Show sa 09 WW MAW BOWER BONNEZ n i i i i CHATS WITH BROWNIE billie brownie had lud a number of interesting chats with many animals and birds of late and they had told litra a good deal snout about themselves of courel bit lie brownie had said to himself 1 I can see that tho the animals ore are all nice to look at and that they have mol wonderful was ays but I 1 wonder it if ther the 0 tell hiie more if I 1 went about to visit alt the penguin them told me so billie brownle brownie had gone and he had seen many of the animals and birds as ive said and he was planning to tell the he brownies about these theao chats you see billie brownie said when all the brownies were gathered together 1 I knew that so many of the birds and animals anti nals were of the same colors as the places where they aliey made their homes and that they w were ere thus so as to be safe and not seen 1 I knew that they tin had i costumes costume which were of a great deal of protection to them but I 1 wonted to hear more so I 1 talked to a good many there had been some kind of an exhibition of animals and of their fine ways and I 1 thought perhaps the different creatures would tell tile me something of it there were lectures about the ani ingals lii ali too perhaps they would tell roe me of these also I 1 thought and they told me a great deal yes I 1 have had some interesting chats of late 1 I talked to ills grace the sann ile he told me that they had partially webbed feet which were of a great deal of help to them in ill swimming the pelican told me that their feet were webbed and their toes jointed together for this very reason the penguin told me that their wings made useful paddles when they were inere going about traveling 1 1 I 1 talked to a fine sea turtle tural e who told me that he had front arms ori or he said I 1 could call them something else it if I 1 thought of a better name for them which were very useful to him in swimming these had bones which were flat anil and which were covered by skin and which served as the anest kind of and were nvere fine when he wanted to swim as he had told me inc solid and hat flat bones made nice paddles lie he explained explain edl 1 I had a chat with the sea otter who told me that his hind feet helped him to jump when he was on land for he said As you can guess by my name I 1 am not much on the land but I 1 am a v very cry one fine swimmer A very fine swimmer indeed old mr beaver was one of the most interesting I 1 met ve he said billie brownie I 1 am glad to tell you anything you want to know it Is summer time now and I 1 am off on a holl holiday day visiting my friends and so forth it Is not working time what is ia it you would like to have me tell you something of yourself I 1 asked him J have been hearing of how useful various animals and other creatures found their legs and arms and that hint they were made so they would be useful 11 1 I 1 have thought it was wonderful the way they all were of such assistance like ilke useful tools or like having F private automobiles to help them about i M r beaver laughed well if those are the things I 1 youve been finding out im a good one to come collie to for I 1 have two kinds of limbs illy my front ones art are for taking hold of things and for getting getling me about one ona of the most while my back ones are splendid for swimming I 1 you tou see my toes are longer and atlonger ft At ronger in my back legs than in my front ones and they are covered with skin which makes them thein a z wonderful licup to me when I 1 swim but not much when I 1 walk it Is because of them that im not so very graceful on my feet 11 but no matter one can cant t have everything such stich were the chats I 1 had on my last trip billie brownie ended |