| Show w vf m 4 p gart fairy a a 0 n n e lisi jw 11 THE THREE CRANES whoop W aioo h o o p I 1 called tile tho whooping crane and then repeated the call now the matter with you asked the barug crone crano youre a ine fine one to ask such a q question it i estion remarked the demoiselle crane gand you think so BO said the sarus saras crane but I 1 dont think so answered tile the dem crane what in made a d 0 you say such a the whooping thing then asked t the lie sarus crane crane dont you care whether you say any what you mean or not I 1 should think if you did things that way life would be very confusing and mixed up for you for instance when you were hungry I 1 suppose suppose you would say ill 1 I dont want another bite to eat I 1 nan not in the least bit hungry then when you felt wide awake I 1 suppose you would say that you were sleepy when you were sleepy I 1 suppose you would say you were wide awake not a bit of it said the demol selle crane but dont let us quarrel about it olt oh yos yes let us quarrel I 1 love to fight and have scraps said tile the sarus crane in northern godla from where I 1 came we are considered quite cross with each other when were in captivity or to speak more simply when we are not free but are in the zoo we are a great deal eat worse we will be very cruel it if we get thoroughly angry please e dont get angry with me said the demoiselle Demol selle crane so naillee because the family are all such gentle ladylike crea creatures tares they are also extremely sociable and friendly 1 I hate to quarrel the demoiselle arano continued 1 I am friendly 1 I dont make a fuss or become angry because I 1 am in the zoo 1 I dont fight with others I 1 dont annoy others 1 I keep my health and dont cause anyone any trouble yes I 1 am a friendly little thing 1 I think it la Is a good way to keep ones health to be friendly anti and pleasant 4 le brownie told mo me once when he came to see me that it was tile the best wily way lie salt said that people who were cross tind and III all got all out of sorts and began to feel poorly too of course he said there were plenty who got III for other reasons flioy tile y help rut but he said there was no sense I 1 in n making oneself miserable and by b keeping friendly and pleasant it made one feel fee so much better then he said ones health get away from one when one wits not looking and also ones good spirits get pushed out of tile the way by ones cross well vrn im larger than you are said the sarus crane but that what makes the difference between us its its just what youve been talk i ing about it its 13 our dispositions you it are re so plen pleasant sant and 1 I ant am not but please explain why you say things you dont mean that was a little bit of a joke im glad you yon consider it the y demoiselle much of a joke crane I 1 certainly did not said the sarus crane neither of us know knew really what jhc thc th whooping crann crana was whooping about said the Demol demoiselle selle crane oh neither oi of you bothered to notie notice me said tile whooping crane 1 1 I was just giving a good whoop tt tc see eee if they still hear me hall h ulf a mile away as they usually can what I 1 can do V I 1 |
