| Show 1 I I I Lff I WHY TURTLES HAVE SHELLS t J Once upon a time there thero were ere two In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian boys twin sons of a mighty chief that that hat lived in a Q village on a Western prairie The The older boys boy's name was Wind and he was wa Ia a a. big husky 1 fellow yet et so rough sough and and brutal in his hiJ ways that hat no one lik liked d him while Fawn the younger brother was much loved by byall byall all especially by the father himself Now Nov Wind Vind did not like this at all So he decided to play a n. trick and get Ret rid of ot his brother in m a sly way With this his idea he went into the woods and cut ut down a big tree from which he hollowed a large canoe It was beautiful beautiful beau- beau to look at for its brown sides were polished and marked off into nice squares that shone handsomely in the light Inside it was smooth and soft as the lining of ot an elder cider tree One pretty spring day when the canoe anoe was finished Wind got in and paddled paddle It down to a rock which hung over ver the edge of the the stream Just over this his stone was as a tall taU tree in whose branches the two lads loved to o play and aud this was wa the very means which Wind selected to aid in harming his brother Now in this very tree lived a gentle genUe wood sprite who noticed everything that hat went on around her home She was peeping through the leaves when Wind pulled the boat close to the rock and she saw him when he took his ils tomahawk and cut in it a big hole over ver which he placed a thin sheet of bark ark so that It would not show Fawn will win be down here today said Wind and if it I can get him swinging gut on that limb I can shake him ura down on the rock If he ha is not hurt then I will let him sail salt in the canoe and as that will soon fill with water he will drown x Wind did not know that Just above him ilm the sprite was standing and that she heard every word he said She had lad always thought Wind a mean fellow fel- fel low ow but pow now she knew it and determined determined determined deter deter- mined to watch and turn the trick on I the bad brother himself Inside this tree was a gun gum um which oozed out like that you see on on cherry cherrytree cherrytree cherrytree tree trunks in the summer The In Indians Indians In- In used it as a glue to stick their wooden food things together but they did not Know that it possessed the property property property prop prop- erty if used when fresh ol or not only sticking fast but of making anything on on which it was put shrivel up terriblY terri tern bly r I The sprite gathered about a bucket bucKet- ful fut of this gum and hid it In the ho hoie hoei e i I in the tree in which she lived The next day about noon she was awakened from her nap by byboth both boys running around the tree and then climbing its trunk Lets swing on this long branch Fawn said Wind as he seized the great limb In his strong hands Back and forth he swept and seemed to be delighted with the sport So Fawn took hold and started to swing like his brother brother brothe But when Wind let go the branch it Jerked up violently throwing throwing throwing throw throw- ing Fawn on the rock and bruising his leg Wind Knew that now Fawn would be unable to swim r Get into my new canoe and take a arow arow arow row Wind told Fawn If your leg hurts It will get better while you pad pad- dle Wind drew the canoe anoe up close to the tha shore then ran back ick to aid Fawn to come como down to the waters water's edge When Winds Wind's back was turned the sprite upset into the boat the bucket of ot tree trea gum and with a branch of leaves rubbed it all aU over the inside Rest Relit here awhile and I will win get the boat nearer to you said Wind as Fawn set down for a a. moment on a stone x As Wind leaned over and took hold fold of the boat the sprite let go of a strong limb she had been holding It jerked back and struck Wind knocking knocking knocking knock knock- ing him over sprawling into the canoe He fell on his back his bis head legs and anal arms sticking sUcking out outside ide But his body remained fast in the the glue Stay there forever said the sprite appearing to o the boys You are getting getting gettins get- get ting tins Just what you deserve I will pull you out on the land and you shall shan crawl vl around for the rest of your days with the shell on your back Wind had b begun gun to shrivel and by bythe bythe bythe the time he was dragged out on the bank bankhe he was Just the size you see turtles turtles turtles tur tur- today today and and in this way his children children children chil chil- dren have appeared ever since Copyright 1916 by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate New York City |
