after ts ory-telling time.

“tell us about the oods, laura would beg him.

pa crinkled up ;o; ;you dont to time i le boy.”

“o; laura and mary said. so pa began.

tory of pa and the oods

“tle boy, not muco go every afteoon to find told me never to play by t to he woods.

“one day i started earlier t i did not need to o see in t i forgot t dark rees, ctle rabbits playing games togettle rabbits, you knoo bed.

i began to play i alking ting til t once i tering good nig he woods.

“i kne i must get t he cows!

“i listened, but i could not t come.

“i s, but i dared not go o my fat ting and calling. all time tting trees and trange.

i could not find t doo dark ravines, calling and looking. i stopped and listened for t a sound but tling of leaves.

t a pant it hing.

“my bare legs cruck me. but i kept on, looking and calling, sukey! sukey! “ sukey! sukey! i sed . sukey! “rig;my ood straight on end.

“ all about ted o get out of to get home.

“t ter me and called again, ;i ran . i ran till i couldnt breatill i kept on running. somet, and do. up i jumped, and t even a wolf could me.

“at last i came out of tood all ting to be let t to the house.

“my fat makes you so late? been playing by t;i looked do my feet, and t one big-toe nail o clean off. i i felt it till t minute.”

pa alopped telling tory ed until laura said: “go on! pa! please go on.”

“ell, pa said, t out into t a stout sco t i o mind er t.

a big boy nine years old is old enougo remember to mind, i tell you to do, old, no o you.“

“yes, yes, pa! “ laura ;and t did ; “ in ter dark, and you have been scared by a screech-owl.