Identifier: audubonmagazine02nati (find matches)
Title: The Audubon magazine
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y. : Forest and Stream Publishing Co.)
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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y obliged to you. Nothing more simple, said the Fox,just push in your nose as far as you can,then open your jaws and pry the trapopen, and your foot will come out quiteeasily. The Bear did as he was told and drewout his paw with a sigh of relief, but whenhe tried to pull his nose out, he found hewas in a worse fix than ever and howledand danced about with rage. Oh, you wretch, said he to the Fox,, let me only once get hold of you. Charleys Wonderful Journeys. 187 Fine gratitude tliat for showing you glad of anything for a change, and all how to get your paw out, and it would youve got to do is to open your jaws wide, only serve you right if I were to go off and put in both paws as far as theyll go, then leave you in your present fix for the trapper shut your mouth and your head will come to help you out at the price of your skin, out easily. said the Fox; but its wrong to bear The Bear knew now that the Fox was malice, continued he, and now that laughing at him, and, setting both paws
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CHARLEY WENT DOWN ON ALL FOURS AND BEGAN TO RUN. youve got your paw out, its just as easyto get your nose out, if youll only do as Itell you. Oh, do tell me, said the Bear; Ididnt mean what I said; but it hurts so.I only wish you had your head in it for aminute and then youd know. Yes, said the Fox, with a sly wink atCharley; I can well believe that youd be upon the trap, he determined to pull hisnose out even if he pulled all the skin off,but, more by good luck than judgment,he got the trap upright, and placed bothpaws upon the springs; to the astonish-ment of everybody the jaws of the trapflew open, and the released Bear went forthe grinning Fox with a bound. The Fox turned tail like lightning; but, Charley s Wonderfztl Joiiriieys. alas, he was not quite quick enough; inturning, he whisked his tail into the mouthof the Bear, who snapped on it so viciously,that he bit it off close to the stump, andaway went the Fox as fast as his legs couldcarry him; the Bear dropped the brush andfol

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