Show r BEN DOLL AND THE BIRDS Worsted orsted Dolls Doll's name was Ben nen and I he Jived in the he playroom oom with the other toye toys and should have been happy But I instead Ben Den wanted an adventure so soOne soone one day when his little mistress took I some pf pt the tho toys out In the yard Ben LIen Doll 1011 saw ss' his hits chance and nd he took tk it I At night when wIlen tho other dolls tolls and toys were taken in the house what whitt did I n Ben n do but fall lall behind some bushes I and hide so 60 that he lie could not be seen But lI like e all aU who 1110 seek Moek for ad ad ventures Ben found o n l a a great deal more ore than titan he e expected First it grew very ery dark and while Ben was not afraid of ot the dark he did not like the tue way the wind V ho howled ed I and l nv the leaves heaves all all about him He lIe was walS almost wishing he was vas back I in the tile playroom with his mates when something cold touched his face and there Jo at him Ben saw two bright eyes eyet He could not see In the dark QS as well as in the tho daytime you youIt I know It Va was Mrs hunting for I something warm to tl to make a l led bed ed for I her children so o she he nibbled a bit at poor D Bens Ben's coat coM and and- dragged him out I I in the path I What have havo you there asked a gruff An Arid And Ben Den saw two larger I eyes looking at him It was Mr Owl I who spoke and he flew new down beside Mrs l Rabbit to look took closer at poor little littleBen littleBen Ben Den Doll I Why bless m me if It It isn't a doll doH said Mr Owl who l I knew new everything I I believe Ill I'll take him home to my children I r Mrs 1 Rabbit wanted a piece of ot Bens Ben's coat but she did not dare dispute Mr Owls Owl's right to take him so she r ran rn n off oft and left poor Ben to his fate Mr Nr Owl picked him up in his strong claw and off oCt he flew to his home In a nearby tree tre tree When Mr Owl reached his home hi his wife was out with all the children so 0 he put Ben Den Doll on H a branch of t the e tree and flew new oft off By Jy and by hy It began to tc grow light and the robbin robbins and sparrows ant and bl blackbirds blackbirds black black- birds be began an to p and Johnnie Black spied spiel Den Ben Doll Oh look hook what I have found he cried and began to tu pick at Ben Den DollI Doll I want some of ot his tile co coat t for tor my nest said Jack Sparrow and Mrs Robin flew down and began bep-an to pick too I want some of that red worsted for nJ my nest said Mrs 1 Robin It was wu Mrs Mr Robin who found the end of the tile worst worsted 4 that would woul unravel l and away she flew with it in her bill blU Of Ot course the tile pull she sha gave upset Ben Doll and down ho he e tumbled frightening frightening fright fright- ening the other birds away and breakIng breaking breaking break break- ing off the worsted Mrs Robin carried off ote a generous I piece and her nest was soon seen the envy of all who saw it with its bright red lining But Dut poor Ben Den Doll was in a sad fix for tor his coat had to be men mended ed and It made him one sided but for Cor all aU that h he lie told of his Ills adventure boldly In the playroom and how he fought ought ot off the birds who name came to eat at him upI upI upI up I guess it if the truth was told about It said Teddy Bear Dear to Jumping Jack the birds were after the worsted to toline toline line their nests and If It the thread ad had hadnot hadnot hadnot not broken he would not be e here heie to tell the tale I guess so too said Jumping Jack But he Is made of worsted i anyway r. r so you ou could not expect him to be beery very cry bright Let him hm think thinh he lie e was wal brave e if It he wan to it wont won't hurt us Copyright 1918 by the McClure Ne News News' Newspaper Newspaper s- s paper Syndicate New York CIty |