Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-16
PETER RABBIT LEARNS FROM
STRIPED CHIPMI1NK.

PETER RABBIT LEARNS FROM
STRIPED OHIPMUNK.
'Tis never best to leave uudone
A thing that once you have begun.
Unless you're bound to see It through.
Why, don't begin a thing to do.
Striped Chipmunk believes that
this is the only way to do II you want
to bet on In life. and at the same time
enjoy it Whatever he does he does
with al his might. When he works
When he plays he plays with all his
might and main. When he sleeps he
sleeps just as hard as ever he can.
He never lets play interfere with
work. and he never lets work inter-
fere with play. When he begins q
thing he keeps at it until 1t is finished.
Now that the nuts were ripe. not to
Striped Chipmunk knew that it was
harvest time-time to I'LL his secret
storehousee with food for the winter.
So he wasted no time wishing that
he could play even though it was one
OF the best playtimes in all the year.
EVERY morning as soon as Old Mother
West Wind had turned the Merry Lit
tie Breezes out Of the big bag in
which she had brought them down
from the Purple Hills to play on the
Green Meadows they hurried over to
tease Striped Chipmunk to play with
them. But no matter how early they
were they always found him at work,
and then they might Just as we'll have
teased the stonewall to play as to
tease Striped Chipmunk.' Busy. busy,
busy" was all they could get out Of
him.
That was all Peter Rabbit could get
out of him too when he called. Now
Peter is just as different from Striped
Chipmunk as it is possible to be.
Peter never does anything until he
has to. AS for work. real work, why
Peter hardly knows what it is. He
is happy-go-lucky, is Peter Rabbit.
He was born that way. and SO 1 sup
pose he is not to be wholly blamed
If he cannot understand how ANYBODY
can work all day.
He sat down and watched Striped
Chipmunk scurry back and forth,
back and forth, and as he watched
Peter grew very thoughtful. "It must
be very nice to have plenty of food
right handy and ready to eat when
you want it," said he at last as Striped
Chipmunk scampered past him. Strip
ed Chipmunk didn't say anything then.
He couldn't You see he had both
pockets in his cheeks stuffed so full
that his head was twice as large an
usual and he couldn't use his tongue
II he wanted to. But in minute he
was back on his way for another load.
1T 1s," said he. replying to Peters
remark. Il never have anything to H
worry about in the winter. It's worth
all the labor Of these fine fall days
Why don't you try it. Peter?"
mercy mel" exclaimed Peter. Il
wouldn't work like that for anything
in the world!" Nevertheless Peter
grew more thoughtful as he watched
busy Striped Chipmunk. When he re-
turned to the dear Old Briar Patch he
was SO absent-minded. because, you
know, he was thinking so hard. that
he would have gone right past 1t II
little Mrs. Peter hadn't stopped him.
What ails you. Peter?" Are you
sick?" she asked anxiously
Peter smiled and gently rubbed
noses with her. which is their way Of
kissing. mo, my dear" said he, "rm
not sick. was thinking, that was all.
can't understand how any one can
work all day and evtry day as Striped
Chipmunk does. but do you know I
believe there is something in this
idea of his Of having things ready
store up food enough to keep us all
winter as he does if we wanted to.
But there are other things that We
can do Now. there Is that bramblo
tangle on the edge OF the Green For
est. If had some paths cut through
that I wouldn't have to run for tho
Old Briar Patch every time Reddy
Fox or Old Man Coyote happens
along. believe I'll run up there and
cut some paths this very afternoon.
Everybody else seems to be working,
and I may &C we'll do that now as
some other time"
Mrs. Peter eiehed heavily. "1 don't
want YOU to. Peter" said she. "You
are eway from home too much as II
Is. and " Won have safe hid'n~ place
ever thn I'm afraid you'll forget to
come home at all"
Next story-Peter Tries a Little
Work.