The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-25

he ran through the woods, and all the
little rabbits ran after him, and, when
they were aIl--thousands Of them-in
a safe place, Tiny Hare cried,
"ohf Oil Oil Don't any Of you
dare to show even one vhisker!
There Is baby in the woods. and he
is cold. and, oh, dear. dear. deari
his father has gone out with q stone
axe to get a rabbit-skin."
Then all the little rabbits began to
cry; What shall us do? What shall
US dot" and Tiny Hare said;
I'm run homo to Mother Hare
and ask her"
So Tiny Hare and all the little rab
bits-thousands OF them-ran till
they came to the farm where Tiny
Hare lived.
"ohl oh! OH" cried all those thou-
sands OF rabbits.
What IN the world 10 the mat
teri" asked Mother Hare.
"Oh, oh. oh, oh, oh!" cried all those
thousands of rabbits.
You make such "a noise can't
think. Hush, this minute" said
Mother Hare.
Then all those rabbits sat down
very quietly. and made their ears very
straight and Tiny Hare said:
There's a baby In the woods"
Yes" said Mother Hare.
HE belongs to man. He hasn't
any Sw ,aI SAID sad Mother aeaS A Hare.
Hes cold" said Tiny Hare.
'T should think he might be-" said
Mother Hare.
He's so cold that he cries all the
time" said Tiny Hare.
What OF that?" asked Mother
Mare.
His Father wants him to be warm,
and he's gone into the woods"
ITO get a rabbit-slxtn!" shouted the
little rabbits. and they all began to
cry again.
the Light time, and, when the dark.
dark. dark comes, go out and get
your food. and man cannot see YOU"
said Mother Hare, but all the rabbits
criedi
But we like to play in the light
time We like to run in the woods.
What shall us do?"
Hush" said Father Hare, very
low and deep. 'Do not wake me any
more today" and he shut his eyes and
put his ears down. and away ran all
those rabbits into the woods. They
met a flock OF sheep in the woods, and
after 1t strayed a tired white lamb.
Look at his Coat, how soft and
warm! Why can't Man take his coat
for the Baby?" said Tiny Hare, and
then-what do you think those rab-
bits did?
They ran and they ran around that
white lamb until he was too dizzy to
follow the flock, and then they made
| him run far and far till he was caught
| in the thorn bushes under the very
tree where the First Baby hung in
his bark cradle. crying. "Ah-ah-ahi
| Eee-ee-ee!"
"Maa-maa!" cried the lamb. and
Baby Bunting's mother ran to him.
She saw the bits of long. white fleece
on the thorn bushes, and she thought
of a. beautiful plan. She got her sharp
stone knife and cut the white woolly
coat from that little lamb, and ho
was glad. and away he ran after his
mother.
| All day long Baby Bunting's moth
er combed and spun the white wool,
and by and by the man came.
II did not find a rabbit in all the
wild woods" he said.
Then the mother held up a little
shirt she had made from the fleece
Of the lamb.
How soft, How tlne" said the
man. and they put the little shirt ON
Baby Bunting.
How warm it wasl How comfy!
1t fitted him just as well as the fur
Of rabbit. Raby Bunting was glad.
He did not cry another minute. He
shut his eyes and went fast asleep.
Then Tiny Hare and all those little
rabbits, who had seen every single
thing from behind the thorn bushes,
ran. hop. skip and jump, and they
were not afraid in those woods any
more.