Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1929, Page 50

Wotta Life! BEDTIME STORIE ‘What Peter Wonld Have Seen. Have you & secret? Guard it well Tell one and all the world you tell —Mrs. Grebe. Never is it wise to jump to conclu- sions. eonclusions. He had discovered Mrs. Grebe sitting on a little mound of dead rushes, grass and moss out in the water, and had at once been sure that he had found her nest. Of course, he couldn't be sure, but he thought that if she would leave the nest—if nest it ‘was—he might be able to see the eggs and then he would be sure. He h: EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR?" HE INQUIRED. thumped, as only Peter ean thump. In- stantly Mrs. Grebe had made a few quick meétions with her head and had slipped Off into the water and disap- . To his great disappointment, Peter couldn't see any eggs. A few min- utes later Redwing the Blackbird had alightéd on that same little mound, and it was clear from Redwing’s actions that he didn't see any eggs. So Peter had jumped to the conclusion that he had been mistaken and that was not Mrs. Qrebe's nest at all. 8o he had given up and gone on home. Now, had Peter remained and kept watch he would have seen something that would have repaid him for his ' patience. For some time after Redwing flew away that little mound remained Wotta Life! Peter Rabbit had jumped to | ~—By Gaar Williams % e m X No ! T GETINY 1, % 80 I JuoT CANT BY THORNTON . BURGESS just as it was. Then, without warning, a head came up out of the water close to that little mound. It was the head of Mrs. Grebe. She had come by swim- ming under water. Mrs. Grebe looked this way and looked that way and looked the other way. Satisfied that no one was watch- ing her, she climbed up on that little mound. For a moment she stood on the edge of it. Then with her bill she began to toss aside loose material and in a moment there were six eggs in the very middle of that mound. She looked at them with pride. Then she settled herself on them. ““No one has discovered this nest yet,” thought Mrs. Grebe. “I saw Redwing the Blackbird alight on here, but he didn’t discover that it was my nest. He thought it was just another one of these little mounds around here. This is what comes of covering up the eggs. I never would leave this nest without covering those eggs thoroughly. It is no trouble at all and it certainly does save a lot of worry. I can't understand why other .birds don't do the same thing. I suppose that some of them that nest in bushes and trees cannot. Any bird nesting on the ground ought to be able to cover the eggs. They are foolish if they don’t. I wonder where Dipper is.” As if in answer, another head sud- denly appeared above the water close to the nest. It was the head of Mr. Grebe. He had a billful of moss. He tucked it into the side of the nest. *Is everything all right, my dear?” he in- quired. Mre, Grebe nodded. “Eve g is quite all right,” said she. ere Was a strange noise over here a while ago and I thought it wise to leave the nest. But, of course, I covered up the eggs first. I don't think any one has found our nest yet.” “That's good,” replied Dipper. “I guess I'll go back to the Smiling Pool. If two of us should be seen here at the same time our secret might be sus- pected. Good-by, my dear.” Dipper disappeared as suddenly as if he had been pulled under water by something beneath. When he re- appeared he was out in the Smiling Pool. He had, of course, traveled under water. There he swam about and dived and fished and seemed to have not a care in the world. Meanwhile Mrs. Qrebe sat on the nest and dreamed of the family that would be hers by and by. (Copyrisht, 1020.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1029.) Spring month. Slender piece of wood. Move merrily, Kind of raft. Gems. Composed of reverse dactyls. Informal letters, Chum. Part of the body. 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