Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-07
SANDMAN STORY
By Mrs r. A. Walker.
Tnpgrfght Iat5 hy Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York CITY
MADAM TURKEYS REVENGE.

Madam Turkey took her five turkey
chicks TO roost IN the apple tree ms soon
Ms they were large enough but her slice
had been disturbed for several nights by
The visit of Mr. Fox.
Madam Turkey told her chicks
not 10 utter sound when Mr. Fox
called lie mny think ! am alone,
and it is you he is after not ne, che
+ ld them
So the little turkeys obeycd their
mother. but MIR Fox waa not 10 be
fooled He had pcekcd from behind Il
elurnp of bushes one day and had seen
Il with her brood They are too
Young" said Mr. Fox, M aa he watched,
and sho is too old I'll wait while
and then | will call and get q fine. fat
bird
Mr. Fox. hnd however, been very
unfortunate IN getting a young turkey,
for Mr. Dog had wnys happened Ia
be about when be called IN the day
time and NJ night Madam Turkey took
her children into the big apple tree and
he could not reach them
0ne night be camc under the tree
and bcgau "a talk tn hadam Turkey
an have fine lot Of apples his yer
| sec he sald am sire the farmer
would not ulss few # yott gay. me Some
Nt5ou lafIev thought of soint-
ttine pIi hen b1f could not carry
atf lnf fdoa thnf night. 50 she sud.
i fun sure gou would like them bsf
tei bf tomorrow night, Nr Foz, ono
day more 81 he IN and they eill be-
much better
Nr fn< said hc would certainly
call fbe nez' night and after waiting
fo So, # on of tho Young turkey raj
r. f+..ir f.it IF Ef
he decldcd thcv wcre too we'll trained
aud vent home
The next night Madam Turkey made
her children st Ii u hmb nf tho trcc
whore there were five hig appies they
could reach big hard grcoa apples they
were. not ripe NJ nl
She also roasted near n finc big apple
beteeIf then size waiicd patiently for
AIr FoN 70 caIl
NTr I.oy had hls plans, too, for hc
expected the young turkeys 10 try
70 throw him an apple. and one of thofn
- lea~t he WIS sure would tumble
of right into his waiting paws
Good evening. Madam Turkcv
he sall - hc came under the tree.
Yon Sc an here for the apples <au
lnt me .ee whcis of vau little oncs can
throw ne ia appic first ho eald to The
fhes knew j,i.f rtat 10 10. fnr Madam
Turkey had told fhom. and whcu Mr.
Eox came undor whore hoy were ronst-
ing 81 fhat hc might catch ho applc
down came thrcc large 3rid very hrl
ones right On hs head
They eaYe hlm such thunp that
Nlr tnx ttmbled over On his back
md before he could gcf up DOWN oame
Two more aud one struck him on the
trp If bis nose. which hurt orne Iv At
lca-f th" turkeys thought p by the
way III honled
AIr Tay tried to get up but Madam
Turkey had not knocked her apple
from the limb and Just A. hc was about
to jump down came the biggest apple
IF all aHd NJ Mr. Fox right il thc stomach
iic doubled up and howied and then
~ IL jumped and of hc ran while The
t0rkeT4 caiicd after bum Come again
tomorrow night Mr. Fox and We will
ct.e xou some more apple
Tho uext day IL Mr. FoX sat n his
big rocker bv the stove aIl done ~ IN
flannel and lniment he SAID Il be-
icye they had rocks under their wings
No apple could ever have hur' rs hose
did
IL. dpl not bothcr Madam Turkey aud
her IltfIe ones again for he decide,
that another farm would be better
place fpr hlm TO hunt for food d-sone
farm Micro hey grew apples instead
of rock,