Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21

w YIGGLENOSE was as badly
scared a young Rabbit as
| " " ever ventured out into the
| Great World. He was hug
ging the good brown earth
as fat as he could get under some
/ brambles up in the Old Pasture,
frightened almost out Of his wits.
You see. he had Just met some Cows.
| and as they were the first he had
seen he was sure they we're terrible
| creatures who would like nothing
better than to gobble up young Rab-
| bits If they had the chance. He had
been well scratched while crawling
under those brambles, but what were
| a few scratches compared with safety?
The Cow he had almost run into
had Joined the others out in the open
place. where there was good feed, and
| gradually Wigglenose realized that
they were not looking for him. For a
long time he lay there without NOV
ing. and gradually recovered from his
fright. Then he began to think of
what to do next. He couldn't stay
| there.
| III go back to that big bramble-
| tangle where I parted from Mother, $
thought he. 1T may belong to some
other Rabbit. but even if it does I'll
be safe there until I am chased out.
Better a strange Rabbit than these
terrible creatures ! had such a mar
row escape from. III go back there
1 at once"
So with many an "ouch" and "oh"
he crawled out from under the
brambles. Once out, he sat up to look
and listen before starting back And
then 1t was that he discovered that
he didn't know where that bramble-
tangle was. He had followed so many
paths that now he hadn't the least
idea which was the right one He was
lost. Yes sir, he was lost. There were
paths. Cow paths, in all directions.
1t was very confusing. Finally he
started along one. stopping after every
hop or two to look and listen.
This may not be the right one"
thought he. but then again 1t may.
| The only way I can find out is by fol-
| lowing it.
1t wasn't the right one. He found
this out when suddenly it ended right
back at that place where the Cows
we're grazing. When he discovered
this 1t seemed to Wigglenose that his
heart Topped right over He stopped
Stockstill The truth is that he was
too frightened to move. He was still
hidden by the bushes. When he real
lied this he felt better. He would
steal away. He half turned, and then
| AaAk - ~
would watch those terrible creatures
for few minutes. He really hadn't
had a good look at them. He had
been too frightened before to really
| look at them.
He peered out through the bushes.
| The Cows were on the farther side of
the open space. That made him feel
better. And then he discovered that
there was some one else out there at
the very patch of clover he had dined
on. 1t was another Rabbit! Yes, sir,
it was another Rabbit big, gray,
old Rabbit. Actually it was his
own grandfather, Old Jed Thumper
father of Mrs. Peter Rabbit. But
WigglenoSe didn't know this.
THAT must be the fellow who cut
| tIlOcC DdLtlo III Lie Dlk
tangle," thought Wigglenose. MY
how big he isl don't want any
| trouble with him. I guess it is Just
| as well that he didn't see me in that
bramble-tangle."
Old Jed Thumper began to hop
along, looking for more clover, and
suddenly Wigglenose realized that he
was moving toward those Cows. Wig
glenose held his breath. What was
the matter with that Rabbit? Was he
blind? Didn't he see those terrible
giants? If he did, he kept right on.
He hoped along slowly this way and
that, stopping for bite here and an
other there, but all the time drawing
nearer to those Cows. Finally he
passed right between two of them.
One turned to look at him, then went
on grazing. AS for Old Jed, he paid
no attention to them.
A great light broke over Wigglenose
and a load was lifted from his mind.