Show T THI OGDEN (UTAH) 61 WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 25 STANDARD-EXAMINE- R 1955 J Burgess Bedtime Stories Uncle Ray's Corner than his brothers and sisters One By THORNTON W BURGESS was more timid than the others The Young Show-Of- f One was a little stronger than will off Showing nothing Certain small silvery fish are five inches long will have a bill his brothers and sisters gain about the size and shape of lead about one inch long One was more bashful One was May result in loss or pain pencils They are kno w n as Somewhat like the needlefish — Old and knew he was smart smart Mother 'Nature needle-fis- h and live chiefly in are likewise chil- He dearly loved to show how halfbeaks five Muskrat had the They Jerry the Atlantic Ocean They were born in the house smart he was He liked to show Needlefish swim near the sur- jump ever small floating objects dren out in the water of the Smiling off He was the first to leave the Halfbeaks are found from face of the water and jump over most babies they were house and go out into the SmilPool Like small floating objects! If there Cape Cod down to the West Inhelpless when they were ing Pool He was the first to swim is a piece of wood or a bit of dies Their name came from the very born Their eyes were not open over to Laughing Brook where it floating seaweed a needlefish fact that their beaks or bills are had no little fur coats to enters the Smiling Pool He was They is likely to leap across it only about half here The uooer them warm Mother was the fastest swimmer and the best keep The reason for the jumping is part of the beak may be less than most of the time and diver and he dearly loved to be with them sevwhile inch a quarter of an' long something of a mystery but snuggled up to her to keep admired So it was that whenever they a inch an be exceeds lower the eral theories exist It may part warm But their eyes opened he got the chance he showed off Often the halfbeak turns a flip playful action like the downhill soon and little furred coatj soon It happened that one morning when it crosses an object! It sliding of an otter warm was over by and them the young show-of- f dry Another suggestion is that presses the long lower jaw kept Grandout which In in on house the that the Smiling lily pad big these little fish like to scratch against the object and flips over Pool were those babies safe was father very waiting sitting Frog their bodies on the objects which The tail strikes the water first The only one who could hurt for some foolish green flies to fly they cross It also may be that on the other side them there was Billy Mink or one his way The young Muskrat saw Similar in shape to needlefish the needlefish takes a quick of his family and at that time Grandfather Frog’s big googly or to are the gars and halfbeaks glance at the floating object see whether anything on it can garfish These often grow to the there wasn’t a Mink in the neigh eyes watching him He began to borhood show off He began to show what be eaten length of from four to six feet as babies Muskrat fast a good swimmer he was how he grow Some needlefish leave salt The bill of a garfish may be more babies of most could twist and turn in the water do the indeed water to go into rivers and lakes than 10 inches long was folks and in how he could dive He made quite feathers fur It For nature section of your They Jeeep up their jumpinj ventur-Uncl- e a were not before long they splashing in doing it while in fresh water sometimes scrapbook “Chug-a-rum!- ” a good thing was said Grandfather outside It n2 leaves Ray twigs crossing floating hav! “Chug-a-rumcould swim without It you don’t that they Frog Tomorrow- Firefly Fish or feathers to could otherwise fellow out learn watch young you will they To obtain' a free copy of the in§ Many needlefish are only the outside have not too once the off show often” gotten size of lead pencils but others illustrated leaflet on The Story house You see the only way to The young Muskrat made no reach greater length and thick- Of China send a houses of out in and get Jerry’s reply He simply tried to show ness Whatever their length they stamped envelope to Uncle Ray hall a or is tunnel filled off a little more and in doing so through 30 containNorth Publishers Syndicate have sharp pointed bills w ay he did a lot of splashing is same the with water It 111 LaSalle which A teeth needlefish is Chicago ing with the house of Paddy the Now unknown to the young ' show-of- f Beaver Snapper the Turtle was By HERSHBERGER FUNNY BUSINESS Of course the five babies were out looking for breakfast He had alike yet unlike It is always that grown tired of waiting for a way in families One was bolder breakfast to come to him and so had started out to look for one The splashing by the young Muskrat drew Snapper’s attention He headed that way swimming under water When he was near enough he saw that that young Muskrat was not yet too big for him to try to catch That young Muskrat would make a very good breakfast Grandfather Frog was still watching when the young Musk-- i rat disappeared down in the water and didn’t come up again “Chug-a-rum!said Grandfathejr ” Frog “Too bad! Too bad! Some Little Fish Turn Flips Over Floating Objects i: f- - self-addresse- d I Freshens taste By SHERRY HOOK SLIDER ” Chug-a-rum!- (Copyright WHO'S TH IN THE VISITORS' DUGOUT 1955 T W Burgess) RIGHT L FIELD? --i- Toss another potato and I’ll have another cup of coffee too dear! 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