San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
Foxy Grandpa's
Stories
How We Found Water
in America.

"Too bad we're not camels," said
Bobby as we divided the last water in
my canteen. We had used up Bobby's
and it was getting pretty serious now,
because we hadn't had any water since
morning.
We thought, of course, we would run
across a stream in that jungle in At
RIGA. But we hadn't seen the small
est sign of a stream Of spring.
OF course Bunny doesn't care much
about water-but even he was getting
thirsty. 1t was 3 o'clock in the aft
ernoon and we had been tramping
since daybreak.
"You know" said Bunny, ~if you
would Just eat some of these damp
leaves, it would help. My family get
lot of moisture that way"
Yes, I know they do" I replied.
MANY other animals as WELL"
After a while Bunny could see that
we were really getting faint for water
and again he suggested the leaves and
brought me some.
/ tried them and then laughed as l
said:
"They would be all right, Bunny,
If they had little French dressing
on them"
"That's what can never under
stand" said Bunny, "how people can
spoil a nice head OF lettuce by putting
oil and vinegar and what's worse salt
and pepper on such a delicacy." And
Bunny made a face.
Poor little Bobby-how Thirsty he
was. But he never said word. Bobby
is a real sport. I heard a little girl
saw that once when she came home
from camp and / thought it was pretty
good. Remember that "sportsmanship
is how you take it."
And Bobby took it well, but we were
lust about all in when Bunny came
tearing through the thicket and shout
ed:
Don't give up. ! guarantee to fur
nish you with water pretty soon."
What good news that WINS. L didn't
ask any questions or so into the why's
or wherefores, for l knew that Bun
ny's word was good.
"Just follow me-" he directed.
/ lifted Bobby up on my back ana
followed my little rabbit through the
jungle. :.
1t was growing dark now, but i
just kept on following the little fellow
blindly. My throat was parched and
L could hardly get my breath. Poor
Bobby was miserable, because it was
hot and damp.
l noticed that Bunny kept looking
down on the ground as he led the way.
but what with feeling so badly myself
and carrying Bobby 1 didn't take much
interest in the path which / was fol-
lowing. L had figured that Bunny
must have smelt the water. You know
animals can scent water a long way
off.
"Here it isl" shouted Bunny, when
I was just about ready 10 drop.
Sure enough there was a stream
and SO thirsty were we that we almost
threw ourselves into it. How good 1t
tasted
We were so busy drinking and wash
ing our faces with the cool water that
we didn't notice what was just across
the stream from us. What do you
think it was? A great big rhinocerous
standing right there looking at us.
We were so surprised we couldn't
bulge nor make sound.
For a moment he stood there and
then grunted and trotted off into the
darkness.
"To think we not only found water
but a rhinocerous," l exclaimed
when he was out of sight.
"We found the water on account
of the rhino," said Bunny. / follow
ed his trail. They always live near
water and if you see their tracks you
can bet your whiskers there's water
nearby"
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