The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-20
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CHATTERER GROWS TOO
CURIOUS.

Everybody knows how curious Peter
Rabbit is. He is forever poking his
waooly little nose in where it has no
business to be and as a result Peter
is forever getting into trouble. When
ever Chatterer the Red Squirrel has
heard a new story about Peter and
the Grape his curiosity has got him
into Chatterer has said that Peter
got no more than he deserved. AS for
himself. he might be curious about a
thing he saw for the first time, but
ne mac too much sense to NEEDLE with
It until he knew all about it. So
Chatterer had come to be thought very
smart. quite too smart to be caught
in a trap-at least to be caught in an
ordinary trap.
TO make their neighbors think they
are a great deal smarter than they
really are. and Chatterer is one of this
kind. If some of his neighbors could
nave peeped into Farmer Browns
corn-crib the morning after Farmer
Browns boy found the tell-tale corn
cob SO carelessly dropped by Chatterer
they would rave been Surprised. Yes.
sir. they would have been surprised.
Ihey would have seen Chatterer the
HE'D Squirrel. the boaster, he of the
sharp Wits. showing quite as much
curiosity as ever possessed Peter Rab.
bit. ~
Chatterer had come over to the
corn-crib as usual to get his daily
supply of corn. AS usual he had raced
about over the great pile Of yellow
corn. Quite suddenly his sharp eyes
spted something that they hadn't seen
before. 1t was down on the floor of
the corn-crib quite les the door.
Chatterer was sure that it hadn't been
there the day before. 1t was a very
queer looking thing. very queer. in
deed. And then he spied another
queer looking thing near it. only this
was very much smaller. What could
they be? lie looked at them suspic-
iously. They looked harmless enough.
They didn't move. He ran a few steps
toward them and scolded, just as lie
scolds at anything new he finds out Of
doors. Still they didn't move. He ran
around on a, little ledge where he
could look right down on the queer
things. He was sure now that they
were not alive. The biggest one lie
could see all through. Inside was
something to eat. The %littlest thing
was round and fiat with funny bits of
Wire on top. 1t looked as if it was
made Of wood and in the sides were
little round holes too small for him
to put his head through.
Leave them alone" said a, small
voice inside of Chattcrer.
But 7 want to see what they are
and find out all about tllem,' said
.Chatterer.
NO good ever Of meddiins
with things YOU don't know about"
said the small voice.
But they are such queer looking
IN Il, - ,-1 Ahn ~ I'll ~,
can't hurt me-" said Chatterer.
Nevertheless he ran back to the pile
Of corr and tried to eat. Somehow
he had lost his appetite. He couldn't
take his eyes off those two queer
things down on the floor.
"Better keep away" warned the
small voice inside.
'It cont do any harm to have a
closer look at Them" said Chatterer.
So he once more scrambled down
from the pile Of corn, and little by lit
tie drew nearer to the two queer
things. The nearer he got the more
reached out and smelled of the small
est. Then he turned up his nose.
Smells Of mice" muttered Chatterer,
lust common barn mice" Then he
reached out q. paw and touched It.
"Pooh!" said he. cts nothing to he
afraid Of" Just then he touched one
Of the little wires and there was a
sudden snap. It frightened Chatterer
so that he scurried away. But he
couldn't stay away. That snap was
such a funny thing, and it hadn't done
any harm. You see he hadn't put his
paw in at n of the little holes or 1,
might have done some harm. Pretty
soon he was back again meddling with
those little wires on ton. Every once
in a while there would be a snap and
he would scamper away. 1t was very
scary and great fun. BY and by the
thing wouldn't snap any more and
then Chatterer grew tired Of his queer
plaything and began to wonder about
the other queer thing . No harm had
come from the first one and SO hi
was sure no harm could come from
the other.