| Show I TIME SLEEPY SLEEPY i ti TALES i i iTHE LES I t I r T THE TALE OFA OF j I A TURKEY I i j i- i g. g BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY BAILlY 1 I II II i I J I I I MRS WRENS WREN'S ADVICE ICE Turkey never knew that the peacock peacock was no get bigger than he ho was TI t The The elegant creature had such a huge hug tail and such a loud lOUd harsh voice that TU Turkey k y stood In great grea t awe of r him Being Being- cry very peevish atter after his first mee meeting ng with the peacock k Turkey Proud oo Went Vent behind bellind the th barn and found fourd a a yon young young- gobbler and gave gave- g grave ve him a terrible terrible- drubbing drubbing- felt feit better Then Turkey 11 C That That night night nig-ht he roosted In a tree tho near farmhouse farmhouse- And In the tIre morning when he awoke no thought ht cock entered his of the peacock peacock pea pea- head He lie a 5 ing few cw to early his morning custom go gobbles los accord Indulged accord In when custom when a rasping scream Th The reminded peacock him had of his hated other tree treo not slept In another an an- far a way away away- even th j farmhouse e. e than than- nearer Turkey Proud- Proud foots i said Huh Thih said Turkey r i Farmer Green wont won't care for tor that racket every morning morning- Just I outside his I w window And neither Wren Ho always goes to will the Rusty I i I bio hIe of waking waking- Farmer Green trou trou-i I with his singing This new i pet of ha has taken it Johnnie's Johnnies j work upon himself to do Rusty's It was true that Rusty Wren was I upset He lie- scolded a good deal leal to his wife that day about the peacock tho-peacock da dawn Thero e song song- g nb no beneath n use ih of ofFa Farmer my e singing Freen's n a window any iny more Rusty Wren bled The grum grum- terrible bird squalls of this thib new will disturb everybody In the vall r- r fv 5 i t b be m J said 1 Wren j. j DoSt Doat be silly like o Turkey Hes He's makin making himself miserable because the peacock has a tan tail that sticks higher than uP his How absurd sh cried be tp like Turkey just because up In in- inthe the air your tall Why yours ours and to stick mine r sticks up But We wo dont dont don't go so aru around S bOasting about th them them- m. m And if Jt some body else has a up tail tall why wiy worry worly about it And f if somebody else with a louder voica ran can Green better than you OU can can why about that thai Let the peacock worry if he wants to scream And Ana J I- I T cried Turkey who had ben standing beneath tree where Mr and Mrs Wren the talking I In s say let tIe were 1 c parade pa- pa rade Ia the e front yard f he to I certainly shant shan't visit him Wants a there Ill I'll parade behind the When Turkey first up like that Rus Rusty y Wren and spoke his wife gave each tach other an uneasy look They had expected him to be And an angry rV now with an air ot of Mrs Wren ren great relief lOr I apologize to YOU Mr Youre You're TUrkeY not Youre You're as silly n ns T I pot not n as vaIn thought YOU were J I begin as I Weve We've been mistaken to thC thes e years about ou cu all You certainly declared have Pro Im been heen Turk y an alt an In-i In giad glad I I h haven't yent the not vain at horrid harsh voice Mine j peacocks peacock's Is more beautiful 1 t than han his And rid much can deny it nobody bOdY Gobble gobble gobble I C Copyright 1921 by etro gobbles gobble S p x l t J S S f |
