New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
WhitefOot Goes Exploring Some folk. 'twould seem, are never meant To know the meaning of content
 Old Mother Nature.

Wouldn't you suppose that any one who was better off than he had ever been before would be content? But somefolks never are quite content. When they get what they want. or think they want. right away they think of something else to want. There are many people in this great world just like that.
 Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was, as you know, living in a little wren- house put up especially for him on the edge of the Old Orchard. He had one Of the best beds he had ever had. Farmer Browns Boy saw to it that always there was plenty of food for him. He didn't have a thing in the world to worry about so long as he was reasonably watch full. Perhaps it was because things were too easy that he began to get a bit discontented. It often is that way. Things we do not have to work for seldom are appreciated.
 Anyway. Whitefoot began to go ex- ploring. That is each night he wan dered a little farther from home, al ways, however. taking care to get back home before daylight. He went town along the old stonewall to- ward the Green Forest. He looked into every little hole between the stones. He went up the old stone wall to Farmer Browns dooryard. There too he explored every little hole in the old stonewall. By the time he got through there wasn't much to know about that old wall that Whitefoot didn't know.
 Now. sitting on the old wall up near Farmer Browns dooryard, Whitefoot had discovered that as he looked over along the edge of the Old Orchard, he could see some queer box-like things. He could see them in the moonlight. He just knew they wanted to be explored by ! curious little Wood Mouse. Twice he started to run over to the nearest one, and twice just in time he saw {. moving shadow and ducsed back out of sight in the old stonewall. Just one glimpse of that moving shadow was enough for Whi'efoot. He knew it was not a real shadow at all, but Spooky the Screech Owl flying on soundless wings. But the third time Whtefoot sat trying to make up his mind to run over there he heard the voice of Spooky over on the edge Of the Green Forest That settled it. There was no dan ger from Spooky right then. There might be danger in getting back. but 1t would be time enough to think about that when the time came. So with nasty look all around 10 see that no other enemy was near Whitefoot scampered across thc open snoW-coysred space to the nearest of those queer things that had aroused his curiosity. He felt very bold and brave.
 When he reached the first Of these queer things he discovered that if vas made of wood Being made Of wood. he could climb it. He climbed up to a little ledge. Opening from this little ledge was a little hole. There was a wire over it. Do what he would he couldn't get in. But no wire could keep out the warm. sweet smell that came from within. Whitefoot felt that ii would b. very interesting in there. Have you guessed where Whitefoot Was2 H.. was visiting one of Farmer Brow ms beehives. Yes, sir. he was visiting one of Farmer Browns beehivos. He explored that hive all over on the outside. But the wire over the little doorway prevented him from getting in. How he did hate that wire!
 'I just know it's nice inside there" said he. ''I just know it's the incest place ever was. Hello. what's this' Its dead bee. We'll, I haven't tasted bee for q long time"
 So Whitefoot sat up and ate the bee. Then he wondered if there