Evening star., 1935-12-23
POOR BUSTER BEAR, HE COULD
NOT MAKE UP HIS MIND WHAT
TO DO.

NOT MAKE UP HIS MIND WHAT
TO DO.
fore break of day when he finally
dozed off and began to dream. The
cawing of Blacky the Crow and lot
of Blacky's friends and relatives awoke
Buster. At first he thought 1t was
all dream. Then he realized that 1t
wasn't a dream at all. He realized
that all those Crows knew exactly
where he was and that this was the
cause of all their cawing.
Now, Blacky the Crow delights In
teasing others and in making them
uncomfortable. Some people are like
that. 1t isn't nice way to be, but
some folks seem to be born that way;
they find pleasure in making others
uncomfortable. Blacky knew why
Buster had gone to bed under that
big windfall. He knew that he had
gone there to sleep through the VIM
ter. Blacky knew. too. that Buster
had tried to keep it secret. So now
he was telling everybody within sound
of his voice where Buster Bear was
and so were all his friends and rel
atives. The black rascals alighted all
over that windfall and they were
peering down between the branches
trying to see Buster. At the same
time they were keeping up dreadful
noise.
Poor Buster Bear. He couldn't make
up his mind what to do. He tried TO
20 back to sleep, but he couldn't do
that because of the noise. He knew
that what he had thought to keep a
secret was no longer a secret.
II suppose now I'll have to find
another Winter home" thought he.
81 don't see how those Crows ever
discovered me here"
Cav, cav, caw!" screamed Blacky
the Crow Buster Bear is under this
Windfall. Cav. cav. caw!'
Buster lost his temper. He growled
engrily 1t was a deep. rumbly,
grumbly growl. At the sound of 1t
all those Crows began to shrek at the
top of their lungs. Such a racket! II
was enough to bring everybody within
hearing to see what was going on.
Sammy Jay was the first to arrive
What are you fellows having so much
fun about and getting so excited over?"
be demanded of Blacky.
Buster Bear is In under this pile
trying to 60 to sleep and we are keep
ing him awake" cried Blacky joy
ously. He thought no one knew
where his Winter home was and we're
Just letting him know that he was
mistaken. Listen to him!"
And once more Blacky began to
shrek at the top of his lungs and
Sammy Jay joined in. Chatterer the
Red Squirrel came over to find out
what was going on and as soon as he
learned the news his voice was added
TO the racket.
Buster, listening to all those voices,
grew angrier and angrier. At the
same time he felt more and more
helpless. What to do? He was
tempted to get out OF there and 60
hunt for another place. Two or three
times he half started and then gave
up. He knew that II he should show
himself he would be followed by that
whole noisy gang and jeered at and
made fun Of and tormented. At the
same time he could think OF no other
place as good as this for Winter
home.
After q while all the Crows fiew
away. It was very quiet then. Buster
gave long, deep sigh of relief. They
had had their fun and now perhaps
they would leave him alone. He was
just doing of when the racket broke
out again. You see, those Crows had
simply gone off to get their breakfast
and now they had returned.
So 1t went all the long day. Poor
Buster! He couldn't get to sleep in
spite of the fact that he was drowsy
and he couldn't make up his mind
whether to leave or stay.
(Copyright, 1889