Show 5 JM DOllIs nOlus A AND D f qUEER O aXE OXE NE da day as ag Doris Dorla was 05 Bitting oa OU i istone i stone by tho the roadside Won what to do to amuso amuse Ih eh she saw caw a 1 tiny little circular door door hike like that that cover cr manholes In rn m m. m city streets suddenly streets suddenly lift Bet up In tho the dirt dill just In front of ot her and a hairy head bead peep out outA t tA A pigmy or a tI rat I do declarer e exclaimed Doris Quick as flash fash the hairy a n head dW dt appeared and tho the tin tiny door snap snapped d shut sIt u t. t Oh Ob dear If It I hadn't spoken I ha hat hae e o scon seen what It was as sighed sigbe DorU Dorie Sho She decided to Mt mit it real still and to wil wait for lor Iho tho ito stran strange c imp to make her ber appear appear- anco again as-aln She he ha hadn't nt long to wait walt for tor the tI tin tiny door once moro more slowly opened and hairy bairy head peeped out again When the bead eyes Jes spotted Instead of or drawl drawing n her head back and slamming her door the funny Cunny lilu little creature crawled d upon the tho ground round out out- f side her house and bowed Lowed before the he girl 1111 Good morning Doris Im I'm Mrs JIrs Trapdoor Trap Trap- door Spider also known as hou house e 1 Im I'm m very cry proud of ot It It Is the tho name given en us b by the tho natives naU ar I Trap Trapdoor Spiders Spiders' b by our Immediate friends lau laughed the little creature When hen I heard you ou speak I 1 ducked my rny head for fear you were going s to try try- try try- to catch latch mo me or to step on me mc No Xo indeed I wouldn't do either i 1 laughed loris Doris And Im I'm pleased t Is meet met you ou Mrs Trapdoor Spider But But- why in the world do they call can you OU by such a funny name I should think Ct would sound pound so much ranch better So much more moro highfalutin laughed Mrs r Trapdoor Spider But nut a 3 nam cant can't change c mo me in th tho least least- Im I'm i a plain day lay Trapdoor Spider and aad cant can't den deny it It and sh she twirled her front frost f t ot an and laughed as if sho eho ho enjoyed th the joke You see we took that name nam name because of or tho the way wo we build our homes ll Uy By- Bythe the tho way a have you yon ever sees seen my my- my house Im I'm Imery very ery of oC it You iou must be replied Doris Dorig I T I cef would lovo o to see it if Ie you'd Oud CAT car to take me through h. Mrs Trapdoor Spider er was wa only too I happy to display her little home aad i begged egged Doris to step inside the tho doorway door door- way and wh when on Doris took a a. step forward forward for for- ward she found herself growing small small- enough h lo to enter The tin tiny door was made o of earth fastened together r with threads of ot cobweb cob web covered on the under side Ith silk Bilk which also lined the tho tube halls haUs that ran down into tho the earth about 1 U inches deep and about one inch in di di dk a ameter m etc r. r What a cle clever cr little you ou are arc laughed Doris Dod Why I walked right over o your place a 3 few T minutes ago and didn't Seo see seo your our door door- a way Good Goody laughed Mrs rs Trapdoor Sj S SDi SDi- I l. l tIer dor a n. el 10 lovely compliment M Ily Ii door Is so snugly fitted into the tho earth eruth that surrounds It you OU cant can't see ee the di di- I riding ing line unless m my door is raised Y Yesterday I wa was discovered and the thep person p tried to find my m door but I 1 braced m my feet teet on the sides of ot mr ray my lun-j lun nd nel hall and anel held the door shut with my jaws Jaw's and two tto front feet teet and the would 1 be bo house breaker couldn't get He fooled around a a. while then Wt went away aay wa Ij 1 Just what I 1 must be doing laug laughed M MDoris Doris for or I 1 hear mama calling me ins Mrs Trapdoor Spider opened he her hera doorway and led out Doris into the sunshine sun sun- shine 1 Im lad glad lad you ou visited me mc W S said I d in a squeaky squeal voice When you OU happen to pass this Limits wa way a again ain drop In 10 Id I'd lI hite to fee seo you ou v j Bidding ln Doris good good-by oo b Mrs frs Trapdoor lj Spider once more event f into inlo her trapdoor trap traM door and Doris ran to lo see what her mama wanted |