The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

the blue. blue sky straight down
from the North. All day long be had
cried his message. "Honk, honk,
khonk, honk. k'honk. khonk," that
all the people on the earth far be
low might know that II was indeed
time to make ready for winter. by
the time he reached the Green Mea-
dows whre Peter Rabbit was
watching and listening for him, as
he had been doing for many days,
Honker was very, very tired IL
was late In the afternoon, and he
had flown a great distance. Look.
ing down he could could see spread
out under him the Green Meadows
and the Green Forest. He could see
the Smiling Pool, the Laughing
Brook, and in the distance the
Great River.
He was so tired that he felt that
he must find a place to spend the
night, place where he and his fol-
lowers would be safe from all harm.
At first he thought he would lead
the way down 70 the broad bosom
OF the Great River. but he could see
boats going back and forth on 1t,
and so he gave this up. Then his
keen eyes spled q glimmer or water
deep in the Green Forest All
around 1t for long way in every
direction the trees OF the Green
Forest grew close together SO that
the little pond. for that is what II
was, was shut in by the Green For.
est II was a lonesome looking
place. That Is, II would have look.
ed lonesome to you or to me But
TO Honker II did not look lonesome
at all. II looked Just quiet and
safe--a place where there would be
no danger from hunters with terri
BILE guns.
Honker turned and led his follow
ers down, down from high up in the
blue, blue sky until they were Just
above the tops OF the trees OF the
Green Forest. Twice over the little
pond he led them, his keen eyes
searching along the shores for hid
den danger. Then. sure that all
was safe. he led them down until
with splash after splash they had
landed on the water In the very
middle OF the little pond. There
they sat for time, not going near
the shore until Honker was abso-
lutely sure that all was we'll and
safe.
Presently Honkers eyes bright
ened and he swan straight toward
a great mound of sticks and turf
and mud well out in the water. II
was the house of Paddy the Beaver,
for this was Paddy's own pond. the
one he had made by building a dam
across the Laughing Brook.
Welcome. Honker!" cried a
voice. II was'the voice OF Paddy
himself. and he was swimming out
10 meet Honker.
We'll. well, WE'LL" exclaimed
Honker delightedly. What under
the sun are you doing here. Paddy.
| l Ou are liit ldSl ptISOu III tnt
world expected to ind here"
oh replied Paddy. 81 started
out to see the Great World, and
came down here from the Great
Woods 7 liked il so we'll that !
made this pond. What do you think
of it,"
Splendid, Splendid" exclaimed
Honker Are any other of my old
friends around here?"
I'm here" grunted voice.
Honker looked over to the edge OF
the pond There on an old log sat
Prickly PorKy the Porcupine grin
ming as pleasantly as he knew how.
And i'm here" cried a great
grumbly-rumbly voice. It was the
voice Of Buster Bear. who had just
come out on the end OF Paddy's
dam.
Just to think that ! should find
three old friends from the Great
Woods here where didn't expect
to find any one!" exclaimed Honker
happily. I'm so glad happened