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Show Daddy's JSEyeiii Fairy Tale tfWH GRAHAM BONNER m. CQrHlQHT IY VUTItN NtVSHPM' UNION IN THE WOODS. "I love the woods," said the Wood Fairy, "and I see that you do, too. Pink Toadstool." 7jt r 7Jp "Oh, yes," said JA l . Ip I the Pink Toad-AJM Toad-AJM Vl Ifl A stool, "I wouldn't SfiwvW care aDOUt 'iving I 1 anywhere else. jLAMI Some of my fam-ily fam-ily might, but 1 f2y ff B would rather he 'V S here. I, too, love I Jj the woods so i!t?,fcV much." M I "Ah," said the JnlfwA WoCHl Fairy' "J 'lllw'l don't think any- '. tiling else is so wonderful as the nrjgfelgggsg woods. Just think ! I have for my car- "Very Wise." pet a soft, wonderful won-derful one made of pine needles. They are so brown and so cozy looking and so very soft. "Then the great dark trunks of the trees seem to protect me and look after me. And the shadows come in and dance between. "In the winter there are more spaces between the great trees he-cause he-cause then the leaves on the hushes and shrubs have gone to rest and the leaves of the trees have gone to sleep under the snow. "Along the edge of these woods are wild asters, and they are like a beautiful beau-tiful border to the woods. Later there will, be many changes. The trees will all change in color. "There will be reds and scarlets and trees of orange shade. There will be some that will not turn red and golden so soon. "And the deep woods, with their dark green trees, will look so lovely back of all these trees of the different colors. "The path of these woods leads up hill which they call Slippery Hill. And it Is very slippery because of the carpet of pine needles. "Before the carpet of pine needles begins there is the bright green carpet car-pet of the field down below. "In the winter time there is more room in the woods, it seems, but it is nice to have one's winter home a little lit-tle different from one's summer home, and yet have it the same home. "Now, people have fireplaces and radiators In the winter in their homes, but we have snow blankets instead ! "Oh, the beautiful woods I do love so much ! "Of course you aren't here all the time, but you are very wise, Pink Toadstool, to choose the woods for your home while you are here. It is so nice and cool here when out in the fields it is so hot. "You see, we have the Magic Coolers Cool-ers of the woods making everything so cool and comfortable, no matter how hot the day may be. "The birds come here and talk to us and tell us what goes on about. "A number of birds told me yesterday yester-day they had had breakfast with some real people." "Birds had had breakfast with real people?" asked Pink Toadstool. "Yes," said the -Wood Fairy, "the birds had been giving a morning concert con-cert in a garden near a big house. The people were eating their breakfast break-fast on the back porch of that house. "And when they saw the birds they said : "Oh, we will give you some breakfast, for you gave us such a j JrCjr") lovely concert.' Jl&lW "And then they 1 YlJ spread nice bread- . IV Jpn crumbs about, and A other good things i$l&F0 to eat. The birds 5?tIrf are quite often In- jf JV Jylf' J I vited to meals PJtg& like that. 'j'MM. "Not long ago J'm they had a cookie itSi banquet. Some ifv children were hav- j$ 11 ing lemonade and tf'JiitZtZZ cookies on a hot KfdE 45&3i I afternoon and If, ff they gave the , birds some of the "Birds, Come." ! cookies and then filled a little pan with cool water for : them to drink. "Yes, here in the woods the birds come to talk to us. Many of the birds live here almost all of the time. There are little toads and frogs who' live here, you, lovely Pink Toadstool have chosen it for your summer home, and the Wood Fairies all live here. "The woods are better than any- thing else In the world." The Wood Fairy waved her wand and sang while the Pink Toadstool smiled a Toadstool smile: j "I nvp th" wonrls abovp evprythtne. Ttlpj'mnkr ro happy, thfy make me ping, heipti-ho!" |