The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-08
-whltefOOt the Wood Mouse.

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 whitefoot the Wood Muse cIimed up to the old nest of Melody the Wood Thrush. over the edge of which little Mrs whltefot was look ing down at him. It tok Whitefoot hardly moment to get up there, for the old nest was only a few feet above the ground. In a young tree, and you know Whitefoot is a very good climber.
 He found Mrs whitefoot very much excited. She was delighted with that old nest and she showed it. For his part, Whitefoot couldn't sec anything in that old home of Melody's but a deserted old house, of no use to any one To be sure 1t had been 2 very good house in it's time. It had been made of tiny twgs, stalks of old weeds, leaves, fine roots and mud. It was still quite solid and was firmly fixed in 8 crotch of the young tree. But Whitefoot couldn't see how 1t could be turned into a home for a Mousse He said as much.
 Little Mrs. Whitefoot became moro excited than ever. You dear old stupid" said she, whatever Is the matter with you? Don't you see that all we need to do Is to put roof on. make an entrance on the under side and make q soft, comfortable he'd inside to make 1t a delightful homer
 T don't see why we don't make a new home altogether" protested whitefoot. "It seems to me that hollow stub of mine is ever so huch better than this. That has good. solid walls and We won't have to do a thing to it."
 T told you once before that 1t dosen't suit me for summer. replied little Mrs. Whitefoot rather sharply, because she wss-beglnning to lose patience 'It will be all right for winter. but winter Is a long way off. It may suit you for summer, but 1t dosen't suit me, and this place does. So this is where we are going to live"
 "certainly, my dear, certainly" replied whitefoot very meelsly. "If you want to live here, here we will live. But I must confess 1t isn't clear to me yet how we are going to make decent home out of this old nest
 Don't you worry about that, re- piled Mrs whitefoot. You can get the material and I'll attend to the rest Let us waste no time about 1t. I am anxious to get our home finish ed and to feel little bit settled. have already planned just what has got to be done and how we will do it. Now you go and look for some nice, soft dry weed stalks and strips of soft bark and moss and any other soft, tough material that you can find Just get busy. and don't stop to talk"
 | Of course, whitefoot did as he was | told He ran down to the ground and began to hunt for the things Mrs Whitefoot wanted. He was very particular about 1t. He still didn't think much of her idea of making over that old home of Melo- dy's. but if she would do 1t he neant 1 that she should have the very best of materials to do 1t with. l So back and forth from the ground to the old nest in the tree Whitefoot hurried and presently there was quite a pile of weed stalks and soft grass and strips of bark in the old lrest. Mrs Whitefoot joined White foot in mounting fer just the right things but she spent more time Tn arranging the material. Over that old nest she made a fine, high roof Down through the lower side she cut a little round doorway just big enough for, them to pass through. Unless you happened to be under meath. looking up. you never would have gussed there was an entrance at all. Inside was a snug. round room and in this she made the softest and most comfortable or nests As 1t began to look more and more like home WhItefoot himself became as excited and eager as Mrs whitefoot had been from the begin ming. Tt certainly is going to be fine home" said Whitefoot
 Didn't I tell you it would be?' re- ltcrted Mrs. Whitefoot.
 Copyright, 1922. by T ". Burgess)
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