Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-27
JACK RABBIT LEARNS MORE


a yer, good example of the evil Of
! being a glUt:on. The wolf, if he had
been satisfied with enough, would have
had a gOOd meal and avoided sore
! leg He hasn't been out Of his den for
a week and Mrs. Wolf told me that
she thought he would always be lame.
Mister Fox and Jack Rabbit were
walking along the road together or
rather the fox was walking and the
rabbit was running because his legs
are so much shorter, while this con-
versation was going on. Jack Rab-
bit had arrived at Mister Fox's house
just as the latter was going out for a
mornings stroll. The rabbit had told
the fox the story OF the wolf and was
patiently waiting for Mister Fox to tell
him the bit of wisdom which he had
come to learn. Let US go walking
through the wood" said the fox. and
perhaps something that We see will
suggest a bit of wisdom and furnish
al example at the same time
At length they came to a pond and
sat down to rest fer moment in the
shade Of some bushes. which shielded
them brOm the sight of any passerby.
They had been sitting there for only a
minute CT two when, from the other
side OF the bushes, there came loud
qUacklng, and as the fox and the rab-
bit peeked through the leaves they
saw a fat old duck standing by the
side OK a frog which seemed to be in
great distress. He lay on his side
IL the sun, gasping for breath and
holding on to his head in a most dis
trassing manner. ...r.
The old duck who stood beside him
was Quacking loudly. You are very
sick frog she said. land except that
| am very learned in medicine and
a doctor of wide experience, your
chances for getting we'll would be very
pocr.
Il am going to give you very care
full examination, and when l have de-
cided what is the matter with you
and have given you the proper treat
ment, I may be able to save you.
Open your mouth and put out your
tongue"
The poor frog did as he was ordered,
although he was so weak that he could
hardly hold his mouth open long
enough for the duck to get a good
look. When the duck had seen his
tongue she shook her head wisely, as
much as to say, Just as | thought
Then she felt of the frogs legs just
above his feet, or what would be Just
above where his hand is, and count
ed the frogs pulse or at least pretend.
ed to. Then she shook her head
again. Turn over" she said to the
frog, and put her head down on the
frogs stomach, as if she was listening
to his heart.
"A very bad case" said the duck;
"a very bad case. indeed You have
eaten something that has poisoned
you you have a very high fever and
your heart is very weak | shall have
to go 10 the wood and gather some
herbs that know there and feed them
to you. and off she started fer the
wood, leaving the poor frog in the hot
sun on his back.
That duck is a quack, / believe
said the fox II haven't any idea that
she knows anything about medicine or
what is the matter with the frog |
intend to set matters right by going
to the edge OF the pond and getting
another frog to come and attend to
this sick one, and so saying Mister
Fox stole down nearer the edge OF
the pond.
He soon found another frog. and
told him OF the illness of the frog on
the bank, and within a few minutes
half a dozen frogs were hopping I'd
from the water to where their sick
friend lay
1t was not half a minute before
they had decided what was the trou.
bic.
He has been out of the water too
long, said one big friend
"And he has been lying in this hot
SUM-, said another.
All he needs said another, is to
be helped down to the water and five
minutes after he has been in the pond
he will be as well as ever"
So one frog got on one side and
another frog got on the other, and
in halt a minute they had helped the
sick frog down to the edge of the
pond and pushed him in, and in a min.
ute more he was swimming about
as we'll as ever.
What did I tell you?" said the fox,
as he came back to Jack Rabbit, but
here comes the duck; let's see what
she will do The duck was waddling
alon- with her bill full Of pine needles,
which she had picked up in the wood
When she arrived where she had left
the frog she was very mueh surprised
to find him gone, but just at that mo-