Show Daddy I a verJ r e eF Fairy Fa F iry ry Tale T le dY GRAHAM BONNER ER R r cor 1111 UNION KING LION ION They say commenced King Lion when Queen Lioness with a great roar Interrupted him When WIlen you remark that they say do you mean people I do said King Lion They rhey say so snarled Queen Lion- Lion ess essY Y Youre ure mighty cross today said King Lion Well It is la the business of ot a lioness to be cross Every lioness deserves the title of ot queen of ot the beasts far more than the lions Hons deserve the name they have been given of king of the beasts We are far tar wilder We say It often often often oft oft- en but It Is true Were We're more dangerous dan dan- Queen Lioness roared and showed her lier teeth as she said this so that visitors at the zoo drew back from the railing outside of the big cages where the lions were and trembled Just a Q little Her Bel voice was very loud and terrible terrible ter ter- terrible to hear bear Go on with your story she said after a moment People say roared King Bing Lion and Queen Lioness smiled the best smile amne she ehe could give which was a pretty wild looking smile and added better People say continued King Kins Lion that when I am free I am a coward They They They-I I mean people thInk people think because I go quietly through the forest trying not to be seen that I am a coward Then when they see or hear me roar and let myself be seen on the plains they say I have no sense They complain of ot me whatever I Ido Ido Ido do and they are always giving their reasons about my actions Then other animals show their thel superiority In many ways ways that that Is a grand word meaning that they show they can do some finer things than I Ican Ican can do They tell their stories They have reasons for their actions ac nc- ac- ac too It uIt Is true that I go silently an and craftily through the forest It Is because I do not wish to b be seen I wish to hunt bunt and capture m my prey without being caught Youre re a clever old lion llon said Queen Lioness but you are not a as smart as I am When I roar continued King Lion and rand shout and expose mys myself to danger danger danger dan dan- dan ger that way and people say I am foolish and foolhardy and so con con- 1 h. h Youre Mighty Cross Today said King Lion about boasting that I cannot help but be seen they want me to be perfect and do not think of ot their own shortcomings Dont they like to hear themselves talk Dont they boast when they sue suc Geed Haven't Bavent I heard gentlemen with th r little boys here at the zoo One gentleman has talked to another and andIn andin andin In a loud human buman voice one has said U Yes I did pretty well in business last year I had a pretty good year year The other Isn't going to be outdone and he will say II Well I had pretty good a year myself And then one little boy 1 will wm say sayto sayto to an another ther little boy I I have a toy automobile and it goes too And the other one says U nothing Ive I've got a canoe Yet they talk about the lions lion's boasting and roaring I 1 But I am not nota a coward I cannot do as once I did People do not give me a fair taIr chance They hunt me with guns What chance have I against guns I J dont don't fight with gun guns They have everything on their side I have to be careful too Ha ha ha said Queen Lioness I 11 cant can't be bothered talking to you any more Here comes my dinner Just at that moment huge pieces of ot meat were thrown In the lions' lions cages and for tor a n mom moment nt or two everything In the lion house was very ver very still But when they had finished King hing Lion began began again People mistake cowardice for tor clev der erness Im I'm not a coward but Im I'm clever Especially considering the advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage they have bave over ove the poor lion with their wicked firearms |