| Show D iI Evel f Fairy ir iry T Tale le fI v ARY JN GRAHAM BONNER O d i- i 0 CO IT Fr UN I THE PRETTIEST DAY They left picnic went for tor a They mist st and a slight m early arly in the morning was over o everything everything everything every every- thing so BO that th the autumn C colors 0 lor 8 seemed somewhat pale and delicate in the misty light A Then the sun Bun began to peep forth and s send nd its rays through the mist so that it see seemed m e d as though many I j jewels shone through the dewy mist and glistened on the different colors of the trees and of They Cooked the shrubs and of Their Lunch the autumn wild wildflowers flowers vers o and th the grass in th the field warm warn Then Th-en the sun shone through a and ad smoky haze and the of the beautiful with their soft sott trees ees were so folds golds olds and red and russets Then the sun came out in hi full tull force torce the theair their theair colors so brilliant and ml the tile were air ir so BO warm and keen and fresh cud and the ponds pond's and lakes so clear with most beautiful of reflections in them sat down and had their Then they picnic for up to no now they had been riding ding along on their bicycles There Vere Were eight of them on the picnic and what fun tun they had They lighted a bonfire and they cooked t their lunch and oh it tast tasted d so delicious The very smoke of the bonfire added to the fun fern but it did not smoke for tor long ng They all alf knew too much about the out doors for that They knew which way to sit around the e fire tire and how and where to build It After lunch was over they told stories and talked and then they went exploring They climbed over o the rocks and found sorts all of Interesting pieces of ot stone odd ferns terns funny little Insects and beautifully marked leaves Up on the side of oJ a hill bill they found a cat and they brought It down and gave it a saucer of of milk and some bits of food Then the cat started for tor home asIt as asIt asIt It had wandered on on up the hill bill and had bad been a little afraid about getting down with all the rocks arid and crevices While the cat had been wondering Just what to do these thes nice people had come along and decided the question So the cat had had help a n meal and was now starting for tor home No cat c could Uld be more satisfied After they had finished exploring they started off again but of ot course they put out every bit of the fire tire They knew the woods too well notto not notto notto to be very verr very careful about fire They hey went vent back until they had al almost almost al al- most reached home Then they stopped for one more little late after noon mea meal of the cookies and the bananas bananas bananas ba ba- ba- ba nanas that had been left over from the lunch when they had eaten so much they could not eat cat any more They arrived home Just lust as another mist was coming over the brightly colored tr trees es and then it became dusk And nd Ii as s the night began to push the day gently but firmly I away and as the stars began to appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear in the dark lark dark purple sky airy one of the children children children chil chil- dren said This was the prettiest day I U have hav ever seen seen- seen all day long long long- fW every bit of It I Then out c came me They Found a Cat Mr Moon looking his best and tr trying to say You may have seen me many times but surely I am worth seeing now for tor I am lighting up this beautiful ful autumn world And In the glow of ot village bonfires and the light of the moon the beauty as well as the fragrance of the autumn au nu- nu- nu was waS waS' crowning an exquisite day |
