The Washington times., 1913-03-10

chicken and be OF before he knows 1t.
| Bring 1t her ,eand we will store 1t,
and then you can be off to another
farm for another. You should get sew
eral today with my help" said sly Mr..
Fox.
The Hawk thought that a splendid
plan. and after waiting for Mr.. Fox to
put his supplies all on one side of his
room they started for the farm over
| the hill.
Now. what the Fox really did when
he went into his den was to roll some
stones to one side and cover them
with straw, SO that when the Hawk
returned with. the chicken he would
see what would look like a generous
supply Of stores.
! Mr.. Fox was as good as his word. He
showed himself to the farmer, and the
/. dog began to bark SO that the farmer
left his work and followed the dog over
| tne hill. But the sly Mr.. Fox had no
| intention OF getting into trouble; he had
. good start on the dogs, and then he
dashed into the water and crossed to
| the other side, hiding until he saw they
had given up the chase. and then ne
ran for home. There was the hawk
| with big. fat chicken, and Mr.. Fox
could hardly wait for him to be of for
another SO he could eat 1t. He took the
+. hawk into the den and showed him the
|
hawk thought were chickens and geese,
and he was impatient to be OF so that
he could have as many as his friend,
Mr.. Fox.
I'VE will cover this with straw just
as mine are" said the Fox, and soon
you will have a nice supply, IL you only
attend to business, and do not LOAF
Of flew the silly hawk again. and by
| and by he returned with larger chick
en- that at first. Mr.. Fox did not let
II 10 cd n i'm off fnT n
other, and as the hawk saw on his side
| of the room something covered with
straw he did not think of looking un-
der II, but II he had he would have
found stone. for he was no sooner out
chicken and the same thing happened
| with the second. Mr. Fox did not go
with the hawk after the first time, ana
| the silly hawk was so intent upon get
ting large supply OF chickens 'hat he
quite forgot the farmers gun
That night when he returned be was
hungry, for he had worked hard and
did not stop to eat. Mr.. FOX told MIN
he was famous hunter ana wouiu
because 1T was his first attempt at
putting by supplies he would furnish
| The supper froi:. his store.
So he told Mr.. rIawlt to doze away
and he would get the supper. or
course he took two chickens that the
dsd moi know this. for he saw all the
piles OF straw on his side and was
sure all the chickens were safe.
"what a generous fellow Mr.. Fox
is" he thought, as ne dOzed by the
fire, land what d lucky fellow l am TO
be acquainted with him
The next day the Hawk worked hard
all day. and was shot at sererai times.
hut the Fox only praised his bravery
the more the Hawk flew Off again.
But at last a bullet struck him. and
although he was not much lnJuren
h, Lad to drop the chicken he had
caught and came hack empty handed.
When Mr.. Fox saw he was empty
handed he began to be cross. How do
you expect to stay here II you do not
bring home my dinner he snarled
at the poor injured hawk.
"Your dinner?' said the Hawk. sur
prised at the change in his friend:
What do you mean by your dinner?'
"WeII. of all the silly fellows; you
certainly are the silliest. said the
Fox. You did not think I was Civ
ing YOU a place 10 sleep for nothing.
did you?" ~ ,. ,,
the Hawk. but you can nave one OF
nv chickens under the straw. l am
hinder the straw" said the Fox.
with a laugh. Look and see what Is
under your straw you poor silly
bfrd!'
The ndWk oNtt " iiS StoIt VI
supplies and lifted the straw. There
was only a stone under each pile.
The hawk knew then that the fox had
PLAYED him false; and he began to won
der II he might not fall victim to the
greedy fox. so he thought of plan TO
get even and at the same time escape
from the den.
."I certainly have been very thought
less he said, at last land | am sure
owe YOU even more than | have al
ready paid. If you will come with me
I will show you where | dropped the
chicken, and it was an extra fine one,
too Of.
Mr.. Fox was ready to fall in with the
plan, and so the hawk flew slowly
along and Mr.. Fox followed. When
they were near the place where he had
dropped the chicken the hawk hid In
bush and told Mr.. Fox he would find
the chicken just over the hill.
Off went Mr.. Fox. so intent upon get
ting his dinner that he did not notice n
man with a gun hiding near. and Just
as he was about to pick up the chicken
the hawk had dropped bang went the
gun and that was the end of Mr.. Fox.
..,There: he will not trick anyone
again." said the hawk, from his hiding
place. And I will not forget this lesson
soon II has taught me not To make
friends with a chance acquaintance and
believe that he is going to help me to
wealth. | shall know he has an axe
to grind and beware of him and his
offered friendship
Tomorrow's story. wicked Thought"