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 *teller, and he tasted the lettuce. "Yes," said he, "this is real lettuce."

The others were sure of it. They were eating theirs as fast as they could.

Now the dog, who kept the yard, hadn't turned a somersault, so he knew about it. He saw Fred, hiding behind the fence, throw down the lettuce leaves.

"Ha, ha," he barked, "the silly things don't know that to-day is April Fool's Day. Of course," said he, thoughtfully, "they have eaten juicy lettuce leaves. That's not foolish. Fred and I have eaten nothing."

"That story had a happy ending," said the rabbits, as they scampered off to play.

Which do you think was April-fooled?

THE FOOLISH PUPPIES

The biggest puppy said one day to the little puppies, "Let us jump up on the table and enjoy ourselves. There are plenty of bread-crumbs on it. Our mistress has gone out to pay some visits."

The little dogs said, "No, no, no, we will not go. If our mistress should hear of it she would beat us."

"She will know nothing about it," said the other; "come on, the crumbs are fresh and sweet."