The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-06

BY Thornton w, Burgess
(Written for tie Associated Newspa |
pers.)
When old Granny Fox had laid down
the chicken she was bringing home TO
Reddy Fox 10 try to catch Peter Rab-
BIT she had meant to SO right back
and get it as soon as she had calght
Peter Then Oh Mistah Buzzard had
dropped down out Of the blue, blue
sky ana startled her SO that she had
jumped OF course Peter Rabbit saw
her when she jumped, and off he went
lipperty-lipperty-np, as fast as he could
CO.
old Granny Fox was so angry that
she hoped up and down. She tore
MP the grass and ground her long,
white teeth. She was smart enough
to know that OF Mistah Buzzard had
taken that way to warn Peter RABBIT,
but all she could do was to scold OIL
Mlstah Buzzard, and that didn't do her
much good for a few minutes he Sas
so far up In the blue, blue sky that he
couldn't hear a word she was saying.
Ny, my but old Granny Fox certaiuly
was angry II she hadn't been sol
angry she might have seen Johnny
Chuck lying as flat as he could make
himself behind a big clump Of grass
Johnny Chuck was scared. Yes, in-
deed. IoRupy Chuck was dreadfuliy
scared his had once fought Reddy
Fox and whipped him, but he knew
that old Granny Fox would be TOO
much for him. 50 It was with great
relief that Johnny Chuck saw her STOP
tearing up the grass and trot over to
see how Reddy Fox was getting along
Then johnny Chuck crept along until
he was far enough off TO run. How
BE dld rum He was SO fat and roly-
poly that he was all out Of breath when
he reached home, and 50 tired that he
I just dropped down on bis doorstep ard
painted
"serves mo right for having 80 mnca
curiosity" said Johnny Chuck to hi-4
self.
Reddy Fox looked up as old Granny
Fax. came bgrryiug up. Esddy hpd
been shot By Farmer Browns boy aht
he Was 40 aiIif aAd sore that rs
couldn't walk. he was weak and very
very hungry But he eielt Sure tho
lold Granny Fox would bring bin
something nice for hisabreaklast, ar'
a. soon as he heard her foohteps hi
mouth began 70 water.
aDid sof bring me something mics
/ GRANNY" asked Reddy Fox
Now old Granny Fox had been 8
put by the scare she had had and b
her failure 70 catch Peter Rabbit .hf
, she had forgotten all about the chiol
en- she had left up on the hill. WAe
Reddy spoke she remembered It. an
/ the thought Of having to 30 way ba2
after it didn't improve her temper
bit
aNon she snapped. II haven't. Nt
don't deserve any breakfast, anywa
II you had ans gumption'-thats q
word Granny Fox used. gumption-'
you had any gumption at all YOU "
lu'f have gotten in trouble, and cou
j get your own breakfast"
Reddy Fox didn't know what san
llon meant. but he did know that
was very, very hungry and. do VII
lho would. be- couldn't keen back
couple OF big tears Of disappolnime
Granny Fox saw them
eThere, there, Reddyl Don't {
I've got q fine fat chicken for you
on the him, and III run back and
It. said Granny Fox.
T.. So off she started up the hin %
.r. place where she had left the chici
when she started to Try to catch Pc
lie Rabbit When she got there tn
he wasn't any chicken
No, sir there was no chicken al
ler just a few feathers Granny
could hardly believe her own g
'ex She looked this way, and she loo
that way, but there was no ehiel
,be just a few feathers. Old Granny
flew into greater rage than bel
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