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Show EW Daddy's KMveiii Fairy Tale jyjAP&f GRAHAM BONNER BILLIE BROWNIE'8 NOTES "It wns to bo so gay In Drownlclnnd nnd Fairyland and Klflnnd nnd Gnomo-lnnd," Gnomo-lnnd," snld IJIIllo Hrownle, "tlint I decided de-cided to take a few notes after tho lust Journey I had. "I know that with nil tho pnrtles and festivities I would not hnvc a chanco to tell the other Urownlcs of my ndon-turcs, ndon-turcs, so I wrote down whnt I had seen, and now I would lovo to rend you all ray notes, If you would Uko to hear them. "Oh, Indeed, wo would," said tho other Brownies. "It was truo wo havo been very gay lately. Thcro havo been so many pnrtles pnr-tles nnd llttlo trips nnd visits nnd nd-ventures nd-ventures for all of us, and every Utile creature has been" so busy thnt thero hasn't been any time for n good Brownlo chnt," sold Bennlo Brownie. "Now, tell us, Will-, what you saw on your last trip. And rend us your notes. That was a good Idea of yours to tako notes. An excellent Idea." "Glad you think well of It," wild Bll-lie. Bll-lie. "But first of all I have a fish story to tell you nnd It Is supposed to be n i par 1 i$Wb ii III aSy MAaS3 "My Friend Lulu." true, truo fish story. I menn by thnt It Isn't n fish story. Oh, yes, It's a llsh story, but It Isn't n 'Ash' story." "Denr mo," said Bennle ly-ownle, "havo you n fever, Blllle? Whatever In tho world Is tho rantter with you?" "Wo nro worried," said tho other Brownies. "Whatever Is tho matter with Bll- I lie?" they nil nsked. "I shnll havo to explain," said Blllle. "I don't wonder you were nil much nlarmcd and surprised. You see, I meant that my story was a fish story, as It was abont a fish. But I nlso mennt thnt It was not a 'fish' story In tho way thnt people mean when they say 'fish' story. You know, some peoplo speak1 of n 'fish' story and they mean thnt It Is n story which Is fishy or not true and n story which Is filled with nourishes nour-ishes or exaggerations. But my story Is about n fish, and It Is also supposed to bo n truo story. It was of Grandfather Grand-father Trout who swallowed a baby muskrat, so that Mother Muskrat, with her two other children, went nil about tho neighborhood snylng, 'Stny near the bank when you're young. Stay nenr your mother when you'ro young. Stay away from Grandfather Trout when you'ro young. For Grandfather Trout wouldn't mind having n baby muskrat lu his tummy.' ' "I didn't know thnt a trout ven nn enormous trout could do such a thing, but It seems they can. "However, tho muskrat children have had u very real example set before tin' in I "I heard that Charllo Coyote had hidden hid-den on a number of occasions from hunters and hnd escaped them becuuse Ills coloring blended nicely with tho hindsenpe, or scenery. "And I nlso took n note of tho fact that tho Coyotes were becoming moro plentiful. "Mrs. Mountain Lion told me thnt they often mocd from one placo to unother. "Sho said sho was fond of change. "And I took n linnty trip to tho zoo nnd saw my friend Lulu. Lulu, you know. Is u knnguroo from Austrnlln, and sho told me tliut sho had carried her baby ull the way from Austrnlln In her pouch. "Shu said that It mndo tho trnvollnp for Imhy much easier, and so she wan more comfortable. "Oh, she Is u dear soul, Is Lulu Knn-gnroo Knn-gnroo with her short front legs uml her great long back ones. What leaps blie can give I And I think Baby Lulu takes right after her. "So were the notes I took from my lust nip. Oh, yes, It Is nice to sie all the different creatures, nnd BllHo Brownie enn wear his Invisible suit so ho will not bo seen by peoplo I" |