The Washington times., 1912-06-03
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEbaIIAHI
The Sandman's StoriesN III
MOTHER TURKEY AND HER CHICKS.

4 picture yourself In the moonlight sit-
| ting so stately on that limb, but IL you
would enjoy to, the full extent this beau
| tlful evening you must come from the
tree and take walk over the hsll.'
| No doubt you are right replied Mrs.
turkey, but could not think OF leav-
| Ing my children alone"
=, 81 SHOULD be very glad to take care
said Mr.. Fox. "and II you will have
| them come down beside me l will tell
them story which l am sure will keep
BY this ieo time the Ss'ta turkey key chicks were
awake and listening to what the fox
WAS saying. He seemed so nice and po-
are and that hat they quite forgot to be afraid,
story one of them said: "oh, please do
g9, mother, and let him tell us a story.
| wei be very good IL you, will"
fox, the little dears are quite willing
mosniirh, TO stay with me. Do go and enjoy the
Mother Turkey looked at her children
in way that plainly said to them,
rBe quiet and then she said to Mr..
FOX: I appreciate your kind offer, and
were my children well should be very
| have been sick and are so lean that I
nave to be very careful that they sleep
an9, ana eat At wei. or they will not be fat BY
| disgrace, You know"
| When the fox heard this he was not
30 anxious to have the chicks come
anxious you must feel Mistress Turkey.
and If you will come down where / can
| taIk with you without being heard will
to en mssHe sGHe them fns very fa} thing to give them
| II he cannot get the chicks he will
take me- thought Mrs. Turkey, but I
tbs am too ofy oid bird to be caught even by
Mrs. Turkey did not reply to this last
| remark. She was thinking of a trap
she saw her master set the day before.
| Il wish you would walk around a little
so my children can see what a beautiful
| bushy tail you have" she said, they
have never seen so handsome a fellow
| as you are"
Mr.. Fox was very proud OF his tan,
so he walked out from the shade of the
| tree and strutted about.
| Tell him how handsome he is" whls-
"Oh. isn't he handsome?', said one,
ana another said, II wish We had such
tushv tails instead of these straight
feathers while Mrs. Turkey said, you
have ever seen. and have seen many
~ my tiEte."
By this time the fox was so pleased
with their admiration that he was
charms. so when Mrs. Turkey said.
1 II wish you would run and show them
how you can run and Jump" he asked
what he could jump on to show hts
|
"1'he top Of that hogshead would be
| a good place." said Mrs. Turkey, know
Ing we'll that the cask had no head. ana
that il was neary full OF water.
| Away ran Mr.. Fox. and splash he
went into the hogshcad. He tried to get
| out. but II was no use: the cask was
too high. and then the farmer. hearing
the noise. came out and soon put an
| end "a Mr.. Fox.
The little turkeys sat wide awake and
trembling beside their mother, but when
the farmer went into the house she be-
| began to oing:
| Close your eyes. my little turkey chicks,
Hide your heads, don't peep,
| III Mother knows the bogev fox's tricks,
| And she'll watch while you sleep.
And in = few minutes all was quiet
again In the yard.
Tomorrow's story. The Cross Girl"