Show DADDYS DADDY'S i I EVENING FAIRYTALE GMary Mary Graham Banner BonnEr Kw f U SUN COMPLIMENTS EARTH Harry d 1 noticed the th glorious bright crown whIch the Sun was wearing and he had spoken of or It it But always the conversation COD had changed to some some- something tiling some timing thing else Now ow lie Ile asked the Sun about It again Its only when tile the Moon imides hides m my body from your I Earth arth that you can a asee see tills thIs crown of light from froin where you ou live Ie the Sun answered f I am nm eclipsed as nS It Is called t when the Moon Isso Is so go place placed as to cut cutI I Am Eclipsed off Q 3 n bit of my light from part of time the Earth I 1 think you ou can understand The path of the shadow shado of or the Moon over time the Earth Is very Cry thIn so 80 soa eoa n a total eclipse Isn't frequent To be sure there are eclipses ot of the Moon loon too The fhe Earth gets In Inthe inthe the way WIY of the light I let fall on the Moon I saw sa a wonderful eclipse of you when I was u a little kid Harry said Did you OU indeed Ah my eclipses have ha Interested and excited and even eren frightened man many Time The light falls faIls so 80 quickly at such times queer colors make crea crea- creatures crea- crea creatures creatures tures though nervous nervous though they really shouldn't and be-and be and the shadow goes over the Earth at such a great speed I Then I am core covered red up so 80 quIckly and ond lime flie lle stars come out so promptly promptly- promptly I or rather they show themselves In Inthe inthe the daytime when Im I'm eclipsed Your Tour word crown by the way comes from your our Latin corona corona- corona meaning something that surrounds the head but the light from my body Is so strong that you ou cant can't see my crown ordinarily r I Marvelous things s are discovered I b by people when I am eclipsed I 1 gIve them a chance then tIlen I People travel el to see me they take photographs photograph the they discover how my I ras ra's rays of ot light curve But I dont don't give e I them much time I so I quickly really admire the wa way the they work I Harry Barry told time the Sun of the eclipse he had seen and the Sun enjoyed i hearing his description of ot It it I People knew about eclipses cen cen- cen- cen centuries tunes and centuries ago the Sun II told Harry Once an eclipse pre pre- prevented pre pre- prevented prevented vented an Indian battle and some someI people believed that a dra dragon on had I swallowed me at such a time of stories Oh Oil there are plenty I But nut you ou may tell your our Earth peo peo- people people people that a n bright creature such as the Sun admires the brIght way in whIch the they can study so much when hen eclipses last so short a time Indeed i I do Yes Ye please give ive them m my may con congratulations congratulations lat and tell them that I 1 com corn compliment Aliment them Ill certainly tell them diem and then CO Cosmo 1110 arrived I za gave you ou along a long time with time the y Sun he lie said as he and and the Sun greeted greeted greet- greet ed each other othel I knew you ou would want It Ive had a won won- wonderful wonderful time lIar Har Harry f ry said a Thank you the time prevented a an In InSun Sun return returned cd Ive Sun dian Outbreak ed ak enjo enjoyed ed It myself I 1 really hate liate to see you ou go su so soon Please Ilease think of me from time to time when youre you're ouIe back on your our l a rth I just say I 1 will harry Halry returned Ill IlI certainly never forget you ou |