Show LITTLE BUZZER BUZZER BUZZER-BING BING By 11 Maud In till Walker Little Bui er g was was S I only a small fly but he ho was w about as free dad and cal easy a n- n fellow hi n hi his way as one could find in all the insect world When hen nr t thatchell hatched hatchell he no le went lying flying about Independently Inde Ind not carin caring as the saying aln goes gocs whether school kept or not His life b began an In lit the great zoo yoo In Central park park New Net York city Ho lie was one of oC many man hundred thousands butha but buth buthe h he ha kept to himself not caring to associate associate associate asso asso- with an any of his winged e kind BIng Buzzer soon became acquainted acquaint acquaint- ed with many of the lar large c and dangerous dangerous dan dan- animals that were held prisoners prison prison- ers In heavily Ironed C cages gS In the zoo coo oo null anil tho those same mille large larg-e and dangerous PIous animals came to know Buzzer Buzzer-Bing to their helm great gront annoyance and vexation of spirit Ono One great beautiful l Ben Bengal 1 tigress was the thc especial prey of or Buz- Buz zer zer-BIng on warm when Madam dam wanted to put lut her head hOad on her paws and sleep Then It wa was that Buzzer Buzzer-BIng would fly silently si- si si silently I- I to her hr car ear er cr creep ep el Im and nip nip- nip as hard as he ho could And how Madam Tigress would jump I snarl and anil throw her hor paws to to- her stinging ear ear- But never nc once could c she touch tho the nimble Buzzer Buzzer-Bing who would sail aWn away oU through h the air singing as ns gaily gall all as you Ou plea please e. e And just as J Madam Tigress g would a again aln lay her head down on her paws WS to rest the he lilt little Jo teaser leaser er I I would creep on her back t to to a place where Madam I Tigress 1 could not touch I and hin-and and bur bury his nipper Int Into her warm fI llesh sh Then n with a snarl of oC rag rage Madam I Tigress s would spring to toler her ler feet leap round and round lJ bonding bond nd nd- nd III ing ng her hel head backward tr trying to set teeth on her small tormentor One day clay ju just t after Buzzer Buzzer-Bing had been having a jolly time ta teasing ln Madam Tigress Tig-res ho perched himself lIr on ona ona oni a i top bar of her cage e and began b Han gan to watch vatch the crowd of oC people rind nd children chil dren who were passing in front Clont of the cages Mercy she heard ono one bo boy re- re as with several comrades he lie paused In front of the tigress tigress' cage I wouldn't want that animal to get et loose among us Shed She'd make pretty quick work of this crowd wouldn't sho she whiz Gee yes s 's replied a second bo boy What would you take tale to go into her cage eh 7 Id tal take e my life in ht my hands replied re replied re- re plied 1 the first speaker And shed she'd take it between her teeth laughed another of the group Then they passed on to the lions lion's house and BIng Buzzer sat pat wonderIng wondering wondering wonder wonder- ing at the words of oC those big bo boys s 's one of whom could put Buzzer BIng out of business with the end of oC his thumb thumb-if thumb if he could catch him And there was he just a D. simple little fI fly who was not afraid to enter any cage on the grounds Vh Why he oven o went among the roaring lions also sat nt perched on the top of old od elephants elephant's head hend to the almost frenzy of that I enormous beast who would pass pas his hs great trunk up trying to catch the small pest But BIng Buzzer always got away Just before the trunk struck the place where he ho sat t And here were people who were tri frightened hl ned at at- things that held no terror for a n. common common common com com- mon fly How curious Indeed thought Bing Buzzer And singing lustily the ga gay fellow flew new after the boys bos ju just t to amuse l himself watching himself cowards The Idea Illen he mused to himself of or those fel fel- fel el- el lows being being- afraid to o go go where I n fly about with Impunity Ill I'll Just go about with them today and antI see If Ie the they're rc afraid of every thing that lies flies or Ol walks s on four legs But Hut the boys seemed to have had enough h of or animals for the present and wended their way avay wa to the restaurant where the Ith thoy sat sut about a table on the wide cool porch Near Neal tho the table where they y sat sat and and hidden behind some potted plants was plants was a a l of oC yellow paper with a l damp shining I surface On this paper J many mn flies files filesI j I were standing I and Buzzer Bins beIng being being be be- ing a bit curious and not Interested in n the boys boys' conversation at the moment moment mo mo- ment thought ho would Investigate the h cause of or so many of his fellows standing so still on this sheet of paper paper pa pa- per As h he approached the paper a sweet smell tilled his rout no nostrils and find ho knew Immediately that the the- lies flies had como come th there there- Ha sip to sip sip- front from tI that a fragrant 1 Jul Julu- Julu i which seemed tl to cover cr the tho 1 sheet So down ho hI dropped n all feet feel ct at once off err that enticing paper But Hut the time instant he did so o he would have given given en half holt his 11 life could he ha have c lifted himself IC again but that hat he understood un un- u to IJ be Impossible for or his poor foot flot were n c caught In a sticky substance which would nn not let go In Iii vain poor Buzzer Buzzer- Buzzer Ring tried to lift lIet first on one foot Coot him the other Only o the greatest t pain followed the these c efforts mid and unless h ho he stopped slopped th the struggle lo all his legs would ho bo torn orn front from his hurting body bolly Ah hi here hel at ut last had the brav bravo Bus Bus- zer zer-Bing found his equal yes equal yes more more than Iban that h he had found his con con- He tried to cr cry out onto hoping that his voice might bring aid but hut butt t tho e white while waiter who was at I that moment serving nerving tho the cowards whom Buzzer had had felt such tuch contempt con contempt con con- tempt lot for on only I Jool looked at ot him and hl his hla poor i nr suffering suffering- companions with an ex exultant exultant ex- ex expression lon on his hla u ugly I face And then i It was waR that Ding Buzzer lir knew the tho end earl oC- oC hr earthly existence was wag near at hand Not long tong could hestand he hegland hestand stand gland such Fuch torture With ono one last hopel hopeless s Rl appeal he tie raised up his voice which had been n so merry all alt his life and buzzed and and buzzed with all nil his strength It was waA his death One of or tho ho ho boys hos s overheard the flys fly's agonized cry and bending bending- his head he-ad looked behind lie tho flower ter pots seeing there the flypaper pa fly pet per and nd its numerous victims Just l i r. r I if ill illI I I want Hull that animal to get ct I loo louse loot t muon u u as Buzzer Buzzer-Bing was struggling smuggling with his last breath he lie saw the boy hoy bravely bravely brave brave- I ly grab up the paper felt Celt him toss it Into the tho yard as he said salil Why will these thee restaurant people put such disgusting stuff as as' tangle tangle- foot right under the tho noses of oC their guests That sheet is full chock full of lead dead fliess flies As s Buzzer Buzzer-Bing in listened to these words a thought came to him in do his dying moment The fhe thing which held the most danger dangel for Cor him the hIm the thing thinS which was ivas robbing him of his life life life- held no terror terrOl for those people who were so frightened at the animals which held no terror lenor for a fly I Ah h. strange inconsistency f And then lien Buzzer Buzzer-Bing closed his his e eyes to open U them el nevermore e |