Show f Idd F Fats 1 it itA ale 4 A J JPY PY BONNER Y UNION CARIBOU MRS WOODLAND V morning Good Mrs Caribou said Mr Caribou when did you Ou arrive at atthe atthe atthe the zoo Yester Yesterday ay when you were asleep said Mrs Caribou I was a n present to the zoo said I Hum Hum Very very Interesting Mr Caribou But Dut Just what Is a present A present commenced Mr Mrs Caribou Caribou Cari Cari- bou is well it Is a present So So I Imagined ne smiled Mr Cari Cari- bou But nut what sort of a present is a present 1 Do tell me quickly or I will III bp bt quite mixed up I I I have haye It It I have it It shrieked Mrs t I Caribou Cariou with Will Joy What have ha you got got another another presen present present pres pres- en ent t No 1 I Im I'm m a present m myself though I might have another one one for myself that is true said Mrs Caribou Will you please explain yourself for forI I I am getting horribly mixed up said Mr Ir Caribou Certainly agreed Mrs Caribou A present Mr Caribou Caribo Is a n gift gift- something on one gives or presents to some one It might be a box of candy or a abig abig abig big patch of reindeer moss a n book bookfor bookfor for tor those who like to read or lichen for a n caribou But nut you are none of these things said Mr Caribou No but I I. I myself was a great nd a-nd valuable gift to the zoo I They can tell people that I came carne I from Newfoundland though I believe you came from Alaska didn't you youl I Mr Caribou nodded his big head 1 for tor the Woodland Caribou family are very big with large Jurge heads hea-ds enormous hoofs and loose joints And they will tell the people contInued continued continued con con- Mrs hrs Ca Caribou that it it itIs Is not nol I Mr Caribou safe to let us have too much green greengrass greengrass greengrass grass or it It would hurt us as we are used to living HYing on reindeer moss tree moss and lichen grass The They can also tell the people that we have our town lown snow shoes snow shoes said Mr Caribou Yes because of our great hoofs and und stron strong claws we can run over oyer t the e esnow snow just as though we had regular snow snow- snow shoes hoes We always alwa's have ours ready you see for we never leave our feet behind behind behind be be- hind us I Good joke chuckled Mrs Caribou Cari Carl bou bou and a true one one too For no caribou would l leave ave his or her feet behind and our snow shoes are arc our own which can get so easily over the snow I But now you know what a present l Is is she ended I do do said sald Mr Caribou and 1 I think we were both nice gifts to the zoo zoo for now I understand the meanIng meaning meaning mean mean- ing of the word I realize I was a present pres pres- ent ent too at one time Yes tYes if I do say so myself I think we were nice presents Certainly it Is Is something a good deal more important to receive a acari caribou caribou cari cari- bou as a present than a u box of candy or 01 a hook D Dear r r. a-r. dear me the they're re not to be compare compared Not to be compared No Ne certainly not to be compared said Mrs Caribou |