New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-01
Fwo Babies Interest King Eagle
BY Thornton w. Burgess

BY Thornton W. Burgess
Cnknowingly We often tell
The secret that we guard SO we'll.
Mrs. Lightfoot
There was one secret that King
Eagle had discovered in the Green
Forest that he kept to himself He
didn't even hint of it to Mrs. Eagle.
II wasn't selfishness that caused
him to keep this secret to himself.
No, il wasn't selfishness. 1t was
quite the opposite. You see, from
the moment that King Eagle discov-
cred that secret in the Green For
est, he hoped to give Mrs. Eagle
and the two babies in their nest a
pleasant surprise.
King Eagle had been sailing high
in the blue. blue sky over the Green
Forest, looking down as was his
habit Presently he discovered Mrs.
Lightfoot the Deer. She was alone.
In fact. she was getting her break
fast at the time. The sight of her
reminded King Eagle of something.
Let me see" said King Eagle.
talking to himself. for there was no
one else to talk to up there in the
blue. blue sky. lit is about time
that Mrs. Lightfoot should have
babies. l wonder If it can be that
she has them already. but has hid
den them away somewhere. My. my.
my. my, how good one of those
young fawns would taste. | don't
want 1t for myself. but one would
certainly make very tender and deli
cate meat for Mrs. Eagle to give to
the children. l think I'll hang
around for awhile and keep an eye
on Mrs. Lightfoot"
SO King Eagle did this very
thing. He appear to just float
around way up in the blue, blue
sky. Apparently he wasn't doing
anything special or watching any
one in particular. But all the time
he managed to keep Mrs. Lghtfoot
the Deer in view.
For some time Mrs Lightfoot
seemed to be concerned only with
getting her breakfast She was graz
young grass in little openiug in
the Green Forest. After every bite
or two she would lift her head to
. look this way, to look that way.
sniff the air. and turn her great
ears to catch every Merry Little
Breeze that vas wandering about.
Even from way up there in the
blue. blue sky. II VAS easy to So"
that she WAS merry ous While h.
Watched her King Eagle searched on
all sides in the grass for baby Deer.
for the little spotted fawns that arc
the prettlest babies in the Green
Forest. But not glimpse of one
did he get.
After a while Mrs Llchtfoot went
down 10 the Laughing Brook for a
drink. Then she lightly leaped across
II and moved slowly along through
tn" Green For, st.
Il guess she hasn't any babies
after all" thought King Eagle. and
for d moment turned his attention
10 The pond OF Paddy II. Beaver.
where Buster Bear WIS getting
drink.
Wh'n he looked back AT Mrs.
llghtfoot he got such q surprise
that h, almost forgot 70 keep his
wings spread. Bosid,. Mrs. Light
root were two spotted babies Yes.
SIR. th"rt Ner" two spotted babies.
and prettler babies never iiyod Eut
where they had come from King
Eagle couldn't imagine. He had to
be satisfied with thu know ledg. that
there We're two babies in the Deer
family. There was no chance to get
one of them II en-.
II wont tell Mrs. Ia Gle" 7aid
he. No. sir. | won't tell Mrs. Eagle
/ wont raise any false hopes. I3nt
III keep my eyrs on Mrs. Li~ht-
foot Sooner OF later before ticy
get too nIg, I'll hav. rhance at
ore OF those babies OF hers, Al least.
hone 7 vii"
downright 1928. by T, " BulsesaD
The nczt story. Even King Eagle
Is Fooled