The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-27
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FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
Mr.. FOX FOOLS MRS. FOX.

took the goose and the fat hen away
from him?
If he had told the truth it would
have been better for Mr.. Fox, for she
might have overlooked the fact that
he fell into the hole, and she might
herself have gone to look for him
and got him out, and she would have
saved the hen and goose also; at least
that was the way she reasoned that
night when Mr. Fox did not come
home.
at looks like snow" said Mrs. Fox
as she closed and locked the door and
fastened the blinds. 'Well, it served
him right. If Reynard had not told
me such story about it all | might
have forgiven him." and Mrs. Fox went
to bed. and | am sorry to say she
went to sleep also without giving a
thought to poor MIR. Fox out in the
cold.
I Mr. Fox awoke after he had been
asleep some time, and though it was
cold he jumped up and shivered, then
! he looked at the sky. 1T certainly
does look like snow" he said. Il
must make up with Mrs. Fox some
4 how, because it would not be com
Portable out here if the snow does
! come. wonder if she has discov-
cred that her box under the bed is
4 empty. 1t is fortunate l ate good
breakfast, for | had no supper.
Il know what / will do" said Mr..
Fox I'll run as fast as | can to a
!. farm | know of; it is a long way off,
] but if | hurry / think | can get there
, and back before daylight; and that
farmer never fastens the door of the
house where the hens and geese sleep.
{ His poultry is not very fat. but it will
8 have to do this time"
4 Mr.. Fox found the door unfastened
/ just as he thought it would be, and
Z after selecting the two latest geese
he saw and two hens he flung the
geese with their feet tied over his
: >ehoulder. and with the hens held fast
; lis teeth he trotted off for home.
} begen TO snow just as he ex-
ted, and before he reached the
d of his house he looked like a
" man or fox.
Er. Fox put the geese on the ground
began TO shake himself from his
y snowy covering. when he thought of
!. something that seemed to please him
very much, for he smiled very broad
smile.
He picked up the geese and stood
up on his hind legs and let the snow
cover him again, for it was falling
thick and fast, and in a few minutes
1 there stood Mr.. Fox looking very
much like a snow fox, holding what
looked like geese and hens of snow.
Pretty soon the door of the house
opened and Mrs. Fox looked out. She
gave a scream and closed the door,
then she opened a shutter and looked
out at is he, it is my poor Reynard
frozen to DEATH" she cried.
"Oh, dear! Oh dear! What shall l
do?' walled Mrs. Fox, coming out
of the house MY por husband He
brought such nice breakfast for me,
and here he is frozen at the very door
of our house. Oh, dear Oh, dear. |
wish | had not beaten him so hard
yesterday. / must see if can thaw
out the geese and the hens. I know |
can never bring back my poor Rey-
nard. He is dead. He is dead
Mrs. Fox approached the snowy
form and as she did so Mr.. Fox moved
his head and groaned, but moving
did not shake off all the snow, and he
looked more than ever as if he were
sick if not dead
"Oh, Reynard, speak to me, speak
to met" cried Mrs. Fox. "I'll forgive
you for eating my cakes and pies and
for everything if you will only be
alive again."
Where am 1? Where am 70" he
groaned
you are right in your own yard.
Reynard dear" said Mrs. Fox, going
to him and taking the hens and geese.
NO, no, do not take them away.
got them for my dear wife," said Rey-
nard. looking straight ahead as if he
did not know Mrs. Fox at all.
Mrs. Fox put the hens and geese in
the house and then she ran back to
her husband, who stood perfectly still
all this time. "Come, Reynard, DEAR"
"Come in where it is nice and warm
and l will give you some hot Cruel"
MIR. Fox let himself be led, and in
a few minutes he was sitting in his
chair by the fire toasting his toes
while Mrs. Fox flew about making the
cruel he liked best