t Pa could get it quickly and easily, any time he needed a gun.

    into t t poucs, and t tin patc in s. tc   and he gun ready loaded on his shoulder.

    , for,   to meet trouble y gun.

    at a op and load t in and s do in bullet and pound t a fres again.  at -a bear or a pant kill it  s. A ime to load his gun again.

    But Laura and Mary o t s.

    After ts ory-telling time.

    quot;tell us about the oods, Laura would beg him.

    Pa crinkled up  ;O; ;You dont  to  time I le boy.”

    quot;O; Laura and Mary said. So Pa began.

    tory of Pa and the oods

    quot;tle boy, not muco go every afternoon to find told me never to play by t to he woods.

    quot;One day I started earlier t I did not need to o see in t I forgot t dark rees, ctle rabbits playing games togettle rabbits, you knoo bed.

    I began to play I alking ting til t once I tering good nig he woods.

    quot;I kne I must get t he cows!

    quot;I listened, but I could not  t come.

    quot;I s, but I dared not go o my fat ting and calling. All time tting trees and trange.

    I could not find t doo dark ravines,  calling and looking. I stopped and listened for t a sound but tling of leaves.

    t a pant it hing.

    quot;My bare legs cruck me. But I kept on, looking and calling, Sukey! Sukey!  quot; Sukey! Sukey! I sed . Sukey!  quot;Rig;My ood straight on end.

    quot; all about ted o get out of to get home.

    quot;t ter me and called again