The Tiny Folk

(A real story or real children for very young children)

"Well. I guess I'd better he get- .- ting back home now." said Brenda getting up from her chair. She had - been visiting at her uncle's tor the ' afternoon, but now it was time to

By Thorton W. Burgess

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leave." said her aunt. "I have ' iomethlng for you. It can be your ; very own." 1 "What is it? a plant? a bank? a' 1- iew game?" questioned Brenda. i he3'r'

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he took a sun-bath. He even took a nap. He was awakened by voices. They were Insry voic:.-. They were the voices or a farmer and his son who owned the garden. They had Just discovered what had hap- pened to that row of beans. The boy was looking at the ground. "It was a woodchuck." said he. "Here are his lootprints. I'll look around and see if I can find his hole." '

The young chuck didn't like the sound of those voioea. lie slid on the big flat stone down in the hole between the stones to the mug little room in which he had slept the night before. Somehow, he felt very

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Oust, she”.3(.h,.d dm”, and picknspent the night in an Old stone .d up a big mm.-msh 1-U1 hen .-mdiwall. He had found a very comfort- sut it in the bnx. Brenda s faceylble D1109 d0Wn 111105! H19 890393- vas a puzzle She did not knowilie had felt quite sate there. Now ust what tn make or it ;it. was broad daylight. and he was "Herc. takie ll. the hen is yours hungry. He wanted his breaktast. .f you want It." said her Aunt. and he certainly wouldn't find any "is is rt-ally min.-" May I keep breakfu; ,,n mg; bid wgn. luor alwnysMB!VC"d" wk” "age" He climbed down in the grass. -V . H id t it h id 't "Oi Wu”? 3”” b" . ”” W”h'ti::ic:rLlythiexi.g but ?..”3'.'m'Za -V"”' and mmd 'L rllmsnl fl-V "mlsome sweet clover He ate a little of the box on your way up i ' road." said her aunt briskly, of ma mfg" tend" g:;1u' men bed. There was no holding Brenda 55" run "3 "mm 5 w'y 5" . i . . . -I - 1 hat way looking for sweet clover. nmi. Thank you, thank you. she i said. "Just wait until Anna and.H9 lmd W”ld953d 9”"? A dllunw Lyme get back from me” honutrom the sale old stone wall when days and 59.. my new pet, 1'11betIhe came to a garden. He didnt know it was a garden. It was Just Bienrin waliwi prniirily nit up a place full or growing plants such the mild. In .F.HliE1 lliv box cairn as he had never seen before. some fully. lllOlil.'.ll the ('tIt('r was tied of them were vgry gmau; mm. 0; shut Il'lSldP the hen settled down ex-. ” g . rep! when Brenda tipped the box.mC.V replied Brenda aettins more every now and then. as she shift-lcxtuted by the minute. ad it about in keep her Fll'l'nS cnm- "My sakes! a live hen. What

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vlain. "Ktit a kut. kut" in a scnid- her mother. for she really l.l10iIght' "I'll keep it out in the barn with she'd be much better nff u'alking:Whlle50CK5 Ind Tllefv" Brenda

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"Is it something in weai'.' poked her head out. so Brenda 391- mother hastily closed it shut again.

"No. it's alive. it's a hen! a real "Well. isn't that nice!" replied in. (mm 1 can keep it fnr aI- her father with a twinkle in his eye. "That hen looks nice and fat. I'm sure it will make a great dinner. Will you cook it tomor- row, Mother?"

Brenda looked up in dismay. "You can't eat my hen. It's mine. ' she said tearfully then she looked at her daddy again. "You're only joking. For a minute I thought you really meant it."

"Better take it out to the barn now," warned her mother. "The hen doesn't like being shut up. Let her go out in the back and she'll be all right."

Brenda carried the box out a- gain. When she opened it. the hen 't ,. ” out. scoldlnl. "Kut a kut kut. awk. kut. kut, ltutl Such a way to treat a person. My lea- thers are all I ussed up!" She walked away, stepping very angrily around as she fluffed up her leathers to smooth them out.

Brenda laughed and laughed. 'You'll need a name too. but we'll have to think about that for a while. You can sleep in the barn with Whitesocka. I'm sure she'll be glad of your company."

As the hen stepped away very busy exploring her new home. Whiteaocks came out at the barn. The cat stopped stock still and sta!Qed. She did not seem one bit pleased with the newcomer. and I wonder how they'll get along'tn-

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