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Show MARY" GRAIWA. BONNER. i coranf n vuuvt tnniMu ukhm WANDERING WALK Johnny had promised his father and his mother and his sister Sally that he would bring the white bag which he was carrying full of chestnuts chest-nuts when he came home from his walk. He went over to the hill where he knew he would find them, but before he reached the best place he heard a bee making more of a buzzing sound than be had ever before heard a bee make, 'Hello, Johnny," said the Bee Hello, buzz, buzz. I suppose you're surprised to see me around so late. Well, there's still plenty of sunshine." 'Tm not so surprised to see you as I am to hear you," Johnny answered. "WelL the news got around somehow some-how that you were going to take this walk and we all decided that Instead of letting you pass by without so much as a nod we'd get special permission per-mission from Mother Nature to talk to you." "Then I can talk to nny of you?" Johnny askecL "Yes, we won't be fussy," the Bee answered. "By the way I must sing you the song you heard as you were coming along, The buzzing part Is the chorus." So without another word the Bee started in to sing: "Wherever I am, wherever I go, I'd always be a Bee, I couldn't be a Kangaroo, It wouldn't do you eee. For I roust have my clover. And he prefers to Jump, If ever we changed places I'd be a dreadful chump. Buzz, buzz, buzz,, buzz." What made you think of a Kangaroo?" Kanga-roo?" Johnny asked. 'Oh, It just came to me,", the Bee answered. "The thought of the Kan- "I Must Show You My Fine House." garoo I mean not the real animal." I "Wouldn't you be frightened If one did come along? It's so much bigger than you. Or are you very brave?" Johnny asked. "Very brave," the Bee answered, "when there Is no danger around. But look I There's that Woodchuck waiting wait-ing to speak to you. He wants to show you his home before he goes to Bleep for the winter." Johnny left the Bee and met the Woodchuck. The Woodchuck was standing In a I field, looking all about at. the scenery. He looked first one way and then the next "Good afternoon," he said; "fine Weather we've been having." "Fine," agreed Johnny. "I must show you my fine house, down under the ground," the Woodchuck Wood-chuck said. "I should like to see It," Johnny an-Bwered. an-Bwered. So the Woodchuck showed Johnny where he was going to sleep for the winter and where his rooms were, Johnny thought the Woodchuck's house was a beautiful one. ' "If you're around this way next spring," the Woodchuck said, "I wouldn't be above accepting a present pres-ent of some nice vegetables." "I'll keep you In mind," Johnny said. He had often heard his father make this speech and he thought It was very fine, but the Woodchuck didn't seem to think so. "Please do more than keep me In mind," he said. "Please really bring the vegetables." So Johnny said good-by to the Woodchuck and then he went on to the chestnut trees. Oh, how fine the chestnuts were, and he got so many of them. And that evening they roasted chestnuts back In Johnny's home and no one counted how many were eaten, but it was a good number you may be sure of that As they ate the chestnuts' Johnny told all about the walk he had taken, and of the creatures he had met |