Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1929, Page 27

| | 601 IN TH' CAR 2005E 505 T CAN FIND IT. Young Gander Disobeys. as! How oft the easiest way simply just to disobey. —Old Mother Nature. Honker, the leader of the big flock of geese resting in the pond of Paddy the Beaver, deep in the Green Forest, had decided to spend another day there before moving on toward their home in the Far North. Already the flock 'had made a long journey, but the jour- ney ahead of them was far, far longer. 'They needed the rest, so Honker passed the word around that they would stay. At the same time, Honker warned the members of the flock to stay weill 80 THE WILLFUL YOUNG GANDER KEPT A WATCHFUL EYE ON HONKER. out in the pond while they rested. He warned them especially not to take a nap on the shore or close to the shore. ‘The older members of the flock, who | had many times made the long jour- ney under Honker's leadership, made no objection. They knew that Honker knew what he was about and that if he told them to do or not to do cer- tain things he always had good reason therefor. But some of the younger members of the flock, who never be- fore had made the round trip from BEDTIME STORIE the North, were discontented. This was }° BY THORNTON W. BURGESS especially true of the willful young gander. He and some of the other young birds talked it over and they ail agreed that Honker was getting too old for leadership and that such everlast- ing_watchfulness was_silly. “I'm going to do as I please,” asserted the wiliful young gander. “If I want to take a nap on the shore, I'm going to take & nap on the shore.” “You'd betler not let Honker catch you doing it,” said one of the other young_geese. “I don't intend to let him catch me doing it,” replied the willful young gander. “What he doesn't know won’t hurt him. The idea of being afraid of anything here in this lttle pond! Why. I never saw a quieter, safer ghu in all my life. It is silly that we should not be allowed to go ashore if we want to. It isn’t right.” So_the willful young gander kept a watchful eye on Honker. He took great care not to do'anything more to draw Honker's attention to himself. He worked to the outside of the flock and there he pretended to be entirely occu- pied in preening his feathers, making his toilet and in gabbling with his neighbors. Some of ‘the older birds were already taking advantage of this heads tucked back under their wings. The young gander pretended to do the same thing, but he only pretended. He wasn't asleep and he had no intention of going to sleep there. Now and then he used those big webbed feet of his to paddle himself a little nearer the shore, while all the time pretending to be napping. At last he reached a position where the house of Paddy the Beaver hid him from the sight of Honker. He first made sure by peeping around that house that Honker had not missed him. At the point where he reached the bank some young hemlock trees grew very close to the water. The young gander slipped behind these. He was certain that now he could not be seen by Honker or by any other member of the flock. The soft ground felt good. It was just the place for a comfortable nap. The willful and disobedient young gander settled himself comfortably. He wasn't afraid, because he didn't be- lieve that there was anything to be afraid of. the North to the South and back to (Copyright, 1929.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1920) . Creep. . Hindu god. . Paronychia. . China grass. . Parched. . Make amends. ., That which is brought out by an- alysis, . Indicator. . Calcareous substance. I . Part of circle. Reduce to ashes, . Woman'’s voice. Course. . Obtained. . Descend swiftly. . Power machine. Female deer. 49. Silly. Check. . Ornamental stand. 7. m;enéa from talking. . Dolt. 5 ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. 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