Show ra E VT allf swam BONN az SPITEFUL SPIDER pis his name was Spiteful spider and lio lie had find just arrived ut at the zou all the other creatures spoke to him but spiteful spider wound him belf up into a ball like ilke shape und would suy say nothing at all the zoo creatures cren turea wanted to hear spiteful spiders story they th e y wonted va tit C d to know from where lie he had come and what were ills ways and whether lie he liked zoo 00 oo life bett better er than fre freedom or both about the same spiteful spider hud had been in the zoo for several days lie he hud had enten eaten but lie hud had not told ills his story at the creatures said to him you might just juat us its well tell us its now for well not bo be happy until we know it you rou wont be happy after you know it said spiteful spider al af I lost Is it suell such an tin unhappy happy story t asked the lie others 1 I 1 dont know that it la Is tin an unhappy story but it seem to bo be 0 story that people like much I 1 heard tile keeper er telling ili my y story to some ow onto the other day and I 1 could see the person think it was it a very happy or a very pleasant story or a viry very jolly story well the others said live we would like to judge tor for ourselves we I 1 would like to hear it in any ease case oil very well said spiteful spider 1 I suppose as aa you say I 1 may fis as well tell it now and be through with it t im sure it will not bo be tile the kind of a story that you will want to hear again and again ive heard that clinic somo stories could bo told over and over again and that they were loved all the better stories about birds and dogs and horses stories about fairles ful rles and brownies and aad elves but not ilot my story stoey I 1 however no na one olie asked tile me to tell it again and agala 1 I was only asked to tell lell it once tin and so ill do so spiteful spider gazed azad tit at lihn himself ell for amoin ent j take a look at me creatures irea tures h lit said bald they looked at spiteful spider and aw faw f nw that lie he had eight legs hla his spidery body wits waa covered with bristles and when lie he opened hla his mouth for tile the creatures to see they noticed lo le 10 had hollow teeth i now 0 I 1 shall tell you what I 1 dri do 11 with ili all these things said spiteful spider in the tit c first place my real name la Is im a spider spiteful ul spider Is a name ive been given a 10 61 we would like to hear it perhaps you would call it a pet name Iti Iler hapa haps you would not my lly home was ivos in eastern stern bolivia is ia in south america you most spiders eat harmful insects and do a good deal of valuable work but I 1 eat other creatures besides insects Insect 9 I 1 ent eat young birds all night I 1 would prowl forth and abe take coulig youri gilr birds ds trofil from inear nests I 1 such I 1 auy story 1 I cannot do that any more people ure are fond of birds and those who have heard my story do not think I 1 aw am nice well suld said one of mie ae creatures crea turea in tha zoo wo you said your story atory was not tj liappa frappy one but I 1 think it Is you do asked spiteful spider in surprise yes yea said the creature 1 I do j illow how strange rein hiked spiteful spider not noi really strauss strange said bald the creature 1 I think your story to L ft happy one or rather that it lias has m g happy anding nd ing because youre here in the zoo to be looked upon HS fis a 1 I curiosity but cju you UtA cannot lInot so go hunting for young yong bird yes your cruel cruelties ties 1 tire dovec with now find and I 1 think the iho ending of your tale la Is as happy us as happy cart can pe be spiteful spider what I 1 and the other cren 03 in uie tile zoc uld wr think so too |