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Show LLAMA TALK BlUle Brownie was on his way to Tialt the Llama In the zoo when he was stopped by bavins a talk with the Grey Squirrel who had been busy eating eat-ing peanuts for aome time and who wai ready to take a short rest and chat "Yes," the Grey Squirrel told Blllle Brownie, "It la quite true what you have heard. Our family and the Bed Squirrel family hava always been quarrelsome and have not been on any too friendly terms. Of course we say It la the fault of the Red Squirrel and I auppoae they say the same of us. "But Tm quite sure that the fair .opinion Is that It Is the fault of the Bed Squirrels that we do not get along together. Yea, I'm sure of that "They're so quick-tempered and they can fight so hard. We're not as they are at all, no Indeed." "I believe you," said Blllle Brownie, "Another time I want to have more of talk with you but today I have an engagement with a llama and I dont think one should keep a llama waiting. wait-ing. I have a feeling one shouldn't do that" "WelL stop for a chat again, Blllle Brownie," said Grey Squirrel, as he gave his tall a fine flourish In saying good-by to Blllle Brownie. "Well, am I on time?" asked Blllle Brownie as he came to where the llama was. Tm sure I don't know," said the Llama. "I haven't any wrist watch and I haven't any clock, and if I had I I couldn't tell the time. Of course I "You're V07 Welcome, Billy." know when It la meal time. But I don't need a clock to fell me that. My tummy tells me when It li meai time. "I know when Jt Is bedtime, for my sleepy eyes tell me tliat And, of course, when U Is bright It Is the time to be tip, and when It is dark, It is the time to be asleep. That Is the general rule and, of course, if one takes a nap In between well It Is simply napping time and one doesn't need a clock for that." "I only hoped I hadn't kept you waiting," said Blllle Brownie. "I am thankful that I haven't." "No," said the Llama, "I haven't been kept waiting. Of course I am here and ready to see you, but I didn't pace about and say: "TJear me, why Is Billie Brownie so late? I can't settle down to anything while waiting.' "No, I didn't say anything of that sort" "I am srlad to hear that." rhtirftierf Blllle Brownie, "And you promised me to tell me something of yourself, if you remember, and If It is not too much bother." "I remember and It Is not too mnch bother," said the Llama. "First of all, I come from South America, and I am s little bit like a camel except that I am much smaller and I haven't any hump, nor have I humps I "I have a relative known aa the Ouanaco. "Then I have an Alpaca cousin. Hla family name has become famous for there is a cloth known aa alpaca cloth and that has come from the fleece of his family. "The Alpaca family aren't so strong as we are away from their home mountains moun-tains and they object to other climates which don't bother us at all. "Of course you know we have always al-ways been useful In carrying bundles and packages and have been regular 'beasts of burden' as the saying Is. "We have lovely long wavy hair as you can see, but there Is an Alpaca cousin here, a white one, with blue eyes I That's quite an Interesting thing for, somehow, when thinking of blue eyes people would think of a little girl and not of an Alpaca. "But you said you had another engagement en-gagement to keep. I don't want to delay yu." "Yes," said Blllle Brownie, "I promised prom-ised I'd run In for afternoon bread with the Hears. That I I diiin't vx- j sctly say I'd run In but I said that I would look m as the bears are to have their afternoon bread shortly. "The keeper told nie they had It Just as people will have afternoon j tea the same Idea you know! ' "So I must he off. Mama. Thanks ! Immensely for your story." "You're very welcome, BUlle i Brownie. Very welcome lndifil " I |