New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Old Mr. Toad Has a Feast By Thornton W. Burgess

DF IHHIltON W. burgess
 One thing for which there is no
 need,
 And never an excuse is greed
 Old Mother Nature
 Cubby Bear is greedy don't suppose there ever was little Bear who was not greedy It IS just as natural for little Bear 10 be greedy as it is for him to be hungry. Now, you know greedy people are usually selfish people. In fact, think ue may Say they are always selfish people. Greediness and selfishness go together
 Cubby was licking ID ants at the ant-hill he had dug open just within the edge Of the Green Forest, and he was smacking his lips as he ate them. Now these are good.' said he. The only trouble is, they are not plentiful enough. I wish this ant-hl!l were five times az big Yes, sir, that IS Just what wish. My. my, my, how good they taste,"
 And just then Cubby spied Yellow Wing the Flicker who also was picking up ants just as fast as he could. For a second or tuo Cubby was too astonlshed 10 even speak You see, he had not know that Yel- low Wing was anyu here around. and here was this lmpudent bird actually taking his ants. Anyway, that is the way Cubhy thought about fl
 Those ants belong 10 me" sad Cubby, and jumped toward Yellow Wing.
 Yellow Wing simply flew up Tn the tree over hls head They don't belong to you" he snapped. Ants don't belong to anybody but the one who gets them
 Well. didn't l get them7' de manded Cubby. slaring up at Yellow Wing
 Yellow Wing chuckled You didn't get those l got" sad he. and you're not getting those that are running of m all directions nou. You're selfish. that is what is the matter plth you. You're pig gish'
 Cubhv rlared ID at yellow Wing but he couldn't think of anything 70 say So he turned hls back and once more went 70 licking up ants He hadn', seen old Man Toad of at one side, uho vas picking up every ant that happened 10 come hls ray Old N- Toad said nothing He flat tened himself down SO that Cutbv would have had hard work 70 see him, even # he had looked straight at him. Just as soon as Cuhbv be gan 70 lict ID ants aealn old MT Toad began 70 pick UT those that came his way He u-as ecarnd. he was scared all tho time Eut he just could not laare those ants alone
 T. vas right then that something happened There vas sound of in the Green Forest wh,~h drer nearer and nearer Cuhhv rrlrked ID his Nars He forgot 4ll ahovr ants He stood DID He cocled his funny little ears forrard There vas TO n n'srslting that sound I' vas whistle Farmer Brown's Boy vas coming through the Green For est Cuhhy looked lonelngly donn at those ants that cfe still -uarm- ing around his feet H. looked 'o one side He looked 10 the other side Farmer Bronn's Boy could te heard very near nop rubhy turn cd and ran At the same time. Tel low Wing the Flicker flNr off 70 little distance. The only one u1o did not go was old Mir. Toad
 Instead of going, Old MT Toad hopped forward 70 where ruhbg Bear had been Then he sighed II vas , long sigh of pure happiness And after he had sighed, he sot right down to business That h'tle red tongue of his flicked out and in again. Tirked out and Tn again. fl,clsod out and ln again, and every tim 4n anr diEanrfar"d. He "as having that feast all to himself. Copyright 1925, by I. W. BursessD