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Show MARY GJWIAM. BONNER. THE HAPPY WEEDS "We aro so happy," sold some little Weeds which were growing In a big . flower pot. m-- "I'm glad you j"C "N" nia Fnlry (L l V v,,nl, "You know ,-ijL ZiJpir I I've met such hop- tsl I'y creatures and $Zjl&A' things 'today I I m. had a talk with Jpsj bo mo elephants $LSL . belonging to a 3fjSr a V circus not long iOsWW' n E " n l mor8 L-nfiWWV2 than two hours gjfVJrgiY ago, nnd while l U they all had been j) having a flno time ft. ono elephant was LemgaaSSt ns iruU(1 na cvcr u creature could MA Talk." be. "And now 1 meet you nnd you're nil so happy." Tho Fairy Ybnb wus perched upon tho sido of the flower pot. In tho flower pot wns a big, bright geranium flower, nnd growing In tho earth, too, were quite a fow little, tiny weeds. "What has happened to make you so happy, Weeds?" apked Fairy Ybab. "You see," tho Weeds continued after aft-er a moment, "wo aren't always wanted, want-ed, Ab a family wo'ro not so very popular. We'ro usually dug up and thrown away, and, after all, wo suppose sup-pose that Is all right "Wo enn't reully blnmo pcoplo for digging us up, for ns a fnmlly wo do push our wny about nnd aren't In tho lenst pollto about waiting for Inventions Inven-tions or anything like Mint. "Ilut when tho, person who owns this flower nnd this flower pot saw us comlpg up out of tho earth, sho said : "Oh, I am glad to seo thoso cunning cun-ning little weeds growing up.' "You can Imagine how pleased wo werol Wo all were Just as hnppy and pleased as could be. We weren't going to do tho flower any harm bo-catiso bo-catiso wo wcro only llttlo bits of weeds nnd weren't going to grow up Into strong big weeds, but wo thought we'd ho dug up In any case. "Hut no, wo were actunlly welcomed. wel-comed. Just fnncy, Fnlry Ybnb, how much that meaiia to tho Weed family. fam-ily. For somo tltno to come now the family wltii pride will tell this story. "Yes, the Weed fnmlly will tell liow somo of Its members were wnnted and how they were greeted. "So wo'ro going to stny alongside tils line plant, and wo aro going to bo n part of tho decoration In the flower pot. "Hint's enough to mnke us proud, Isn't It, Fnlry YbnM" "Ah, yes. I don't wonder you nre proud,'.' said Fnlry Ybab. "And now I muRt tell you of the proud elcphnnt. This elephant had been ridden by n beautiful Indy who hnd como to visit thu circus. "Sho was a friend of somo of tho circus people nnd ''sho had asked It sho could ride this elephant tn tho pnrade. "And she dldt Sho rodo tho elephant ele-phant In not only one, but In two parades I "Tho elcphnnt wns so proud 1 "'Fairy Ybab,' ho said to me, 'Just think of the great honor which has been shown to me, I have hnd a visiting lady rldo upon mo twice, "'In fuct, Fairy Ybab,' the elephant said, as ho waved his hend nt me and moved his great body from sldo tc sldo as though ho wero flnglng nnd keeping tlmo at tho snmo moment, 'I, have had a double honor shown to me, or two honors, becnuso sho rode me twice l' "So you see, Weeds, whnt hnppy crentures I hnvo seen todny. For tho o til or clcphnnt8 wero all happy. (fi&fjlfo too. They had "SmZk I dono somo flno ?rJvlA y tricks nud had J?rUV V learned a new ""gv, Ml one, and tltey hnd Jf? -4sW been given most fmi excellent in o n 1 s ( tInI nnd were feeling " JSfe much plensed. ffjvS jSK "And now, even stirSj (t7 tho llttlo Weeds )'froSf JL aro happy nnd WKWa havo been wel- ejKrfg&5S "It Is flno to IQE think of," said tho rjgjf--jS3PHS llttlo Weeds. "and --ttb-h wo nro most ox- Don't Wonder troiuoly glad, most extremely glad. You might tell the othor fnlrles about It, too, will you, Fulry Ybab)" "I'm on my way to Fairyland now," sold Fnlry Ybab, "and I will tell them ull about It. ICvcry one of them will lear." |