Show " W' - 1 THI OGDEN (UTAH) 68 A tadpola obtains Its hind legs and then its front legs Now being able to breathe air it crawls out of the water The tail has been losing size and at length is gone Instead of falling off the tail of a frog is absorbed The material in it goes slowly into the front part of the body taking the place of food Before the tail is gone completely the little animal makes excursions to dry land then goes back to the water The frog hunts lor insects while it hops about the land In addition to the common variety several other kinds of frcgs exist These include tree frogs The story of the young is much the same - Q Do frogs have teeth? A Almost all kinds of frogs have teeth Usually the teeth are small and could do very little if any damage to a human being but there are frogs in West Africa which have strong sharp teeth in their lower jaws Q Do frogs differ much in but he would have nothing to do with it “I guess that will settle it” thought he as he said it But it didn’t settle it You see Mrs Rattles was obdurate Yes sir she was obdurate She had made up her mind that they would make their home in that sand pit and that was all there was to By THORNTON W BURGESS Tails of Tadpoles Are Used Up as Food Mrs Rattles Is Obdurate ’Tis always well to count tha Bullfrogs on the other hand cost may be eight inches long In the Of what may follow temper are huge South Cameroons there lost frogs which measures 10 inches — Old Mother Nature from mouth to toes Obdurate is a big word for small folks but when - you know just Q Do frogs live everywhere? A Not quite everywhere but what it means itdoesn’t seem so It means being stubborn It they are widespread They keep big means making up your mind to away from the Arctic and Antarc- something and not allowing anytic zones but they are native to thing to change your mind It five of the six inhabited conti- means insisting on having your nents Australia is without frogs own way It is a good word to roll around under your tongue except those which have been im- Don’t you think so? Just try it it “The children will have to be fed fish and it is too far to carry fish from the Smiling Pool and the Big River We would simply w’ear our wings out trying to do it” protested Rattles “We did it once before and I don’t recall that our wings were for it” said Mrs Ratany worse tles 1 “Well I’m not going to have anything to do with a nest over there and you may as well make up your mind to that right now’ declared Rattles “That really is too bad” said Mrs Rattles “It really is You see that is where I want to have our home and that is where we are going to have it or we won’t have any home Just think it ported Mrs Rattles was obdurate She really was She had made up her mind that she and Rattles w ere to make their home in a big sand pit some distance from the Smiling Pool and the Big River They had nested there once before but Rattles had decided that this year he wanted their home somewhere else The real trouble was that Rattles had been feeling out of sorts good-size- d at the time Mrs Rattles announced that they were to make home over there in that their size? scrapbook sand pit Rattles is a fisherman UNCLE RAY A Yes Some tree frogs are A fisherman who has had bad Tomorrow: Saving Fingers only an inch or two In length luck quite often is out of sorts He had had no breakfast and of By I1ERSI1BERGER course that is FUNNY BUSINESS enough to make any one feel out of sorts So Rattles had said that Mrs Rattles might make her nest over there Are frogs of any value? A Yes they hold down the number of harmful insects In addition they supply food to people who like to eat frog legs natural Q Do frogs have enemies? A Yes Among those which capture them are snakes turtles and salamanders In addition they are eaten by storks geese herons and cranes For Nature section of your Q over” Just then she saw w: 7T' - r A Play Safe i : on the highway this week-en- d Keep alert white you Cm “Now I IHJ kt NW ! drive-ch- ew gum! Alert drivers are safe drivers Avoid drowsiness and driving jitters Chew gum while you’re behind the wheel Chewing helps relieve strain and tension— helps keep you fresh and alert Chew any brand you lac hope you appreciate why t built the fancy fence!’ What a STTJAW6E LITTLE eizu I'M TAKN6 THE JACKSON TWINS By DICK BROOKS VrsCfO SURE OP THAT TWINS f GET ME A SCR EWPRJVBZ JUNIOR LOOK AT THAT ISN'T EVEN METAL I WONDER IT CRACKED PRACTICALLY JUST rrs A TOY HOOK SLIDER By SHERRY like but chew while you drive Naturally we recom- mend refreshing delicious Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum — d flavor for lively full-bodie- and real smooth chewing enjoyment 1 By MERRILL BLOSSER t YOU M Z£T 61NNY a small fish near the surface of the Smiling Pool She shot down into the water with a splash She came up out of the water with little fish in her bill She flew up in the big hickory tree near the bank of the Smiling Pooh and that little down fish disappeared head-firs- t her throat Watching it disappear didn’t make Rattles feel any better Rattling harshly he took to his wings and flew down Laugh-- j ing Brook toward the 'Big River Mrs Rattles watched him go Then she took to her own wings Where do you think she flew? She flew straight over to that sand pit She was obdurate She was going to have her nest over there or there wouldn’t be any nest “When he’s had a good breakfast he’ll feel better” thought Mrs Rattles as she began1 looking over the sandy walls of that pit to decide where w’ould be the best place to begin digging The next story: Not So Good (Copyright 1955 T W Burgess) AJ104 FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS 1 WANT JUNI 3 1953 By LANKi LEONARD MICKEY FINN Burgess Bedtime Stories Uncle Ray's Corner FRIDAY EVENING STANDARD-EXAMINE- R YeS SWF 1 DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY SENSE OF HUMOR NCR TO TWff MOVIfS THIS aftewocn SSStginny WANTED TO LAU6H BUT SHE HAS BRACES ON HER TEETH DIXIE DUGAN By" McEVOYand STRIEBEL iM! ARE PA SAID YOU SHOULD PUT THE FISH IN THE COOLER ATO- R- you DOING? LOOKING FOR THAT WILD MAN P O' 17-- CS By FRED HARMAN RED RYDER Frontier Scout DAN’L HALE FT? 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