Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-12-03
Little Stories For Bedtime
cHATTERER DISCOVERS
HOW TO GET CORN
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

Chatterer the Red Squirrel could
think of but one thing-Farmer
Browns house full of corn and how
he could get some of it. Sammy Jay
had said that he got all he wanted
and Chatterer made up his mind
that he would see how Sammy did
it. So he hid among the stones of
the old wall. where he could keep
watch, and waited as patiently as
he knew how. But though he waited
and waited Sammy Jay didn't
come. Must be he comes early in
the morning." thought Chatterer.
So very early the next morning.
even before the jolly round, red Mr..
Sun had kicked off his night clothes
for bis daily climp up into the blue
sky. Chatterer was in his hiding place
between the stones of the old wall.
Just as Mr. Sun shot his first rays
in at the windows of Farmer Browns
house. Sammy Jay arrived. For a
wonder he made no noise. Chatterer
noticed this right away. Sammy
peered this way and that without
making the least sound. When he
was quite sure that no one was
about he flew over to the queer lit
tie house on four legs where Farmer
Brown kept his corn and thrust his
bill in between the cracks of the
wall In this way he helped himself
to all the corn he wanted without
the least bi of trouble. When he
had enough he flew away as still
as he had come. There wasn't a
sound from him until he was nearly
over to the Green Forest.
Chatterer grinned. Sammy has
taught me something. although he
doesn't know it," said he to himself.
He's stealing that corn and he does
not think it safe to be found out. /
must be just as careful as he is
There were TO signs of anyone
around Farmer Browns house. Chat
terer scurried across the yard as fast
as his little legs would take him.
straight for the little house where
the corn was kept. There he found
a great disappointment. He couldn't
get up to the cracks through which
Sammy Jay had helped himself TO
the corn. You see, the little house
stood on four stone legs, and before
it had been put on those four legs an
old pan had been placed bottom up
on each leg. 1t would be the hardest
! kind of work to climb one of those
stone legs anyway, and even if he
! did succeed in climbing it there was
| no way of getting around that tin
| pan at the top. and of course he could
not knaw through it. Chatterer
| ground his teeth with anger. II was
! so terribly provoking to be near such
a feast and still not be able to get
| to it. He wished he had wings like
| Sammy Jay
| Chatterer was so intent on study
! ing out some way TO get at that corn
! that he quite forgot everything else
I The rustic OF a leaf made him turn
4 his head Goodness graciousi There
I was Black Pussy within two jumps
4 of him and her eyes were yellow with
| fierce desire. Chatterer darted to the
nearest tree and whisked around TO
/ the opposite side. as he had learned
| 10 do In the Green Forest when es-
Gaping from his enemies. Then he
| scrambled up as fast as he could
! lie heard a scratching of claws and
| looked down TO find Black Pussy
! scrambnng up after him.
Then how Chatterer did scold, lie
wasn't the least bit afraid now. be-
/ cause he knew that he could run out
on the little branches where Blacl,