Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Copyr,sht 1918 by Mcclure EeuUcAp
ayndicnte. New York CITY.
CHICKEN LITTLE AND MIR. FOX.

Chicken Little thought his mother
and all the other barnyard fowl very
fussv and oldfashioned because they
wanted him To be brought up as all
good chickens should and follow his
mother around-no tn run of by him
self as he often tried 10 do.
old MIR. Rooster took Chicken Little
under the berry bushes one day and
talked tn him in very serious way.
''You must not rin away from your
mother" he told Chicken Little. 'Old
Mr.. Fox, from under the hill, ~ ON
the lookout for all such young crea-
lures as you, and YOU will find you are no
match for sly MIR. Fox
All tn and more, too, Chicken Lit
tie listened To from MIR. Rooster, and
from many other older animals in tho
harvard, but it did not change his
opinion of himself, and that was that
he was we'll able to take care of HIM
self
'I'Il show them all some day just
how smart | aun,' said Chicken Little TO
himself
IT, was not long before Chicken Little
had a chance to prove how we'll he
could take care Of himself, and IT did
not turn out a bit IA such things usually
do. for Mr. Fox did not get him, though
am afraid it was good luck that saved
Chicken Little and not his wise head
as he Thought II happened ono day
, about noontime, Just before the master
came along with the corn and nush
for their dinner
The hens and chickens and ducks
were all in the yard when all at once
n pair of bright ewes were seen by Mr.,
Rooster looking at them through the
a al tatYyit,fu an
J tho edge of the old wooden pail when
, MIR Rooster sounded the warning cry
! All the fowls ran and Chicken Little
| spread his wings and jumped down.
when over went tho pail and under It
was Chicken Little
In a minute tho ward was empty
not chicken, duck or hen WAS Ia nc
seen and IN came MIR Fox nnce he
ran around the ward and then Mr..
Dog. coming along with hls master
| from the field saw him and of bound
ed Mr.. Fox. with Mr. Dog n hls heols
Chicken Iittles mother called her
children She counted them tine was
missing II was Chicken Little. and
a cry went up that Mr. FOX fad carried
HIM off
% ,lcarl . elcar'a walled his mother
lie has been carried of 10 MIR foN :
den We ehail never SOC him again
o dear g dearl NV poor Chlcken Little
Everyone waa clucklng and quack
ing and cacking about Chicken Little $
sad tate. Whom All ~ once over went
the old wooden pail. and there stood
Chicken LATHE. his head held high m
tho air
.Ohi Don't Won bother about me.
he SAID. az he ran To puck M Hofne corn
guess YOU Will Al agree now that
| am we'll able to care for myself on
all ran away when old Mr. tox came IN
The ward. hut stayed lie cannot
| frlphtcn me | Just slipped under the
| pail and watched
"Ho il a nice KIND looking fellow
| and | must Eay he did not set a hlt rs
/ if he wanted to cat me then Next
/ time shall LET him sec mo and tell
/ h,m hc cannu, scare me out of my own
| yard
Too frightened 70 speak, Chicken $
| mother called hum 60 her and walked
AWAY. hut old Mr. Rooster and the
/ other fowls fathcred IN one
corner of the ward to talk II over
The Young fellow THINKS he hid
/ under The pail, sand MIR Rooster
1T was luck that saved mm lhr pal
tipped over and hid him or he woui'
! have been dinner for MIR Fox, tha'
Is easy 10 see
But Chicken Little strutted ahou
more than ever. and II Mr. FOX agar
visits the harnyard, unless hickei
l.utlc grows wiser, he will not hav'
! a chance to brag again about how smar
hc Is and how brave.