Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-08
And then what do you suppose
Mr. Rabbit did?

was Fatty Coon. Fatty was almost
too big for Peter Mink to whip. And.
&, his teeth were very sharp. And his
claws were like thorns.
One day Peter and Fatty had dis,
pute. Fatty Coon had said that a
hen made the finest meal in the
world. But Peter Mink spoke up at
4oncc and said it wasn't SO.
There's nothing quite like
! duck" he said.
Fatty Coon sneered.
Ducks may be all right he cried.
an fact, in my opinion they are far
too good for any member of the
Mink family to eat. But Tor me
give me a plump hen!" And Just
thinking about hens made him think
of green corn. Give. me az plump
lien and plenty OF green corn" And
he looked all around, as 'ifhe expect
cd somebody would hurry UP to him
with a hen in one hand and dozen
ears Of corn i'll. the other.
But nobody~came.
You're big gfutton" Peter
Mmk shouted. He was very angry.
But he did not dare fight Fatty
Coon
Il guess you wish was smaller"
said Fatty Coon, 80 you could hight
me"
At that, Peter Mink looked very
fierce. And he turned to Frisky
Squirrel and Billy Woodchuck and
Jimmy Rabbit and shouted:
Take hold of me, quick, you tel
lows, before | hurt him. ForrI !
can't keep highlands of'hinl second
longer!"
When they heard that Fatty's
friends were frightened. IhF were
afraid Peter Mink would fYat him
and hurt him terribly. So they all
seized Peter and held him fast, while
they begged Fatty to run away.
Now Fatty Coon was not the least
bit afraid Of Peter But talking OF
good things to cat had made him so
hungry that he felt he. must hurry
down to Farmer Green's cornfleld at
once. So he said "Goodby!' and LETT
them.
After Fatty had disappeared Peter
Mink said it was safe to let 5n go
again, but that it was lucky they had
held him.
And Frisky Squirrel and Billy
Woodchuck and Jimmy Rabbit
agreed afterwards that Peter Mink
was a dangerous fellow They were
glad that Fatty Coon had escaped.
The next day almost the same
happened again. Only this time
Peter Mink remarked that there was
nothing any tastier than a fne eel
Fatty Coon told him that eels might
be good enough for the Mink family,
but as for him he preferred green
peas.
Somebody hold me, quick" Peter
Mink screamed. L don't want to
hurt him-but I'm losing my temper
.sss."
Several of Fatty Coon's friends
started to seize Peter Mink, so Fatty
might run away. But there was one
person present. who had not been
there the day before. This was Tom
MY Fox And he only laughed
when Peter Mink said what he did.
Don't touch him!" Tommy Fox
told the others. Lets see what
he'll do. Fatty isn't afraid of him.
= 'Why. certainly not" Fatty Coon
said. And he smiled in such a way
that he showed his sharp teeth.
Somebody stop me, before it's toe
iate.' Peter Mink cried.
/ But nobody laid hand on him
And still Peter did mot move.
go aheadr' Tommy Fox .urgec
him. "You said you~ were losing
your temper, you know"
Pm waitingw Salty Coon called
And he held up both his front paws
Peter saw how strong and sharp hi
claws were. a..
Il declare" Peter Mink said :"
haven't lost my temper, after all.
felt it going,for a moment. But l
came back again."
Copyright, Grosset ( Duniap)
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