Show AIRY TALE TALEMa I Ma Gt iha Do n cr 6 THE TH-E COLLARED LIZARDS Hn Ha ha said the collared lizare some creatures think they are so fine because they cat with knives and forks but that to tomy tomy my mind Is an utter utter utter ut ut- ter ter and absolute and complete and entire I and nd all nil the there I re rest of It waste It-waste waste of time mel 1 I What do yona you yon a think of the question question question ques ques- tion he ended What q u e s- s lion tiou 1 asked Mrs Collared LizardI Lizard I didn't know you asked a ques ques- tion ties ro I wished you to toSo toSo discuss it w with th So Fine me though I may not have put In the form of a q question said said Mr C Collared Lizard Oh that Is different said Mr Mrs Collared Lizard I will wUl discuss W lt with you you for for 1 I suppose y you U mean the subject of eating with Ith or without knives and forks Ul 1 do said Mr Collared Lizard I have spoken of or nothing else I 1 agree with you said sal Mrs Collared Collared Col Col- l- l lared Lizard that tha the use of forks and knives Is very absurd Ive I've seen them in the distance eating In the restaurant restaurant restaurant res res- of the zoo zoo zoo-of of course you I know I mean the people We have so much better a way we shove the food right In our mouths like Grandpa Frog does We shove It ItIn Itin itin in with our front feet which Is sensible sensible sensible sen sen- sible and which shows we know how bow to use our front feet for more than one thing Wo We a also so know now how to use our hind feet or our hind legs When were we're fright frightened ned and want to hurry off oft we wego wego wego go off hurriedly on our hind legs So we do said Mr Collared Lizard Liz LIz- ard We w just raise our bodies up when we do that But we arent aren't al always always al al- ways running away or frightened or ready for a fight In were fact a cheerful cheerful cheerful cheer cheer- ful lot though lot though we can give good blisters blisters blis blis- tel's with our OUI bites Still we are so nice In the zoo We are happy and we love our or sunshine or everybody's sunshine sun suu- shine h At any rate we have the sun shIne shino shining g on us lye We have such nice dry beds of or dry sand too We dont don't like the rain and ande we the dig holes ol I In the sand 1 where we e sleep and arid where we sfa stay when the Hie sun Isn't shining We certainly do like the sunshine But Dut tell me Mrs Collared Lizard about those eggs you yop laid this summer I 1 heard hear you did a good piece of work Yes said Mrs Collared Lizard I laid a good many wany ab about mt eighteen I believe Of course I have to do something something something some some- thing that Is Interesting for you ou are arc really more beau I am You have a handsomer black collar than I have have of of course we both get our names because we have a collar al always always always al- al ways around our ne necks ks But t though I am gray in color durIng during dur dur- ing lag the season for laying the eggs I become spotted with pretty bright red spots Still at that time Ime you have beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- spots of greenish yellow and you are a handsome fellow always You are fat and short and not pot skinny like some lizards or snakes are Your double black c collar with Its white e center center center cen cen- ter part Is very beautiful You always wear such a nice suit too of green or yellow or a pretty shade of gray Your throat Is 15 of a lovely orange c color lor and your nice tummy which likes food so much Is Ia of ot a lovely shade of or green Then you ou have beautiful spots of white and of or yellow rellow You flatter me said Mr Collared Lizard No I dont don't Its It's the truth said Mrs G Collared Lizard Well said Mr Collared Lizard for tor my part I think all collared lizards lizards liz liz- ards are Interesting InterestIng Interest Interest- Ing but we are a afine afine afine fine pair an exceptionally exceptionally ex ex- fl fi fine n e pair there is no mistake about it It is sensible too to have longer long long- er and stronger hind legs for we can go to safety when we wish to Still here here In hi the zoo we are safe safe safe- d I was thinking for forthe forthe forthe the moment of our old home out West How v we do love to eat You You Flatter Me didn't say that about us continued Mr Co Collared II area Lizard That Is why they cant can't put putto In to any smaller lizards or frogs or snakes with us because us-because because If It they did wed we'd ea eat t th them m up I IThe The most sensible thing ve we could do llo grinned Mrs frs Collared Lizard We know what It Is Isto to have good healthy appetites and not to stop a at anything In to the way of food as long fong as we we- can con a wallow swallow allow It Z |