Show in bt rhe lae E JUNGLE With Mith Che arul h nl Grace race SieW ewar tr THE ODD OKAPI lAM TAM going to call eaU on this morning said Ollie Okapi to Mrs Okapi with n a determined air Well Vell I dont don't see why you shouldn't go my ray dear replied Mrs Okapi much to Ollies Ollie's surprise I should think he would be delighted to see you This person may be wonderful and helpful and all an that t. but when It comes to curiosities thoro thorn Isn't one that I 1 know of ot who can cnn hold holda a n candle or a firefly I moan mean to you Ollie You are the most moat oddest The oddest ni my dour door tho the oddest I do wish you would be c careful of at I a 11 r l I iL Make Quite at Home Gr teda Small Voice your African sold Ollie gently for tor he was feeling reeling very much ter fh fluttered flattered d. d Perhaps it H would be a treat t to him to see me now that you au speak of it Why shouldn't I do folks talks a favor tf once in a n while when Its It's so EO easy el 51 That's a very good Idea Iden Indeed find and Ollie strutted up and down as aswell aswell well as he could for tor the Great Grant Trees and the Twisty Vines which got In his way How V do you think I 1 look a nil nil right to start my dear Oh yes es you look very handsome Ollie cried Mrs Okapi turning on him admiring eyes But dont don't stay away too lute or I shall worry No I wont won't Mother good byl I and with a whIsk of ot his tall and a frisk of ot his heels the odd Okapi dashed away through the Woods on his Journey to I dont don't believe its it's very far tor thought he to himself for tor the Jungle and the Deep Forest are really th the same thing I ought to be finding him soon Why heres here's a nice little clear cleal place to stop and look around It certainly Is sir make Quito quite at home home greeted a small Jo jully voice alce Im and on the NH lookout tor for adventures nd this morning but really I 1 hardly expected expected- No of course you oU didn't Mi bA shouted Ollie Joyously i Just Juat knew V you would be too sur stir surprised d for fop n anything whon when you saw 81 mo taut But you Q haven't hi hurt my feelings n i hit bit sir str You o couldn't be expected I to know about bout me because I 1 have only been recently discovered by a II f o. o explorer Nobody ody real t- t J anything l of my ml 1 habits bUs e ept cepl that t I t Uve HY In h til th the densest part of at the theP P Peep p Fore Forest t And I seem to Co go about aboul with WI my mf mate od only Twos Two's ply any I- I Okapi t. t my any nn name c Ollie I Okapi P to 0 my y friends Ina I hope ope you OU I will sill be he Q one of t them sir str sir 1 Thank you fOU thank you hut hut- but but but- I stammered U mm rod its your looks o Ollie Ute that are so EQ In You fou are something like a n giraffe something lI like e an antelope something like a zebra and something like an nn ox and antI I cant can't decide where one begins begin and another lea leaves vos ort oft Dy By this time Ollie was too pleased and excited to control himself He tie pranced capered shook his tall and wl wiggled his ears with Pf pride q Ana m atty I I cant can't b blamo 1 j 4 elf roared roo b hein he heIn In q boastful tone I 11 guess g most moat any anyone Olt m one would be Q astonished to see the re reddish coat of ot on an o ox the tho striped leg JI of ot a p zebra the h horns of ot a giraffe and the general shape chape of an antelope all belonging to one animal Now that I 1 have haye given gl you ou a treat sir I think I must be going Dont hurry Ollie said who had recovered recO his composure by this time But of ot course If It you I I think Mrs Okapi would be worried you'd better be off ofT Remember though No matter how bow fine One ones one's looks or dress A boasting manner makes them less leas Good morning I INow INow I Now I t wonder what he meant mused Ollie Ohio Okapi as he scampered away through the trees I Ci 2 by Little tile Brown Drow A Co I |