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Show NEW, LIGHT ON OLD PROVERB 8howlng That the Early Bird Is Not Always the One That Geta the Moat Worms. Onco there were two birds. One was an early bird, and the other was a lazy sort of bird which never got out much beforo eight o'clock In the morning, I The early bird caught a worm. The I early proverb-maker happened to be . there at the time, and made a note of it. Now, this worm that had been caught by this early bird had a wife and ten children. When the worm left home that morning his ten chil dren were just getting up ana nis wire was preparing breakfast. No 'doubt this worm had gone out for his morning walk to work up an appetite for breakfast, but such are the uncertainties ot life he never returned. re-turned. The family of worms waited until about eight o'clock, and then, highly alarmed, started out to look for Papa Worm. At this time tho bird that was a lazy sort of bird was JuBt getting out to look for a bite ot something to eat. He saw the family of worms and had a flno breakfast. Moral: It's not always the btrd that gets Into the proverb that gnts the most worms. LIpplncott's. |