Show LII iW D l YS I I i 34 I fairy ir T Thie le Y l lP P GRAHAM BONNER SI I KANGAROO MEETING Are Arc the time little ones a all i In bed 1 asked one ot of the Kangaroo I mothers of the others She had Just jumped over ter t to wh where re the others t- t were safely asleep at last the mothers said jf Now we can have a a. a little qu quiet et tall talk I 1 Dear me what I a day It has been sa said Id I'd the first mot mother her III Ive e been asked asked- questions questions ques ques- IIi R t until n t 11 I 1 Y thought I would woud J p jUll away way and andI I May Look not answer any Funny more I Ive r been asked n-h n why was as this and why hy was that Well Weil of course o I suppose we we should be thankful to be asked these questions If they didn't ask us us ul questions w wed we'd d I feel the they didn't think we knew an any any- thing After all It Is rather a compliment ment meat to be thought so wise And often we dont don't know as much as ns they think think poor little dears The mother mothr Kangaroos were sitting about on their long hind legs They were not sewing for they had no sewIng sewing sew sew- ing lag to do They weren't mending their childrens children's clothes thes as ns their children didn't wear the kinds of ot coats or ors s stockings which hind had to be mended In fact the Kangaroo mothers had a avery avery er very easy time of It It And they didn't do fancy fancywork work or embroidery for the sake of ot having something to do because because because be be- cause It would be a waste of time when they didn't know what to do with the time embroidery If they did any no what to do with the sewing if they wanted to sew I II t I heard a mother er at nt the zoo today telling of th the Way way vay some some of ot her chil children dren dren were complained of because of I the noise they made and because they ran can about and got In peoples people's way she saidI said I Then she saw savy me and she said 4 Look at t that lat funny cr creature e. e And do sea sett It j jump mp I I. I Ah If she had understood Kangaroo Kangaroo Kanga Kanga- roo roo t talk lk I would have said to her I I I may look funny and I Id I'd do make g Jumps But I could uld give you a point or two about children when they run about too much or when they make a noise or when the landlord or or th the next door f n neighbor co complains J Just 1St gather ather them to together er and nd pu put I I I them In your our pouch That Is l Mother th r Kangaroo does But she probably w wouldn't have taken m my advice People feel they are areso areso so sQ superior Perhaps she hasn't a pouch but bat then she should admire the way Im I'm built Instead of f calling me meI I funny nn looking She should admire us the time o others other her said ald Perhaps they really envy y us the first Mrs Kangaroo remarked And the they all Jumped about and agreed that that was probably the tile explanation I A dear little Kangaroo child Is not strong at first and I always alwa's feel It Is safest to carr carry a any y baby of ot mine In my pouch until he Is quite able and strong enough to look out for him him- I Ifor self I dont don't think he Is strong enough for a good many months t to be al allowed owed about by himself and I dont don't run any any risks Of at course m maybe be p people ople dont don't run rl risks is but iUt there is nothing so N safe as asa as-a a good old pouch I remember in the time olden days how gentle we all were Then we used to tobe tobe tobe be hunted and we became became wild wl which is only natural natural natural nat nat- ural Im I'm sure We Ve have sharP sham claws c I a w s and our hind legs are good und strong I and can n run fast fust But we v are aren n nice Ice creatures and and though s 's me laugh at atus' atus when 4 they see Iee us us we think their ways arc as funny astl as tl they f y think think ours oursa mi a ar 10 We ve 10 love grasses I Dont Don't Run arid and vegetables Any Risks I Iare though our teeth are ale nie strong such teeth as we have ha for forwe we wc haven't a 0 great grent many And nd so tIle the Kangaroos met and they nil knew rind and calked about things had often otten C expressed ex cx- they thoughts pres ii ed pre pressed ell before But Rut who can cun blame them theta for tor that Not ot even evell Kangaroos want new things things' to talk tall all the time time Once Inn in ina ina a n while lUlls but the they liked to go over the same things thing about which they all so well agreed I |