Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-07
MADAM FOX'S SUPPER.

Miss Young Hen and her sister Chick
started out one day 10 see the world by
themselves, and though they had been
told by the older hens, and even by Mr..
Rooster, that Madam Fox might he
lurking around they thought they were
smart enough 10 escape even II they diu
meet one of the members OF the Fox
family. :,
But they found they were not at all
smart when they did meet Madam Fox
at the edge of the woods little later,
for she popped them into her bag be-
fore they could give one loud peep.
Madam Fox carried them OIL to her
home in the woods and she was Just
about TO make them ready tor the POT
which sat in the stove when she saw
coming down the path her husband,
Mr. Fox
Mr.. Fox had not been doing much
for his wife in the way of food lately.
and Madam Fox did not mean ne should
have even a wishbone from the bros
she had captured. SO she opened the
pantry and put them behind the door
still in the bag
When Miss Young Hen aud her s.s-
ter Chick found they were all alone
they began TO plan how they could
escape
First they picked a hole in the bag
so thev could see where they We're,
and when they found they were III the
pantry with the door closed they picked
until they made place large enough
for them to get out.
But when they were ont OF the bag
they found the window was closed,
so they were not much better OFT.
Miss Young Hen tiuttered around
the pantry to find a place TO hide, then
when the door is opened we can ny
right in Madam Fox's face, she told
her sister Chick, ''and before she knows
what has happened, if the outside door
is open, we can get away
Here is = nice place, SAID Chick.
''In this barrel of flour. II VIII be 4
nice soft place to sit while we wait
When Mr. Fox cam6 into the house
he sni(fed TO find out if his wife had
something in the pot which he saw on
the stove but no odor Of cooking did
he smell
Mr.. Fox sat down TO smoke, sire
that his wife would get dinner for herself
very soon and he might get bite.
But Madam Fox knew her husband
very well. SO she put on her bonnet
and went out iLst 20 show him that no
dinner would he get unless he furnished
the food +.
'I'n take q peek INTO the pantry
thought lazy Mr. Fox; she must have
a pie or cake somewhere.
Blu, when he opened the door TO the
pantry MIR Fox forgot that he was
hungry, for right into his face flew
two awful creature All white and shook
something in his face which made him
cough
out of the door they flew, leaving a
trail Of white behind them, but Mr.
Fox did not sac this. He ran out OF
tho hous, and did not stop until he
was far away.
When Madam Fox returned and
found hcr nice dinner gone she knew
that in some WAY her husband was TO
blame. SO she sat herself down by the
window to watch.
If Mr. Fox had not been wise enough
TO bring home two very plump ducks
for slipper that night he would have
found a very cross wifc. hut he did and
so Madam Fox forgRVe him and cooked
the ducks and they had a very happy
time
Miss Young Hen and her sister Chick
did not tell anyone Of their adventure,
but never did they walk away from
the barnyard again. They had seen
ell they cared TO Of a world where was
q Madam Fox.