Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10

DIGGER GOT UP, YAWNED,
STRETCHED AND THEN SAT UP
AND LOOKED THIS WAY AND THAT.
filling the stomachs of other people.
If it were not for their stomachs we
would have nothing to fear from
Reddy and Old Granny Fox. Old Man
Coyote. Hooty the Owl. Redtail the
Hawk and some others l could name.
1t is all account of their stomachs
that they hunt us. Sometimes l wish
there were no such things as stomachs
Then everybody would be friends with
everybody else"
1t was the stomach of Digger the
Badger that was the cause OF getting
him so far away from home second
time that day. You see, he hadn't had
time to catch good breakfast when
old Granny Fox led Bowser the Hound
over where he was hunting. While he
was giving Bowser a scare he quite
forgot his empty stomach and trotted
off home quite content to sit on his
doorstep and chuckle with satisfaction
over the way he had frightened Bow
ser and upset the plans of Granny Fox
But IL bigger was content his stomach
wasn't. 1t was empty and 1t wanted
to be filled. 1t was SO insistent that by
and by Digger just had to listen to it,
SO once more he started out after that
delayed breakfast, and because he
could find nothing near home he was
forced to go quite distance
Now, it happened that Farmer
Browns boy took it into his head to
go down on the Green Meadows that
morning. and in the course of his walk
he came in sight of the home of Digger
the Badger.
There's a fellow ] know very little
about said Farmer Browns boy, talk
ing to himself. He is so shy l never
have been able to get a good look at
him. l believe III lie down here a
while and see if he won't give me a
chance to see something of him."
So Farmer Browns boy lay down in
the grass where he could watch the
house Of Digger the Badger Yet be
himself unseen. For a long time he
watched Digger sitting on his doorstep
seemingly quite content with the world
All the time he kept wishing that Dig
about given up hope whe nDigger got
up, yawned, stretched and then sat Up
and looked this way and that way over
the Green Meadows. Farmer Browns
sure that Digger didn't see him. And
Digger didn't. He started off after
that late breakfast and Farmer
Browns boy began to creep toward
Digger's home. When he felt sure that
he was near enough to get there before
Digger possibly could, he jumped to
his feet and ran so as to get between
Digger and his home. Then he start
Now. Digger had been so busy hunt
ing that he hadn't seen Farmer Browns
boy. In fact. he didn't see him until
Farmer Browns boy was quite near
him. Then he heard his steps and
whirled about to see that Farmer
Browns boy was between him and his
house. Instantly he dropped fiat in the
hope that he hadn't been seen. But in
minute he saw that he had been seen
and that this was of no use at all.
What should he do? He couldn't scare
Farmer Browns boy the way he had
Bowser the Hound. 1t was of no use
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sir. Digger the Badger was afraid. He
hadn't feared Bowser, but he did fear
Bowser's master. There was no place
to run to. What should he do? He
and now he had got to get out Of his
scrape the best way he could. Digger
took one good look at Farmer Browns
boy and then he began to. dig.