A SQUIRREL'S QUARREL.

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13820, 9 October 1918, Page 6

A SQUIRREL'S QUARREL.

Once on a time there was two perky little grey squirrels who dwelt together in a great forest, and they cared for each other so much that they never had a cross word. One day two men came into the forest and began to quarrel. When they had gone the first squirrel who had been watching the men, turned to the se» cond and said, very politely:

"Let us quarrel!"

"Very well," said the other, who was always anxious to please. "How shall we begin?"

"Oh, it will not he very hard," said the first squirrel. "Those strange animals who have just gone away found it easy enough." In all sorts of ways they tried to pick a quarrel with one another, but they were so polite that~the plans never worked. At last the first squirrel found tY»ro fine nuts, and bringing them to the second squirrel, said: "Now, here are two nuts. You say they're yours and I'll * say they're mine, and we'll be sure to have a fine quarrel. Now! Tho3e nuts are mine!" "Oh, very well," said the other, "you are more than welcome to them." "But at this rate," said the first, "we will never quarrel. Talk back. One 'person can't fight by himself. It takes two! Now, let's begin all over again. I own all the trees in the woods!" ■ "Is that so?" said the second, agreeably. "How nice of you to let me live here!" A . . At this the first squirrel had to laugh, so they gave up the idea of quarrelling, and lived happily ever afterwards. . " \