Evening star., 1922-01-27
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PrickIy Porky Is Discovered.
BIZ THORNTON W. BURGESS

Some people seem to fnd it Joy
To meddle where they have no right:
In making trouble 1t appears
They often and their chief delight.
-Pdckly Porky.
Such excitement as there was in
the Old Orchard! Blacky the Crow
and Sammy Jay were shrieking at the
tops Of their voices. Chatterer the Red
Squirrel was scolding as only he can.
Even Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel
and Rusty the Fox SquirTel were
barking in great excitement. And all
because Prickly Porky the Poroupine
had left the Green Forest and come
up to the Old Orchard for share
Of the good things he had heard were
to be found there.
You see such thing as Prickly
Porky leaving the Green Forest was
almost unheard Of. So perhaps the
other little people were to be ex-
saw him shuf1ing along through the
Old Orchard But that was no excuse
for the unkind things they were say
ing to and about him. The truth is,
Pricky POrky is such an unsocial fell
low and keeps by himself so much
he is such prickly fellow with the
thousand little spears hidden in his
coat. that no one wants to get very
near him.
So the other little people who had
feasted on the good things Farmer
after the great ice storm were not at
all pleased to see Prick1y Porky, and
they told him so, all talking at once.
They had quite forgotten that the ice
that had locked up all their food had
done the same thing with Prickly
Porky's food, and that he might be
quite as hungry as they had been.
So they made such racket that
even Bowser the Hound finally sat
up ana took notice. Then out Of
curiosity he trotted over to the Old
about. OF course it didn't take him
long to find Prickly Porky, and at
once he added his great voice to the
rest of the noise. He danced around
Prickly Porky and barked and barked
and barked. but he took the greatest
care not to go very near. Long ago
he had learned how very painful
could be those little spears Of Prickly
Porky's, and he had no intention of
getting near enough to run the slight
est risk of feeling any Of them again.
fectly, and though Bowser showed
all his big teeth and looked as fierce
as he knew how and made little
rushes forward as if he intended to
seize Prickly Porky, the latter paid
no attention to him save to make the
thousand little spears stand out of
his coat He just kept right on his
way grunting and complaining quite
as if he cared for nothing and nobody.
Now Farmer Browns Boy was out
in the barn at work. OF course he
heard all that racket. He would have
had to be quite deaf not to. And, of
course, he has quite as much curios-
ity as other people. So presently he
went to the barn door to look over
to the Old Orchard. He could see
Bowser dancing about and pretending
to be very fierce ana bold and he
unusual visitor over there. At onco
he started over to see who It was and
at once Bowser began to bark louder
than ever and all the other little
people became moro excited, ff that
were possible.
well, we'll, well! See who's here!'
exclaimed Farmer Browns Boy when
he discovered Prickly Porky. You
are q long way from home, Mr.. Quill
Pig. and about the last person I ex-
pected to see up here. / didn't once
think that you might be having trou-
BILE in getting enough to eat. But Of
course you would have. This ice has
covered your food just as 1t has the
food Of all the others, and 50 you've
come up hare for help. You are not
so stupid as thought you were. The
question ID what are We going to do
about ftS''
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