Show The Neglected Species In the opinion of some persons the new teacher was going almost too far farin farin farin in her attention to nature study However However How How- ever the children appeared to enjoy it all and so far no parents had made open objection to the little talks on birds insects and flowers with which the teacher diversified the routine routine rou rou- tine of school work So all went along quite comfortably until the the afternoon when the fly and the flea were up for consideration Following the teachers teacher's lead the children had all grown enthusiastic over the astonishing acrobatic abilities abilities abili abili- ties of the fly fly all all except Robbie May who for some time had been staring moodily at his desk casting only occasional occasional occasional oc oc- oc- oc glances at the teacher and those unmistakably sullen His mood became so noticeable by bythe bythe bythe the time they were all admiring the fact that the fly can wa walk k on the ceiling ceil cell jag ing that the tea teacher her paused and turned to the boy What is the trouble Robbie she inquired Arent you interested in inthe inthe the talk m Ye es granted Robbie reluctantly reluctant reluctant- ly polite Then warming up but I bet a fly can cant can't t hang by its knees and every boy In school can do it all aU Laurie Lee and hes he's had the Youths Youth's thery Youths Companion |