The Washington times., 1913-05-23
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
BILLY PIG FALLS ASLEEP.

morning.: ut Is time, Billy Pig
that YOU were planting your gar
den. You take this basket oi
seeds and go into the garden and DC
not stop to talk with Billy Goat or any
one until 1t Is finished
Billy Pig trotted off with every gooc
intention Of planting. for he had visions
of green lettuce and turnip tops, SO he
went to work with will.
But by and by the sun began to be a
little too warm for his comfort. and nc
thought he would rest few minutes.
He had some crackers and cheese IN
his pocket and a paper with funny pic
lures. so he walked a short way from
the Garden TO a place where the grass
was tall and a bush made shady place
and sat down to enjoy himself and Tor
got all about his promise to his mother
tn work steadily until the garden was
planted.
Rv and by he began to feel sleepy.
He dropped his paper and slipped down
into the tall grass. He was compieteis
hidden excepting for his tiny little taii'
which showed. --.s- So. A..
Now the big gobbler sfrom the nexs
farm was always looking about IN rou'
of the way places for something 10 ca :,
and this morning he thought ne "ouiu
60 by Billy Pigs garden.
"Perhaps 1 may find very larse
worm " he said to himself. and some
corn too. for Billy does not take as
good care of corn as he should anu
o,,ar leaves some on the ground
when he reached the garden. sure
snouph there was corn, for Billy ris
had not covered the corn OF ,he 80
he had planted. He dropped 'neih ~
the ground and thought ne "ouiu
them all at once. oa
MY, My! What fine lot oi sooI
things" said Mr.. Gebbler,. ioohins
around to see IL Billy Pig was IN s'sn'
"Rflv Pig must have left those ior hhe'
I'll help myself" -
II did not take Mr.. Gobbler long %
finish eating every bit OF poor pHy
pigs planting, and then ne stre'eheN
his neck and thought nice. DIG "oi N-
was the only thing he needed 10 eo'''
nIete a most delicious meal.
He walked around, scratching heIo
and there. and by and by he came "
the Mace where Billy Pig was sleep
ing hut Billy was sleeping so souiiuls
ha aid no, know Mr.. Gobhler was "i'h-
,n thousand miles of that place.
Mr.. Gobbler listened for ne eou.u
hear Billy Pig snore. but aiter "a,'
ing a minute and nothing happenlns, ne
concluded that the noise was OF htue
Importance and began scratching.
suddenly he stopped and stared fcr
right in front of him was the incest
looking big worm he had ever seen.
He looked n second longer and then
he grabbed the worm with his shaTp
bill and tried to swallow II.
For n minute 1t seemed to Mr.. Cob
bier that the sky had fallen and the
earth had opened and all the trees
were flying about him and all the ami
mails in the world were squealing. He
tapped his wings and ran. but as the
earth seemed perfectly safe short dis
tance away ne stopped and looked
back.
There was Billy Pig dancing about
and squealing, and no one else in sight.
Mr. GObbler ran back. What is the
matter. Billy Pig?' he asked.
.Oh. oh. on" squealed Billy. still
dancing about. Something dreadful
happened. ! almost lost my tail.
am sure It must have been a tiger or a
lion that bit it; no other animal could
have had such sharp teeth. / am not
sure but II is gone entirely. Please do
look. Mr.. Gobbler. and see If the least
bit of my tail still remains"
Your tail is all there" said Mr.. Cob
bier. You must have dreamed that
something bit you. You have been
asleep, haven't you.
Yes. have been taking little nap.
| confessed Billy Pig. but | am sur" l
did not dream anything so real as that
bite | felt. Why. | felt that creature
teeth and then he tried to pull 1t OH.
Are you quite sure, Mr.. Gobbler, that 1t
is all there?'
quite sure said Mr.. Gobbler. But
why did you come away over here to
| take a nap?"
Il was planting my garden" said
Billy Pig. "and ! was a little tired. so
| came here to rest. and l must hurry
and finish II. for left all the corn and
the seeds uncovered"
Mr.. Gobbler thought II was time for