Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
The sreatest fun Of which know
Is helping others as 60

The greatest fun Of which I know
Is helping others as go
So said Peter Rabbit as he hur-
ried about this way and that way,
lipperty- lipperty-lp, looking for
Nanny Meadow Mouse. Danny
Meadow Mouse still persisted in 60
ing back to the place where Redtail
the Hawk so nearly had caught him
and been the cause of losing Nanny,
so Peter went in the opposite direc-
ton back toward the cornfield,
though Danny was sure that this
was quite useless. And as he hoped
this way and that way he took the
greatest care not to overlook any
place in which Nanny could be hid
den. or anything under which she
might have crept for a nap.
Now, no one can go about look
Ing into this and under that with
out awakening curiosity in those
who happen to see him. 1t wasn't
long before Sammy Jay happened
along.
What under the sun are you
hunting for now. Peter?" he de-
manded.
Nanny Meadow Mouse replied
Peter. without stopping. even for a
minute, looking here and peering
there.
Nanny Meadow Mouse exclaimed
Sammy. Il guess you will have one
good long hunt, Peter. Didn't you
know that she and Danny dis
appeared at the very beginning of
the winter and haven't been seen
since?"
"Oh, yes, they have" retorted
Peter, with a provoking grin AT
least, Danny has, for I talked with
him only few minutes ago. Now
I'm trying to help him find Nanny
He lost her yesterday. or she lost
him, I don't know which. You've
got as sharp eyes as l know Of
Sammy, % why don't you try to be
good fellow and help lock for
Nanny. Dannys heart is about
broken"
Sammy listened to all this in the
greatest surprise. He looked at
Peter in very sharp way which he
has to make sure that Peter meant
what he said, and he saw that Peter
was very much in earnest. But
like everybody else on the Green
Meadows and in the Green Forest
Sammy had supposed all winter that
Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse
were dead, and it was very hard
for him to believe just on Peters
word that they were not.
Peter saw the look and under
stood it. He chuckled. You don't
believe 1t, do you. Sammy" said
he II don't blame you. just fly
along up this fence row. and if youl
eyes are as sharp as think they
are you will see Danny himself
They spent the winter in Farmer
Browns barn, and that is the rea.
son we haven't seen them. They
were on their way to their old home
on the Green Meadows when Redtai
the Hawk tried to catch them. ano
they became separated. Now Damn,
won't go home without Nanny He
says 1t wouldn't be home without
her, and he can't bear to even see
it. So I'm trying to find Nanny
for him. You know I'm very fond
of Danny"
so is Reddy Fox" shifted Sammy
"Sttll. for Danny's sake. wouldn't
advise you to tell Reddy that Danny
has come back"
Peter grinned. mo danger" said
he. But this isn't finding Nanny
Are you going to help, Sammyi
If you start looking for her she Is
as good as found. / haven't forgot.
ten how you found Mr.. Quack 70,
poor Mrs. Quack not long ago.
That settled the matter 50 fal
as Sammy was concerned. He Is sc
often blamed for things that tt
have some one praise him always
makes him willing to do almost
anything,
''of course" said he. Give m,
regards to Danny and tell him t
stop worrying" on Sammy flew
and Peter once more began TO hun,
for Nanny Meadow Mouse.
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