Show A F Fond nd o Fun the Park Squirrel Tells Murty t. t Dimock About th the Seven Sleepers R. R r J Pa-n Pa n th the park squirrel r. r lSD OCk her best friend r F among among th the boys w who ho come often on ou visits to the park w were ere house cleaning cleaning clean clean- ing in an old hole bole of the s sycamore OD one da day in the spring that is she was while Murty merely watched from the outside Why dont don't you rOll stay in the nest up Inthe in inthe inthe the chestnut Its It's too low here for a e O oN N NG G E EN N I A AL L P PETS PETS' E T S' S By Dunbar fr rc hen Daddy buys buy our pets pcs for lor us t 1 W docs th b t he knows t v T The hc squeaky rabbit and the mice 1 Thc The goat billy that goes So 50 clumsily clumsily- arc what he thinks J i Exciting I suppose t But never nc mind Ive I've other pets I f That no one knows about about- i r The Thc hc v very cry ery finest spotted toad t That sticks his stomach out 1 J purpose just to make me mc laugh t I haven't any doubt J it Iy lt I tur turtle lc makes a pock pocket piece piece t-piece 3 l- l That's Tat That's S just a per perfect fit t is 15 so flat and smooth and hard hardi j i JHc just slips into it Y-le Y e doesn't often snap and bite Or bother me a bit y i But t I love loyc best my baby snakes ey ire arc so innocent c when they crawl inside my coat 4 Urn In perfectly content Ilu told f I told these things to Dad J H Jd wonder wh what t I meant l t I Murt Marty yawning lie He c cur rev cu r- r r fait tile the sort of spring ste W complained of that morne morn- morn e got JOt poor t teeth eth to gnaw out nuts IU 7 but as al for or moving I simply E. E to J io because I felt so o lonely c. c nely and aDd t h hear best r anything going on Why I era Hoot I came down h here rl that that's s ye yes-j yes I 1 overheard a mole moll say aT that a r bAt of M Ids his heard rd the muskrats talking S q tad tid aid J M said d ked asked Murty beetles beetle bury this the boy boy I I MW ht he the muskrats whispering together Fond Foud o 0 Fun ou ht her her- r. r elf to grab crab and aDd eat a Ii passing bug of or Home e kind which had bud thought to explore ex cx- Ox I pion the tree and aDd as I 1 was tra may iD ing 1 were sure none nOD of th the Set Seven SelU en Sleepers Sleepers' bad come up yet yet yet-my my that tasted fine be zie Do you ou see He any more around arouni I No o. o and it was mean of you yon 00 t to eat tl hiI him up op when hen be had just come our ont u i aid Musty Murty but who bo are the Seven Senn I Thy all aU beetles expect t r tt Lu W be eaten sooner or later they the a n nt mind I J reilly must not stop top here r chattering at ata ata att a t silly boy when my bed i isn't n t even made maile let t. t If yon von went want to ask foolish questions ques Lions go aunt up the old uld green reeD frog in m I By W W. Seward Wallace the lake lik k He lie lIe has more time tim t to tik nonsense than I have e a seized a largo large hickory nut to toi throw V t o 0 Fun Tun but hut she wl whisked out of sight up into the hollow tree Murty wandered off toward the lake hoping to find some one not so busy Soon he saw a n large brown animal sit sit- W 4 k k I- I P c IM- IM 1 i I t 4 i 1111 i ii t i q C rhey a e IQ ting by a piece of oT old dead d tr tree branch which it was a gnawing T rigorously The animal looked like a very nry large larg rat but it was wu nearly the size slie of ofa a puppy poppy dos dog It didn't hear bear Marty until be he spoke asking politely I 1 suppose you yon OU under under- conversation U Would you you mind i The Coypu rat turned like a flub flash fating facing on 00 Its Ita four font feet it bad tn-en tn wn standing up beo before and stared at him him- Why U lir I n wouldn't t mind at all if it didn't I hurt so 50 30 h boy hoy T said th the Coypu rat Tat in io a a. muffled tI sort of or tone but it was wis 18 kind of I 1 YOU yon to ask uk- uk skit it put pat its Us head down aide ide- I wars s God end rubbed one cheek against apio t tb the thel l throw stones at m me t tr moet trpe x moet roo t boys u t that theo they ever bit hit m me but it does does' rua make a rat mad this dodging of ato stones too I I What U hat Ic i it that hurt hurl so In nuked I Murty rea liy ii I I 1 wa 1 WIH I gnu going to tu ask ak too what you are r I i Wb stupid cant ant you wv eec I 1 hire have a 1 Are yon you n 2 muskrat I never sa slur saw I urh h n h a large one for Muskrat 1 I n II muskrat ind indeed But Butof Butof Butof of course you Oi never neier SAW a II rat rit bo be for ji just Kt a II as I mv nr never r s saw iw w an kind kiai of J a JIK J i IK bo boy In lit Itt t a brow n one till I wan mad mad- captive vc and taken B off of by whit ones I Murty J by this time felt that tbt t the rat was too irritable to talk to and so he lie asked if f he lie cm could d help it with the toothache toothache tooth tooth- ache Iche The Coypu rat put up a aery ery very dirty wet paw and ana rubbed its aching cheek with it like a cat washing its face e. e Then it said more peaceably peaceably- If I had a harder piece of wood now noway now now- ay n this thin stuff is so soft it dont don't grind at nt atall all You understand boy that my teeth grew too long and I ha haven't vent any ony hard bard things to gnaw on like I had in my own I country But Hut the other Sleepers before they ent down said said aid aidI I w Well n 11 well ell well if we did you yon needn't Dt go telling every oT overgrown monster you I m meet abon aboa it laid a harsh voice into i the Coypu rats rat's ear and a large arie mud turtle turtle tur tur- tur- tur tle tie crawled crt heavily ont out o on the g. g gras grao I Iam l lam am a turned turtle if I am not oat out before continued th the old fellow settling in a nice sunny nODY spot heed bead and ADd legs logn spread out How about the ot other r fi 1 lie He and aDd the Coypu rat were soon d deer deep I IT ly en engaged ged in discussion and Murt saw he ho was waa for forgotten So he b. turned the turtle suddenly over on his hack back with the toe of a i boot The astonished creature opened its it beak idly Mr out ont Ms its neck n k md and w WR N ve J nil all it its il four nh look look- jog ins ins- but bur ally r-ally rc table legs in the theair Sir air air It said nothing but hut 11 li li oj rat rati i made mae a squealing sound lU nJ Murty Mirty n as a laughter r i j y ou You OIl rou horrid horri i shinny shinny- I barked backed t t. r rap II in you rou at lu last t the turtle l but r i utter nothing more Murty io in in restored it to 10 tone it feet feN WH whiz II it ir scrambled hastily luto the th w r 1111 it r and disappeared ont Vont on t vi you 11 now how that flint foolish f turtle is is tell m me mc your history asked be the Coypu rat it it will make me mo feel better my jaw hurts me mc so so soI I Iha e ha e a 11 very cry short history answered Marty solemnly It reads like this this this- I wa was born in New York have lived in New lork York nine nine years my name is Murty Dim Dim Dim- hero Here the rat made u n loud grunting noise and broke in rudely Its not interesting at all nil and so Ill I'll tell you my own story which is ful of nice nice Adventures 7 stooping stooping stooping stoop stoop- ing down dO to pat the ugly beast Not ot those but n nice te things to eit eat I I dont don't quite follow your long woid words but j but I I cant can't remember ber all ail the names an and l things Ill tell you what perhaps you have havea a splinter in m that tooth Murty Marty said I might pull pun it out you yon know if you'll tell me me about the Seven Sleepers Ill I'll tr try to help your toothache The Coypu rat looked sharply out of its small brownish eyes at Murty and then rising on its hind legs opened its mouth wide In a back baek tooth tooth one one it chewed with with with- there ther was ws a large splinter Now Sow bold hold still and dont don't bite I see It said Murty feeling like a n dentist lie put his fingers cautiously in and gave the splinter splint r n a qui quick k twitch The poor rat jumped and then stared at the boy in in surprise Well II by the Seven but you are a II won day Not a one of us could have done that It feels feel all right now quite sappy Lets Let's have a look at your paws boy The rat looked at Murty's Martys hands bands with their small pink but dirty fingers and said Very odd very verv odd indeed Odd nothing retorted Murty But Jut look at my iny teeth Fond Tend o o 0 Fun FOD over oter here said my teeth were poor ones for cracking cracking crack crack- ing nuts and he showed his even en white teeth to the rat who made the samo same high squeal as he had before They may be good ones to look at nt but they wouldn wouldn't t do to gnaw a n root with too with too small But I Isaid Isaid Isaid said Id I'd tell you yon about the Seven Se Sleepers Sleepers Sleep Sleep- ers era of nf which 1 I. am one the turtle is one and the bullfrog is two and so on The Theold Theold Theold old box turtle started it and andie we i-e i e all go to one nest to sleep through the I cold old times and then when it gets warm again we wesee see who wakes up last who comes out first and so on Its It's a D. good way of knowing thin things too finished the Coypu rat vaguely But nut who are the oUter other four four and and nd what happens then asked Murty Here comes one one hes he's hes number two I tl think whispered the rat as a n soft II rustling in in the grass was was wa hearth heard A At handsome blacksnake glided out of tile the I nearby grass graM and stopped short with a slight hiss liisa on seeing Murty But Rut Murty t stood quite still while the Coypu rat said said said- You are up earl early haTe hare you 1011 seen Methuselah asked Murty Hurty tt tb say MY something The blacksnake raised its I thead bead bad proudly and said I 1 talk only to tot i t I brother Sh Sleepers not to cruel bo boys I ha has bu been up ui me days for or 1 I i iI hil helped bi i wake ake lInt Hut b he be cannot J get out ont i ilof I lOt lof of his big MIl hole he bj Is too old and weak wak The Will u Hid t. t Jut Just Justat I at lit this thiA time Murty noti noticed other iron I Ires res res H M milling on the Ibe bore of the Oil lake Jake I There Theft was a pretty blick mole hole only III i few ew inches long till the i-aine i ma mad turtle that he had driven en aa away the m and sad finally an n old green og Here I 1 thought bt Musty are lire the Seven I I all nil but hilt one Old the bos' bos tortoise was wai not there I I Its a of m ting nut ting like e a club said Murty as tb the t C Coypu rrt introduced i J hire hirv around Don Dont t mind me you rOU want lo Ii elect a 11 president he lau smoothing smooth smooth- t I ling in ing tile the brown bUlk bark of ti ti til C iatI rat nt I II I I Yeti ies c that feels et I nice uirt thank thank you But Butt ButI ut t I don t see IC all any dh about And Anti dont don't 1 n tise e nh Inch n h words word I It is i- ia a n tn m nJ o of the Seven n u only ill is n a I high bib squeaky v voice vove Maid 6 j lies still in the nest neat I didn't leave him till he waked though Now ow look hook here herc put in Murty any anyone anyone anyone one of you can show me where old Me- Me Ic- Ic is buried Squeak Squeak ek kek ek He Hell He'll b not buried hes he's in his winter vinter bed said stid the mole And this boy said the COypu rat stopped my toothache in maw a wonderful ul w way ay he hes he's s almost an animal hes he's so 80 bright Now lets let's ask him to bring to-bring bring out old oJ for us ns At the place pointed out Murty began began be be- gan gnu to dig w with ith a stick the Coypu rat helping help help- hug ing him a n little The mole went down to tell all ull about it while the green bullfrog went into the pond to lo tel tl his hig frog friend friends Murty h had bud id soon made mude a n adeep adeep deep hole in the ground and at lit last his bis stick struck a hard bard substance It it reminded ed him of digging for treasure treasure but but here he lie stopped to take breath Immediately the CO Coypu Pu rat went into the hole and u used cd i his paws so well that the old oid Black and j yellow ellow el low shell of was unco uncovered Murty Marty stooped and lifted him out into the warm sunshine where the old fellow put i his head slowly out Seeing Murty he I drew w it in again with a loud hiss but in a moment more be hi looked about with his old II eyes to which the dirt still clung Ave Are re nil all the Seven present or have some r below he lie asked in a cracked cranky voice voice Next Nest cold season season sea sea- son we Ve will nest in iii tho Fame ame place But nut said Raid Murt l suddenly taking up old Ia in his hiN la lap there are arc not seven n hut but eight cl's old follow fellow The rho turtle tie found tin tilt warmth w of Martys Marty's hands gratt grateful ful so he lie kept still while he lie looked slowly about Then the Coi pu rat ratI said If the boy Loy says Itaya so why it is so find and he lIe tried l to get up liP on Murts's other I kD knee But Hilt the thu old green Ceu bullfrog was ahead of him and lauded on Murty's knee kneel I ne neatly HY HYe i If we e srI are ight i ht of seven sleepers sleep sleep- ers era began beun the blacksnake h ta ts rule rolf out ont one of the till number I am om guardian of the lie nest so 6 I 1 And Ann I I. I I squeaked the molt mole am OUI chief ground tester I must remain Master Bullfrog sU suggested Marty ought to sleep at the bottom of the pond rule him lion out t ties I Yes ies it all nil comes romps of the frogs frog's Countin counting count count- in jug ing wrong he lie always counts like this this I and the blacksnake began hoMin holding hi lila his handsome head lit at the different Sleepers I one bullfrog two blacksnake black black- I snake three muskrat oud ud Coypu rat four Cour I mole ole five lite mud turtle six sis and und toad I I seven m. m I ell Cn that comes tomes out right rigte said the fro frog and most of or the animals a agreed with I I Win him lint But the rat said aid O Urn iGI bo boy bow w was as a n wonder i II and nd lid couldn't hw so 1 the they decided l to III ru rut rill out the tho tj laughed saul here fI snake you Jetter t lOll ti i l him up liP now not n I Sleeper JM tints that's I i s' s d I il-i il ilithe b the he snake edging t ton to w III i nd id Hum r Ir frog turned yellowish nen gr limit climb into of i 1 vs VI pocket the boy only said Il II 11 not eat at nt fro Then tin III said Indeed if Bh k oat oat- Fret Fros will kill him bim nuil ill all i ho tie other 8 seat l Whereat the tue htiu I sn ik i Kind he lie joking It was II poor pool iok joke a fro frog in a n thick OK f fAt At this moment M i hll iI gone fast asleep on n his knit kne kneel 1 1 his ii i u lid nul I He Jle le hind 01 dozed od II WilY away too i in iii II tin rh- bright suns so he lie put lIt down own the old gent genta a nice nice grassy spot and poked the fr into the ha lake Tin hit muskrat dou doi J JIon Ion long hong after him t tin III ho- silently u way away n a ind iid II t I tin Ii- Ii mud clumsily the shoe shoie As As' fat foi mole the thC last Mum furl s W siw Wn nv n a- a oward o-c-ard the Site groc y i v ator- ator tor ne nearly lI two J I late IntI was WUK u a till bin hili I object first into the glass sm I he next in instant stan nl mole moll had bail d ill in in a 11 spray I o 0 of lea in leaving lea the CO Coypu Ia rat rit t alone by th side ide |