Show dyS il Evel g f Fairy Liry iry Tale Thie TT T le leY leMN Y AARY MN GRAHAM BOWER BONNER i T UTI rr M union OTTERS I OUT OF DOORS Now now said Mother Otter we must all alt pay atte attention n Mother me means ns said one of the little Otters that we children must pay attention to her She doesn't mean mean that she must pa pay pay attention to what hat v we e sa say That Is what mothers always mean mean I think said another wise little Otter But they could not talk any more morg now non Lessons had begun f First of oc all there thereas as was the lesson of diving without splashing Of course said Mother I ther Otter Otte when it Is playtime you may dive and splash all you OU like But nut you must also know how to dive without splashIng splashing splash splash- Ing so you can cnn fool your yom enem enemy So Mother Iother Otter taught her children the dh livin without splashing without shing lesson lesson which ich Is Is as as' as Important orta t a a lesson ln In 0 Quer Otter t school as spelling Is In In regular schools After r they knew their Is lesson on pretty prett well for the day Mahler Otter tn taught them how to catch frogs nn and how to get ofT off the tle frogs frogs' skins after they were ele C caught ug t. t 1 r In Otter Olter school that was wa as ns Important Important tant as ns It Is for people to learn how ho hoto to to use a fork foik and how bad ball It is to eat eat with Ith a a knife fe The next ext lesson esSon was In eel eeL eating eating That was was Just ns as important a lesson lEson In Otter S school as r reading or r arithmetic Is In regular s schools Children Ch Otter children Ien said Mother Otter do this r Eat nt the Hie eels from t tie tail just as the he trout must always be be eaten f from rm the hea head I l 1 y Trout Must Always Be E Eaten ten From the Head At first they found It as hard to do doas doas doas as you ou might alight find it t lo to a get an arithmetic tic sum right But the lesson h had tl JO JObe to tobe tobe be learned Mother Otter v was as a strict teacher She didn't o al allow any n fooling ing Then Thenn n tl they e Y hail had n a Jes tesson on In Ip l how ow towander to wander 1 r far fr iu home 1 and anti come come back another way wily so IS t to to deceive theL enemies who be tr trying to trace the e way they had g gone Ot out t They They- he had a busy time w with th lessons and and then they took trips an and learned d to explore to find out where the best rivers nn and banks batiks were wel to be be found and nd how they could travel and what they could coul eat along the way They learned not not to be loo too fuss fussy about their food If It you OU only eat n a afew a afew few things said al Mother Iother Otter an and those few things things' give I e out you jou ou will e have trouble So learn to eat t many kinds of food and you jou ou will live JIve long lung and get strength They rhey learned all the their t les lessons lessons- ons well th these these se smart young Otters but hut t e every ery ry e e wl when en l lesson lson time was over over for Mother Otter wa was as quite strong trong for night school th they school they pI played ed Such a scrambling and tumbling it-tumbling find and a playing a-playing ami null H a nn and anda a H frolic as ns there 11 and nud Mother Iother Otter Otter Ot- Ot Ot Otter ter Joined In their pla play too She didn't sit off on and read and antl knit arid and l o Children n dont don't I make such a noise You tire tine my lilY poor head bead No 10 she was just as a fond playing of-playing of playing with thorn them m sis us she shea a was of or teaching them And before they went to to sleE sleep Mother blotter Otter sang them the Otters' Otters Bedtime Hong Story which goes like this to lo the accompaniment of or a splashIng splash plash plashing In Ing sound Oo Go to sleep little Ott Otters ri my dears Drive awa away all your fears fears ears f firs ars pau It If you learn the Otters Otters' I wise e ways You'll live for da days daj and da days s. s And night and nl nights night ht arid uirl nights So drive away your frights Go to sleep little Ott Otters r my dears ria Play when you ou can pia play drives aw away 1 tears And playing makes makeI you cheery Keeps you from being weary wenry And when all Is said and done Theres There's nothing Ju lust dust t like fun Go to sleep little Otters my dears Go to sleep p little Otters my dears |