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laughed, and then he went scurrying
through the bushes to get down the
road ahead Of Jack Rabbit.
Soon Jack Rabbit came along and
he heard somebody grooming over in
the bushes.
THAT sounds just like Billie Pos
hum" said good natured Jack Rabbit.
him."
What's the natter" asked Jack
Rabbit. care you suffering?"
"Tm just starving to DEATH" moaned
Billie Postum.
Why, can make you we'll right
away" cried Jack Rabbit, forgetting
all about his own hunger in his wish
to help someone else. "Just wait a
minute" And with that he hurried
home just as fast as his our legs would
carry him and put all his nice hot din
ner in a basket n carried it down to
Billie Possum. Then the lazy fellow
felt too stuffed to walk home, so he
said:
home. Won't you carry me?"
Indeed, 1 WILL" said kind hearted
Jack Rabbit. II will go and get Mr..
Fox to help me-" And he ran off to
Mr.. FoX's house n told him about
how sick and weak Billie Postum was
and to come n help carry him home.
Now, Mr.. Fox was just as smart as
Billie Postum, and when Jack Rabbit
told him how he had given up all his
dinner he told Mrs. Fox to cook enough
dinner for Jack Rabbit and all the
little rabbits: Then they started off
when they got there there wasn't q
sign of Billie Postum. For he knew,
you see, that the fox would know he
had been playing a trick and would
spank him for 1t, so he had run off
just as Don as Jack Rabbit left. But
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and commenced to cry because some
thing had eaten poor Billie Postum.
And he was very much shocked when
he saw Mr.. Fox standing there laugh
ing just as hard as he could.
why. Mr.. Fox" he said, chow can
Billie Possum?"
did you ever hear Of playing pos
sum'?" asked MI. Fox.
mo. I never did" replied Jack Rab-
bit. What is that?''
We'll, it's pretending to be sick
when you a to get something you
are not willing to work for, or to keep
from doing something o don't want
to do. Little children. when they don't
want to learn their lessons or go to
school. often play possum by pretend
ing to be sick, 30 that their mothers
will let them stay home and play. Now.
Billie Postum was not really sick; he
was Just too lazy to go and get his own
dinner, so he pretended to be sick and
got you to bring him yours. Now.
hereafter. when you are going to do q
kind thing for somebody, look first and
pee. that they are not playing pos
sum- In order to fool you. But you
have q good heart, Jack Rabbit, and
you shall not go hungry, SO get your
wife and little rabbits and come over
to my house. where there Is plenty OF
dinner for all. It IL better to make 8
mistake trying to do good than 1t =
not to try to do good at all"
So they got the little rabbits d
went over to Mr.. Fox's and had q ane
dinner. And while the little foxes and
little rabblts were romping after din-
ner. Dr. Goose came flying by In =
great hurry.
.Im Just on my way over to -
Billy Postum" he said. - he stopped
to get 9 drink Of water. HE ate too
much dinner today and has Just awful
cramps. III have to give him some
nasty medicine and make him stay In
bed . week Tor eating too much"