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PETER LOOKS FOR. AN OLD FRIEND

Time alone applies the test, To prove old friends or new are best. -Old Mother Nature

1 was really spring. Wherever he went Peter Rabbit was rc- minded of it. He dearly loves mo spring in this he is no dliv lerent lrnin nilicr inlks. it is the season oi clziili wonders. many people seem not In KDOW

Lontract Bridge 3, Josephine Culbertson

SEIZING AN OPPORTUNITY

in the deal below a defensiveil pip gate Smith a chance Lhati was based on a good guess. and Smith proied Liiat he was an ex- cirilent giiesser. 3

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N'o'rrli's' double of three clubs Bun i-nriui liiii. Ha it liappened. ll gziir Ntillil quite a problem Sliuiild he pass and play for a penalty which was pretty sure and possibly might be substantial, or should he go out for his own vulnerable game? His d i ' to

W. Burgess this.

Tile omaiu Satan-da.y. Apni so. 1955

iner tha Swallow. quarreling. Mrs.

Winsome and Mrs. skimmer were doing their part. Each couple

anted a certain house Farmer

Brown's Boy had put up. That happened every spring. It was while Peter was over there watch- ing them that he was reminded .of an old friend whom he had not seen since late in the fall be- yfore. it was Old Mr. Toad.

"I wonder where Old Mi: Toad is? if he is still sleeping he is sleepingilate." thought Peter.

He asked Winsome Bluebird if he had seen Old Mr. Toad. Win-

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Peter simply couldn't atav at550m' W” '09 b"”' m bum”

home

in the dear Old Briar-iwnh P"'"'

He was bound he

patch Eve” My there were new would have that house. He had and ilm,eW'nower5 .0 look my managed to get into it. and now

And. of course. every day Peterllsw. was i" "'9 d&"r'swa5' keeping

looked for new patches of sweeti

kimmer and Skimmer

clover. That was his excuse to i) '

Mrs. Old Briar-patch.

Many of the old friends in fcath- ers had returned from the Land- thoughiof-Always-Summer. and more were returning every day. Long since. Johnny Chuck had kicked oli hisl winter blankets and come out -tui see what happened in the Great; World while he had been sleep-l in the Old Orchard were Winsome Bluebird and Skim-

The

smooth K ,

ing. Over

wakes

chewing?

up your . smile -while it helps to keep your mouth fresh and clean!

Peter for leaving the dear

F2?

Toad.

l Peter decided he would run over to Farmer Brown's garden which .was close by. it was there that he had last seen Old Mr. Toad. .He had been doing a funny thing when Peter had last seen him. , He had been digging a hole. and ; hacking into it as he dug it. He

:had told Peter that he was going”

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to bed for the winter. and Potartbe garden, and only a tow gr

hsd watched him gradually sot- ile down into the ground until the earth tell in over him and covered him up. The next day when Peter was over there. he couldn't iind the exact place where Old Mr. Toad had started to bury himself. He wondered if Old Mr. Toad had really meant what he had said, and if he had really buried himself for the winter. Peter was thinking about this ow as he hopped over to Fargo: Brown": garden.

Peter hopped this way and that way. all over the garden. Farm- er Brown had not yet planted

Willi were showing; things tli 00510 Ill! WIT! you. and do have to be -planted. Petu- under. that you: leaves or the rhubarb. There was no sign of Old Mr. Toad. no asked every one he met if they had'seen Old Mr. Toad. and no one had. Could itbot.hat0ldMr.'l'oadhodroally hurled himself. and Mistress Spring had not been able to woken him? "I hope that isn't true," thought Peter, lld I he” - of amine" drove out the feeling of gladneu with which he had Itartad to look for his old friend.

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