Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-24
Little Bedtime Stories
PETER RABBIT THINkS THIS Is \
FUNNY WORLD,
I3y Thornton ". Burgess.
Copyright, 1914. by J. G.. Lloyd.)

This is a funny world, a funny
world" said Peter Rabbit as he hop
ped along. lipperty-lip. lipperty-lip, to
pay his respects to his friends and
neighbors and at the same time try to
learn some news. Yes, Sir, it is q
funny world. Here it is the finest
weather in the whole year II nobody
seems TO know how to make the most
of it except me. These cool days make
u fellow feel good all over" Peter
jumped up in the air and kicked his
long heels together. hen he tried to
see how far he could jump. After
that he "a a race with his W
shadow and almost bumped into john
ny Chuck. who was sitting on his
doorstep in the far curner OF the Old
Orchard.
Isn't this great weather, johnny
cried Peter, jumping as high as he
could and trying to turn around be-
fore he reached the ground again.
Johnny Chuck, yawned and rubbed
his eyes sleepi1y.. Then he shivered
a little, and. thifl,nade Peter open his
shle for kim to lie cold. He was Just
opening his mouth to say so when
Johnny spoke.
It's Very. very sleepy weather. I
I shall turn III for the winter
in a day or So said Johnny. and
yawned again.
Sleepy weather.: Sleepy weather.
Peter fairly snorted. Why, what are
And what's this about turning in for
The winter"
And then there flashed into Peters
mind the memory Of how Johnny
Chuck had gone to sleep just about
this time the year before and had slept
all winter long. 1t had puzzled him
then, and it puzzled him just as much
now. He looked hard at Johnny
Chuck. Johnny's eyes were half clos
ed. Peter couldn't quite make up his
mind whether j, was sleep that was
the cause or because Johnny was so
fat that he couldn't open them any
wider.
II guess it's both" thought Peter.
Just then who should come racing
along the old stone wall but Chatterer
the Red Squirrel. Chatterer's heel
stuck out SO that his head looked
twice as big as it really is. He look
ed for all the world as if he had the
mul1ps on both sides or else the very
worst kind Of q toothache. But Peter
knew that it was neither. Chatterer
had his cheeks stuffed full Of nuts
which he vas taking to n Of his
storehouses. He whisked past with
JNSS " ~ I'll ~" teb AAN
called t. him. l'ctcr watched him out
Of sight. Then he turned to speak to
Johnny Chuck. Johnny a not to be
9 He had gone into his house.
Peter wondered if he had gone down
to sleep for the winter.
He was still wondering when back
came Chatterer, racing along as if HE
life depended on the speed Of his legs.
whats your hurry?" demanded
Peter. stop and have some fun. It's
great weather to have fun"
You NEAR it's great weather to
work." shouted Chatterer over his
shoulder. "Finest weather to work /
ever knew. Got to make the most OF
1t. Yes. sir. got to make the most of
it," With that he We off and Peter
was once more alone.
Rather thoughtfully he started for
the Green Forest. There he found
Happy Jack Squirrel working quite as
hard as was Chatterer. Peter wanted
n to play with, and so he start
ed for the Green Meadows. Danny
Meadow House and Nanny Meadow
Mouse were both SO busy that they
could hardly say a word. Presently
he came to the home Of Digger the
Badger. Digger wasn't busy. but,
alas! he was just as sleepy as Johnny
Chuck.
"a funny world! A funny world"
muttered Peter as he headed toward
in the whole year for play, and vet
everybody is either too busy or too
sleepy
Next Story-Busy Folks and Sleepy
Folks.