Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1937, Page 46

Bedtime Stories Old Mr. Toad Talks. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. ‘When wisdom speaks attune each ear sure all that you may hear. Andgttes —Old Mother Nature. ADDY was no longer a Tadpole. No, sir, there was nothing of the Tadpole about him but a funny little stub of a tail Otherwise he was a perfect little Tond. Indeed, he was so tiny that a cricket, one fully grown, would have been big beside him. He still kept close to the Smiling Pool. He liked to sit on the wet sand or mud, especially at night or on dull days. On sunny days he kept in the water or under something that would shut off the sunbeams, for his skin was so tender, so delicate, that it was necessary it should be kept moist. One morning, when there was a gentle rain, he crept out of the water to sit on the mud at the very edge of it. That mud was almost black, and so was Taddy. It would take H{any “DO—DO YOU THINK I'LL EVER BE AS BIG AS YOU?"” ASKED TADDY TIMIDLY. sharp eyes to see him as long as he didn't move. A pair of eyes did see him. They were not Darticularly sharp eyes, but they were very beau- tiful eyes. They saw Taddy now be- cause they had seen him leave the water and squat right where he was. In fact, Taddy had squatted right in front of the owner of those eyes and hadn't been aware that any one Was near. “Hello, young fellow. It is a lucky thing that my cousin, Grandfather Frog, isn't here instead of me. You'll have to be more careful than you were this time if you want to live long enough to see much of the Great ‘World,” said Old Mr. Toad, for that is who it was. “It's a nice day, isn't 4t?” continued Old Mr. Toad. “It's a lovely day,” replied Taddy. It was, too, from a Toad's viewpoint. Toads love a warm rain. “Excuse me,” he continued, “but I don't think ‘we have met before.” “Now, this was really funny, for Old Mr. Toad was Taddy's father, and neither of them knew it. Old Mr. Toad may have suspected it, but he had no way of knowing, for there were so many tiny- Toads, all looking much alike, that there was no telling his children from others of the same age. And, anyway, he wouldn’t have known them if there had been. Old Mr. Toad chuckled. “You must be one of the Tadpoles I've seen swimming around here so much.” “If you please, I'm not a Tadpole,” replied Taddy in a hurt tone. “I'm been here in my place, you wouldn’t be sitting where you are.” “Where would I be?” asked Taddy innocently. “Down in Grendfather Frog's stomach. He would have swallowed you in one gulp,” explained Old Mr. Toad. “Take my advice and keep away from all Frogs bigger than yourself.” “But they are our cousins, aren’t they?” protested Taddy. “True,” replied Old Mr. Toad dryly, “but if you live long enough you will discover that all too often members of one’s own family are least to be trusted. Trust a Toad, but never a Frog, if he is bigger than you are. Here comes Longlegs the Heron. He is another to watch out for. Never let that fellow get near. I always have to watch out for him when I am here at the Smiling Pool. Thank goodness, he stays around the water. You better get out there where he can't reach you, despite his long legs to wade out with. Come on! I'm going.” 5 Old Mr. Toad hopped into the water and swam out where Longlegs couldn’t possibly reach him. Taddy followed. He was having hard work to believe that any one as big as Old Mr. Toad could be afraid. “I guess I've got a lot to learn,” thought he. (Copyright, 1037.) D I — How It Started BY JEAN NEWTON. “The Lion's Share.” THE original lion’s share was not merely the greater share—strictly speaking, it was not a share at all, for the lion got everything there was to be had! . The lion that started it is Aesop’s, and the fable shows him demanding all the spoil, though other beasts were partners in the plunder. One quarter he claimed as his spe- cial property by right of royalty, an- other quarter for his superior strength, the third for his speed and the re- maining quarter he defied any one to take from him! Aesop told it this way: “The Cow, the Goat and the Sheep went once a-hunting in the chase with a Lion, and they captured a Hart. And when they came to have their part and share in it, the Lion said to them: *‘My lords, I let you know that the first part is mine, because I am your lord, the second because I am stronger than you, the third because I ran more swift than you did, and who- soever touches the fourth part he shall be my mortal enemy!’ “And thus the Lion took himself for alone the Hart" (Copyright, 1937.) THE EVENING ‘STAR, WASHINGTON, Brain Twizzlers BY PROF. J. D. FLINT. THIS 1S TH' FIRST PROBLEM THET EVER THROW! “JROWLEGS” BROWN was a straight-up horse wrangler. He probably was the best in the West. As a sideline “Bowlegs” prided him- self on his artistic technique with & lariat. However, one day he faced a problem new in his experience. An- other wrangler was standing in the corral at a point shown by X on the diagram wnich “Bowlegs” holds in his hand, as the picture shows. He was 30 feet from the gate and Bullet, his horse, was 20 feet from the gate. Both start for the gate at the same time and Bullet travels 4 feet while the wrangler travels 3 feet. Of course, Bullet gets to the gate first. “Bow- legs,” standing nearby, became curious as to how long a lariat would have to be to catch the horse. He finally figured it out, can you? (Answer on Page C-7.) (Cpprright, 1937.) : Jolly 'Polly A Little Chat on English. BY JOS. J. FRISCH. r;}lmov(m MYRTLE 1S YOUNGER THAN E, SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL COLLISIONS, RE‘DRME? TUINK AT AUTGS SRE RUINING THE YOUNGER GENER! BUT DAD SA%S THAY THE - cmny YDUN[(:NEz GENERATION 15 RUINING _AUTOS. G S. P.—"Myrtle is younger than I" is the correct form. Completing the thought makes this rule clear, thus: “Myrtle is younger than I (am) “Bobby talks more than I (talk “They walk faster than we (walk *They spent more than I (spent).” Send a return envelope to Jolly Polly for the leaflet, “I, Me and Other Personal Pronouns.” LRTURITLG = London scientists are boosting cof- fee as a brain and muscle stimulant. Nature’s Children 13_. C., THURSDAY, BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. EHOLD the dusky grouse bridegroom. He is fully aware of his handsome wed- ding finery end his gift as a drummer as well. This is the largest grouse to be found in North America. He is from the West, and where he resides, he is pretty well out of sight most of his life. For he prefers the woods where many firs, cedars and pines grow, and does not seek the open spaces. Ranging from the Rocky Mountains from Northern Utah and Northern Colorado to Central-Western New Mexico and Central Arizona, and West to East Humboldt Mountains, Nev., this grouse is tame in most of his haunts, unless he has learned to fear the noisy firearmseof hunters. ‘The ground color of the plumage of head, neck and upper parts is a slaty-dlack. It is thickly transversed by innumerable narrow streaks of bluish-ash., On the shoulders and secondaries the bars are a pale brown. The shoulder feathers have white- shaft streaks ending with a spot of white. The cheeks are dusky black; the underparts are a dark bluish-ash in front, lighter in the rear. All feathers are margined with white. The bill is ebony; neck, drum and comb over eye yellow. The eyes are orange-brown. To see this ardent suitor courting is a thrilling sight. A fallen tree is chosen for the parade grounds as well as & place to strut and perform his courting antics. The log has become smooth and polished from the many trips made along it by the creatures of the woods. It commands a good view, not only of approaching friends and neighbors, but also of rivals, and most important, shy grouse maidens peeping from low shrubs and under- growth. Nothing escapes the bright eyes of the drum major. After scanning the landscape ex- pertly, the drummer goes into action. With a long breath of satisfaction at having everything in perfect order, the grouse erects his tail. The 20 feathers forming it are beautiful, indeed. The long wings are drooped gracefully to the log. His neck swells and puffs the feathers on his sides, spreading | Clecning day is IDethol D | KILLS FLIES, MOTHS, | MOSQUITOES AND | OTHER INSECT PESTS We're on both sides i Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus.) and turning them outward. The lighter, inner surfaces are revealed, producing a rosette effect. In the center, a great crimson, inflated air sac is disclosed. With these wonder- ful boutonnieres, he begins to feel more than well satisfled. Above his bright eyes the flery comb-like wattles dis- tend and now the suitor struts close to the shrub from which coy eyes are watching him. Bowing low before his lady love, as he deflates the air sac, expeling the air at regular intervals with a deep ““zoom, zoom, zoom,” that can be heard for long distances, he declares himself. But the maiden does not accept him at once. The drumming begins at dawn, lets up at midday, resumes in the afternoon and on moonlight nights is as strong as ever. So fast do the wings vibrate that the human eye cannot follow the movements. Cameras have been able to obtain the action. The air racing through the feathers produces the sound. When the courting days are over, Wl foll good suggestion — MAY 27, 1937, the husband guards his wife, or wives, as preparations are made for the 7 to 10 creamy white eggs. The cradle is .| usually beside the courting log, in a slight depression in the ground. It is crude, with little thought of comfort. ‘There are spots of reddish-brown over the surface and the eggs blend as well with their surroundings as the little mother who broods them. By Autumn, the handsome family may be seen together, the children nearly grown. They hunt for berries, seeds and tender buds. By late Oc- tober they have grown their snow shoes, their long feather trousers keep their legs and ankles warm, and the wide, low boughs of the trees furnish retuge from the snow. (Copyright. 1937.) —_— “Deserted” Areas. One of the greatest mistakes a driver can make is to get the idea that he can safely speed when strects are apparently deserted. You approach an intersection and if you know there is litile travel on the cross streets you are tempted to go through without diminishing your speed. 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