But there was and I fell on
it and wasn't a bit hurt, only my hair and mouth and eyes and ears
got all full of chaff. The strange part is that I wasn't a bit
frightened when I thought I was going to be killed, but after all
the danger was over I was awfully frightened and trembled so the
Story Girl had to help me into the house.
FELICITY KING.
THE BATTLE OF THE PARTRIDGE EGGS
Once upon a time there lived about half a mile from a forrest a
farmer and his wife and his sons and daughters and a
granddaughter. The farmer and his wife loved this little girl
very much but she caused them great trouble by running away into
the woods and they often spent haf days looking for her. One day
she wondered further into the forrest than usual and she begun to
be hungry. Then night closed in. She asked a fox where she could
get something to eat. The fox told her he knew where there was a
partridges nest and a bluejays nest full of eggs. So he led her
to the nests and she took five eggs out of each. When the birds
came home they missed the eggs and flew into a rage. The bluejay
put on his topcoat and was going to the partridge for law when he
met the partridge coming to him. They lit up a fire and commenced
sining their deeds when they heard a tremendous howl close behind
them.
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