Show tace dormer edited by DOROTHY EDMOMDS A number jumble one night the numbers gathered v together for a jolly meeting for once they decided to have a thoroughly good time they were tired of causing frowns to appear on childrens faces every single one of them arrived on time when they felt extremely gay they took partners and danced of course when they took partners they immell abely became larger more important numbers and changed their names twelve danced a jig forty six did a fancy polla fifty three swayed gracefully seventy danced a rather stiff waltz and not always lo 10 time and eighty nine because its two parts both wished to dance in the same dl lon tried to please each by skip ping merrily forward in a barn dance all went well until some number perhaps it was roly poly zero spied an interesting staircase lets all roll down the stairs said he not wishing to appear disagreeable the other numbers agreed it was easy enough tor zero who had no joints to bruise but dear dear what a heap and a jumble of uncomfortable num bers landed at the foot of the stairs a few moments later abasi anere they must stay until the children will straighten them out stand them in pairs on the lines above so that each pair when added will mate nine when this Is done it Is possible they may feel comfortable again wnm service |