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Show AWV GRAHAM. BONNE OTTER PLAYTIME "Osu nid otter, do you want play?" asked Oliver Otter. "Of co urn .3 s ) said Oswald WiTl l0"Rn quest KSfe) ,,,nt " ed. "As thougl vLcf wouldn't wunt tfyi play I vfrSCxl i "Dear me. di a ksj , me, did I e K hear of nnythl u ) ' 80 funny? W Vv1 hi LP! ' ' n k e s i V "Will&eJF?l fim" im 0,t1 gtj stullc und liiu 3- ' --SiJ an otter's laug S-paod "Well." said fTPg Ivor, "l did i " "What a Foolish " foolish quest! Question." us It smindcd. "I simply met to nsk you If you wauted to pi now." "That Is a foolish question too," si Oswald. "To be sure, I want to p I now. I am nlwuys ready to ptny. n "I enn't Imagine any creature mi foolish than ono who doesn't want , play." h' "Neither can I," sold Oliver. , "Then why do you nsk such fooll questions?" Inquired Oswald. "I didn't mean to give you the lil - that I thought you were not fond . playing but I wanted to count t e number of otters who would Join Ii the game. "We're going to have a slldl s game." "Did nny otter refuse?" asked I, mild. a "No," fnld Oliver, u "We'ro not much like our relntlv n the Mink family," snld Oswald, a "They aren't gentle nnd playful d wo nre, nnd we only eat fish. Tl p. will eat meat." it And at Hint tho other otters cm a from all nrouud. They wore th fl beautiful fur suits nnd looked vc y lidndsome. Then they bpgnn to piny. Oliver took tho lead nnd Oawi followed. He coasted down the on on his tummy right Into tho rl below. Then Oswnld did tho same, nnd did every other otter. What u sl It was I And such fun ns they lind. Th Inughcd In their little burking w und they seemed so gentle and hi t py nnd gny. One little otter they called Mi r Tag. The other's real nnme was Mi pie nnd she wns a little younger th 1 some of the others. ' She wanted to ptny with the obi otters too and she followed whercv " tliey went. r One day ono of tho otters, seel her following, had snld to another " tcr: "Well, there comes little Mng-Tt she Is always tngghig nfter tin I 1 Hut they were nil so fond of Mr " Tug thnt the name became n pet nan and Mag-Tug would feel iictunlly hi If anyone rolled her Mucglc. e So Mntr-Tag enrne nlnng for t '' sliding party this time. too. And r K follow ed the rest of them In their pli Ing. What a good time she hurl nnd hi nice the others were to her. They i s not treat her an n 0 baby, though she ' wns younger. "I "I heard some J l one talking ti- ' day," sihl Mat: u Tag. "They did 7 not know I win -m hearing. They fv$KkiraA were tnlklnu of a I lAi$W$W f i. little Pekingese '&&WbJ " i'og a dog from 'rT i China. I believe. J jj'sSl. ii "And this dog VtfS? bus n Jacket when J$&)ffl?tiB I he goes out and r"-3ia 1 overstioes, too. for If e ertch of his four rJy" y feet. g "But this wns "Overshoes, To the funniest of nil: Ue wears a flannel nightie w-t v he goes to bed, to keep off the I" 9 lingo, which Is some kind of stlffni ' nnd cold. r "IJe Is n crnnky little dog. too, heard; but, dear me, when I heard r his even wearing a flannel nlghtli thought to myself that 1 would not l surprised to henr of his taking a in IB with htm when ho went wulkli.g." ' "Oh, dnir, oh, dear!" said anotl w otter, "let's not tnlk of furs or inu Tliey make mo quite, qulto nervous think ubout." So tho otters began playing ngn J nnd wero as cjiecry ns cheery coi bs. |