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Like so many others among the furtod and feathered folk, Raddy Fox was going hungry most 0! the time. He isn't one to complain. He is soniethlng 01 la philosopher. A philosopher is one who accepts thirigs as they conic, and makes the best of them, Raddy Fox does Just that. When not sleeping. he spends lnosl or his time in hunting.

Raddy was over in the Grean Forest. He had been Mouse limiting on the Green .XImLLIOux, but all the Mice, were under the snow and he had had no lurk Now he nus on 'lhe hank of l.nvl::llin: Brook. M05: :1! Iiavlcrhlnrz Brook was with ice. bu' in places whore the water run swiftly it was imfl'ozt'n. Roddy had learned that sometimes something he could eat would he washed up nt lhese open places. So I' was that when he had no luck elsewhere, he would an up or down l.nuLrhtn'z P.--rank. Sometimes he woulrl no war dmvli to where it Enir-red the B12 RiVor.

Ready turned .1 lmnrl fn lxlllzhing '-Wonk, and lhrrc on the ice cover- ing A pnnl 5.1? LIIYIC Joe Otter. Little Joe had just mnie. out of the

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water where it run too tut to freeze. In tact he had just nonm- bled out as Roddy came in sight. In his mouth. he held I. mm. It was a. Trout, one or the loveliest of all fish.

Reddy stopped abruptly. He and Little Joe are friendly. but Roddy is always respectful. Little Joe is a little too big and too strong for Reddy to risk a quarrel with.

”Good morning," said I-teddy politely.

'tClood morning," replied Little Joe. first laying down his lish. "Have you b'relskta.sted'.'” he added.

Reddy Fox shook his head. "I haven't brealdasted for several mornings. These days I'm lucky if II get a dinner, to say nothing oi ibreakmst. That's'a nice fish you have there." Reddy's mouth was ibeginning to water.

"It will do," said Little Joe. "I'm a little late with my breakfast this morning, so youill excuse me if I eat it right now." He picked up the fish and began to eat it. With every bite he took, R.eddy's mouth watered a little more. It seemed to him that never, never had he Wam- erl anything as much as he wanted :1 taste or that fish.

"Is it good?" he asked in a small voice.

"Mmmmm!" sltid Little Joe wltin

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"mesa are pretty hard times," slid Roddy. '

"Are they?” asked Little Joe. tak- ing another bite ot that fish. "Don't you find them so?" asked Reddy. - "Not especially so." replied Little Joe. "Fishing has been very good. You really should try Iish for a change."

"I would love to," replied :Reddy. "Yes, sir. I certainly would love to if I had the chance. But how am I to get the iish? Just tell me that." t . ”Catoh 'em.” replied Little Joe. Yigh his mouth full. "That's what

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"That's all very well for you to say. but how can I? I can't swim the way you can."

”You should learn,” said Little Joe. "it's easy." He had eaten all but the head of that Trout. Now, he licked his lips, and looked down at the head of that fish. "ll be- lieve." said he, "I'd like another. It you'll excuse me. Ill go get one." Little Joe ilid into the water and disappeared under the ice. Raddy looked longingly at the head pi that fish over on the ice. It wouldn't he very good eating, but it would be something. He started to go toward it. but just then the head of Little Joe Otter popped out of the water again. He had another fish. He olimbed out on the ice with it In doing so he knocked the head of the other fish into the water. He paid no attention to it. but began eating the fish he had just caught. "Mmmmml" said he once more. "You really ought to have a fish tor your breakfast. Raddy."

"How about giving me pne?" said Reddy.

Little Joe pretended not to near him.

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