Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-06
STORIES
FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Thirteenth Story
By L. Roy Ferris.

''Whats the matter Fatty Bear2" said Red Fox as
Fatty Bear sat on log looking sad just like boy who
has the measles and there circus in Fatty Bear
looked little surprised for it only OF late that Red
dy Fox took enough interest in anyone inquire about
their welfare which shows the Camp boys kind ways
were not being thrown away-After ALL all need smile
in while, least that what the Camp boy says.
You know smile weighs more the scales than three
froWns, and they are lots easier to make
What is the matter again said Red FoNand he really
meant it. We'll you see, replied Fatty, lit only short
while before take my log winters sleep and what do
you think has happened? The sarvs berries all gone
and Cat Bird and her sisters and brothers and cousins and
auns have finished the mulberres and Camp Boy helped
Red Head to get all the fat gubs and why shouldn't eI
low feel blue when the wild grapes all gone is
than can stand Besides Brother Coon won't play with
me any He is always playing with the Camp Boys
little Brother, they call Bud" and"
'O say, Fatty, don't give up. Let's take walk
have something to show you"
So Fatty Bear and Reddy Fox walked along the path
Everybody seemed happy but Reddy But, YOU know
happiness is catching Just like whoopngcough and Fat
ty Bear in good humor Red Bird sang song
about pretty Bird Pretty Bird and Fatty remarked,
Yes know it but you needn't brag about it.
They crossed little stream followed the path turned
to the right climbed little sloping hill where the woods
were thick, where the rocks covered with ferns and
moss And there in the prettiest little place imaginable
hung three large grape vine swings Just the kind
for boys and girls swing upon but nobody knew the
IPace but Reddy Fox and Fatty is the first he eyer
told
."Now look, Fatty Bear up in that tall hickory tree
and how about the in the oak and that in the
em and that one and that one?" And what do YOU think
The saw Just dozens and dozens OF large punches U fire
GRAPES "What do YOU think OF that" asked Reddy 4
think" replied Fatty 81 think you bully good f
low. Reddy and | am sorry for the mean thing, Ia
said about YOU
And for in his lie, ReddyFox was really and
truly happy.
AS Fatty Bear walked home i'll the moonlight he pas
sed by the camp and little fellow lying on the ground
Isobbing though his heart would break. But then
|ery fellow gets homesick when night when he is
Buds age and sometimes when he is little bit older.
You know how sa fellow chases butterflies and hunts
for turtle eggs and just has the best time until it begins
Ito get dark and then the begin moo way
on the h and the cricke sing in the grass and the whip
Ipoor-wl keeps telling YOU about somebody that's 60
ling whip poorwil and DrOwn the above, asked
lover and over again. "Who Who you' But fellow
|coud stand all that the little screech owl would Just
keep still 1t is then that fellow thinks OF mothers kiss
and little white bed. Fatty Bear looking the BOY
and he something slip up real easy like and cudd up
lin the boys lap. And after little while he heard the
Camp Boy say, "Why besa my heart, ii here isn't little
Bud and Brother Coon. both sound asleep
And Fatty Bear noticed in the moonlight two big
salty Buds cheek, but the Camp Boy didn't say
word about it and you know very we'll Brother Coon and
Fatty Bear will never tell.