er- didn't Bobbie tell you
he was coming to play with the chill
dren while my wife was away? Wait
and I'll let you in"
They couldn't help but laugh because
they heard a great bump and knew he
had fallen downstairs. He came to the
door limping and GROSSLY invited them
to come in. Mrs. Rabbit didn't wait
for old Mr.. ChipmuEk to get Bobbie.
but began calling, "Bobbiei Bobbie!
come here!"
In came dirty, begrimed Bobbie, look
ing quite nervous. His mother was so
glad to see him that she forgot to
spank him, but she certainly gave Mr..
Chipmunk to understand that he was
never to be so officious again.
RUSSELL WRITSMAN.
1917 East Twenty-third street, Twen-
tieth Street school, grade 8.
"To who did you say?" said Mrs.
Rabbit "Why, you silly owl. haven't
been to anyone" And then she told
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being lost. She asked him if he had
any suggestions as to. where she
should go.
mo-" said the owl; "but I saw
something running out of a hole yon-
der and some larger animal follow
ing it," Then poor Mrs. Rabbit wept
afresh.
But" said the owl, "I would sug-
gest that you go home and attend to
the others while with the rest of the
party look for Bobbie."
To this Mrs. Rabbit agreed and re-
turned home.
Then the party of searchers started
again, with the owl in the lead, for
he was considered lazy but wise.
Meanwhile Mrs. Rabbit waited anx-
iously for the return of the searchers,
while the news of the loss spread like
wildfire.
The searching party, as they walked
along were becoming discouraged
when they saw it was nearly daylight,
but on passing a hollow log they saw
something white and furry, and on
looking closer they spied Bobbie Rab-
bit fast asleep. In great excitement
they carried him back to his mother,
who was overjoyed to see her baby
again.
He then told his story, which is as
follows: 81 left the burrow to see
the moon, when a fox sprang at me,
and l ran till I was so tired / could
run no farther, so crept into hollow
log. The fox was running so fast he
ran right on and was soon out of
sight,
Mrs. Rabbit then asked to be for
given for all she had said about Mr..
OWL as he had been the means of
their finding Bobbie. They all de-
cided that Mr.. Owl was not as lazy as
he seemed, and he was from that on
considered the wisest of birds and
beasts. DORIS HOSKYN.
4SS H street, San Bernardino. Cal.
Silently the others followed her.
Too-hoo the shrill notes of the owl,
were heard But before two minutes
elapsed another shrill cry was heard.
They were so discouraged at failing to
find Bobbie that they thought the owls
too-hoo weird. They stepped back
frightened. The owl laughed malicious
-ly. $50 you are looking for Bobbie?"
he said. Thinking it huge joke, he
laughed that hideous laugh again.
"Can you remember, Mrs. Rabbit and
Mrs. Squirrel, your talk about lazy
owls? You will change your minds,
you long cared and you bushy-tail gos-
sips"
Now, among the counselorS was a
young squirrel who was the jewel of
the bunch, and he was called that for
being clever. He scented a revengeful
tone in the owls last words. He made
up his mind he'd find out if he knew
anything, and stayed with the hunters
boy for a week. He escaped, made
known to his friends this sound. He
determined to use this knowledge,
therefore he snapped his tongue against
his upper gum and scampered up the