<h2><SPAN name="NOW_IVE_GOT_YOU" id="NOW_IVE_GOT_YOU"></SPAN>“NOW I’VE GOT YOU!”</h2>
<p class="noi"><span class="smcap">One</span> day Teddy Turtle had a narrow escape from Danny Fox. He was slowly
crawling down the Cow Path in the Sunny Meadow when whom should he meet
but that old robber. Danny Fox seemed much surprised, but that was only
because he was trying to fool the little turtle. You see, Danny Fox
had been hiding all the time behind a bush and only came out just when
Teddy Turtle crawled by.</p>
<p>“Good morning,” said Danny Fox, with a grin.</p>
<p>“Good morning,” replied Teddy Turtle from inside his little shell
house, for as soon<span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_68" id="Page_68">68</SPAN></span> as he had seen Danny Fox he had pulled in his head
and tail for safe keeping.</p>
<p>“Where are you?” asked Danny Fox. “I don’t see you; I only see your
shell house.”</p>
<p>“Well, I’m looking out of the window,” answered Teddy Turtle. But he
didn’t put his head out very far, let me tell you.</p>
<p>Danny Fox stood very close, but he didn’t touch Mr. Teddy Turtle. Oh,
my, no! There wasn’t any use, for Teddy was safe inside his hard shell
house and Danny Fox knew he couldn’t pull him out.</p>
<p>Pretty soon the old robber fox said, “Let’s go down to the Old Duck
Pond.”</p>
<p>Now that was just where Teddy Turtle wanted to go, but he didn’t want
to go with Danny Fox. So he said instead, “I’ll stay here a while and
rest. I’m all tired out.”</p>
<p>Now this was just what Danny Fox<span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_69" id="Page_69">69</SPAN></span> didn’t want to do, for as long as
Teddy Turtle stood still he could keep his head and tail inside his
shell, but as soon as he began to walk he had to poke out his head to
see where he was going, and stick his tail out behind to steer himself.</p>
<p>“Oh, come along,” said Danny Fox, “you don’t want to stay here in the
path. Mrs. Cow may come along and step on you,” and the sly old fox
took a little bell out of his pocket and gave it a ting-a-ling. It
sounded just like the bell on Mrs. Cow’s collar.</p>
<p>Teddy Turtle poked out his head and tail and started to crawl away,
but, quick as a wink, Danny Fox grabbed him by the tail.</p>
<p>“Now I’ve got you! Now I’ve got you!” shouted that wicked old robber.</p>
<p>“Let me go! Let me go!” cried Teddy<span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_70" id="Page_70">70</SPAN></span> Turtle. But Danny Fox wouldn’t. He
held on as tight as he could. He wouldn’t have let go for anything, for
that was the only way he could pull Teddy Turtle along, and he wanted
to take him home for supper.</p>
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<div class="line">Turtle soup is very fine,</div>
<div class="line">But, when you sit down to dine,</div>
<div class="line">Don’t forget, dear girls and boys,</div>
<div class="line">With your spoon to make no noise.</div>
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