Show Dadd g w m v fw lany la 1 1149 6 Mary Graham Grahame 1 11 e MRS GIRAFFES GIRAFFE'S NEWS Well Vell 1 I am glad you rou came to call callagain attain again mille said laid Mrs Mra Gi 01 ra raffe ere turtle Brownie threw his stocking cap up Into the air caught It again and perched himself on a post In the Giraffe 1 Instates tall How flow do lo you OU think the baby haby looks Sl Splendid raid Bald Brownie I 1 told them then nil all about your baby In and Fairyland he added and und the they thought your baby buby certainly was n a wonderful won one e en e n from my poor description 1 am om pleased to learn that tho I. I sold said Mrs Giraffe Te but I J do not see dee how howIt It could bo be otherwise I J mean I J Ido Ido do not see Fee how any allY one une could think otherwise You will excuse e me If It I do riot not make my lily meaning t the first thine Ime 1 I Iam am stupid of ot course Oh Oh that's quite nil all right said Millie Billie Brownie 1110 T lOr cnn always wait for tor u a second sentence to 10 explain a meaning Tints n n relief to my my stupid self Mrs Giraffe e Did I J e ever ertell tell you jou OU that hot since 1 i came cameto cameto to the e have put pitt on weight Yes tJ t iuta BO so f Nor or do J I mind There v hoi object TheY They'd d 1 go 10 r t Dear tine Jd Jove love e some of ot that t. t rk to s f I He Will Follow HI Hit His Keeper fund food but hul I'm Im afraid It will make m me metot tot tnt so I will alit III have ho to refuse Ive I heard ord people refusing candy an ly who'd who'll been heen walking along ulong by my zoo home and saying this very thing But I 1 dont don't worry about It Im I'm quite proud of ot It It In fact tact You sec see Im I'm a n good weight but Im I'm not too stout And as OB you OU might soy say Ive I've got the height to stand It Many would look like dumplings ready to burst If It they IhlY weighed as I 1 do But Ive I've certainly got the tho figure for It It How flow low much uch do you yon weIgh neigh asked Billie Brownie When I 1 came cube to 10 the zoo too said Mrs GI Giraffe I 1 weighed thirteen hundred and thirty five pOlln pounds ls and ond Ive I've put on tire five hundred pounds since Ince then That Is U to say any that Ive I've put on five live hundred poun pounds s In about three and nod a half years Im Imn about fourteen en feet tall so so you see SI It 1111 s true when I 1 say 80 my height cnn an stand It My Uy dear mate Is not quite ns as tallas tall ns as I am but there U Is hardly any dif dif- ference ferenc e. e In III fact were we're so 80 nearly of ot ofa ota a height that people say say say-or or It If they dont don't they should should- a. a How nice those two look together so 80 near of ot a n height me Ines' Ines said suld Billie Brownie I should say BUY creatures without your our would woul look no nil hough they MM f t I erg dumplings ready romly to 10 burst If It they weighed as liS you ou do Imagine putting on five O hundred hundred Bounds and vind not looking Ilke like n bul- bul loon huun By Bv the way said Mrs Giraffe If It you II wont won't think they're more beautiful beautiful beau beau- beau than my my darlings Ill I'll give you the news There are quite a few tew other baby buby animals In the zoo There are three yaks two swamp wallabies four tour three five two deer three American wapiti three red deer from Europe five ft fallow ow deer and a mountain zebra 7 I 1 have hove already gone to see Bee the Mountain Zebra and one of ot the tho Walla bies bles said Buld Billie Brownie but I shall I go to 10 see Bee the others otherl with pleasure No 0 1 J wont won't think they're more rev re- than your darling Mrs Giraffes Giraffe's baby was wall now playing about and was as very awkward with so 10 much size to 10 manage manage for tor such a baby boby I If It you ou want to tu go 10 and see Bee the Hunt Tortoise Tortoise I believe belloe he Is at home loolie loolie loo too lie III will follow his keeper around and Is friendly and good I i believe belle thin Is 18 all nil the news my poor head can hold at one time Youve done splendidly said Billie Brownie and I J shall go and make a B few tew calls before returning to Brownie Brownie- land But nut Ill I'll tell lell them again about your Jour fine child Ill I'll certainty do du that The Good said Mrs Mm Giraffe child dues does deserve e |