The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-29
Bed I irne Stories
Fer the Little Folks
TIE FOX AND THE HAWK.

He had not gone far when he saw a
Hawk sitting on a tree, Good morn
ing. Mr.. Hawk" said the Fox. "Why
are you wasting this fine morning sit
ting there when there is a farm over
the hill where you can get plenty of
chickens"
"But there is also a farmer there
with a gum" said the Hawk, land
while should like nice chicken for
my dinner, am thinking of that gun"
. II can arrange that for you, |
think" said the Fox. 81 have taken a
fancy to you, Mr.. Hawk, and am will
ling to give you the benefit of my
knowledge and also my house in which
to store your supplies
'That is certainly very kind of you,
Mr.. Fox" said the Hawk; '1et me hear
your plan"
In the 6rst place, come with me to
my home, and see where I live" said
the Fox.
Away few the Hawk, following the
Fox to his hole, thinking what
lucky bird he was to have such a
clever fellow as Mr.. Fox for a friend
This is where live" said the Fox
when they reached the entrance of his
home 81 will have my store on one
side of the house and you can have
the other. You fly over to the farm,
end I will run around the other way
so the farmer will see me and not no.
tice you: then you can pick up
chicken and he off before he knows il
Bring it here and we will store it, AM
then you can be off to another farm
for another. You should cot several
today with my help" said MI Fox.
The Hawl; thought that splendid
plan, and after waiting for Mr. Foy 90
put his supplies all on one side OF his
room they started for tra farm oTe.
the hill.
Now what the Fox really did when
he went into his den was to roll some
stones to one side and cover them
with straw, so that when the Hawk
returned with the chicken he would
see what would look like generous
supply OF stores.
Mr.. Fox was as goou as his word
lie showed himself to the farmer. and
the dog began to bark so that the
farmer left his work and followed the
dog over the hill. But the sly Mr.. Fox
had no intention of getting into trou
BILE; lie had a good start on the dogs
and then he dashed into the water and
, crossed to the other side, hiding until
he saw they had given up the chase
, and then he ran for home. There was
the Hawk with big, fat chicken, and
, Mr. Fox could hardly wait for him to
be off for another so he could eat it.
He took the Hawk into the den and
| showed him the covered stones, which
( Of course, the Hawk thought were
= chickens and geese, and he was impa
Y tient to be off so that he could have
2 as many as his friend. Mr.. Fox.
! 1--WE will cover this with straw just
as mine are" said the Fox, "and soon
, you will have a nice supply, if you
;. only attend to business and do moi
I loaf"
or flew the silly hawk again, and
= by and by he returned with a larger
chicken than at first. Mr. Fox did not
let him stop. He hurried him off for
another, and as the hawk saw on his
side of the room something covered
with straw he did not think of look
. ing under 1t, but if he had he would
" have found stone. for he was no
sooner out of sight than the fox de
voured the first chicken and the same
thing happened with the second. Mr.
FOX did not go with the hawk after
| the first time, and the silly hawk was
so intent upon getting a large supply
: of chickens that he quite forgot the
| farmers gun.
+ That night when he returned he was
Q hungry, for he had worked hard and
q did not stop to eat. Mr. Fox told him
he was a famous hunter and would
S soon have more than he had, and that
i because it was his first attempt at
putting by supplies he would furnish
the supper from his store.
Y So he told Mr.. Hawk to doze away
e and he would get the supper: OF
course he took two chicken that the
hawk had brought in, but the hawk
ala not know this, for he saw all the
piles of straw on his side and was
sure all tive chickens wara anfo