THE BITERS BITTEN

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20896, 27 November 1937, Page 13

THE BITERS BITTEN

Whisk and Frisk were two small puppies who had never seen the country; but as their Mother had been bred on a farm in the country, she had told them all about rabbits and the wonderful games that she had had chasing them. So when their owner went to the country for a holiday, the puppies expected to have lovely fun. How they loved the green grass. It felt so cqol and soft under their tender paws, not a bit like the smelly hot pavements of the town, and the puppies scampered around in mad glee, and decided that they would never go back to Timaru again. After breakfast they ventured further afield and suddenly Frisk said, “Rabbits!” and Whisk pricked up his ears and looked inquiringly around and there, sure enough in the middle of the paddock was a mother bunny wjth several little bunnies frisking in the sun. Both puppies charged the rabbits, Intending to catch and kill them and proudly return to their owner with their trophies, but, to their amazement, the Mother stood up and, with a savage grunt, hurled them to the ground. They had attacked a fierce old pig instead of a timid rabbit! In terror the puppies scrambled to their legs and, with short howls, ran as fast as they could back to the house, with their tails hanging well down. Old Mother Hone retired to her sty taking her wee piggies with her, for she was not going to stand any nonsense from those two little mischievous brats. Frisk and Whisk much prefer the town now, where there are no monsters ready to pounce on playful puppies. <5 Marks and a Merit Card awarded to Naomi Kellie, Timaru.)