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Show MARY GEAHAM. BONNER. Corriion: n vim in wvyttu union - - A BLUE TONGUE "Well," said the Blue Tongued Lizard, Liz-ard, "I look very much like a small white snolse. "I have a blue tongue and of my blue tongue I could talk a great deal. "I have always been proud of my blue tongue. I have always been so pleased that I had a blue tongue. "I would hate to have a red tongue. So commonplace. Just think 1 If a doctor come to me and said : " 'Please put out your tongue !' how proud I would be to put out my beautiful beau-tiful blue tongue. "In fact 1 am so proud of It that I will do It without asking; that is, I will do it of my own free will and just as they say, without anyone urging me to do so. "And I am glad that I have been named after my tongue, for that is unusual. "Few creatures are named after their tongues. In fact, I don't know that I can think of any at this moment. mo-ment. "To be named after one's tongue Is splendid; that is, if one is a blue tongued lizard and Is proud of the fact." "Yes," said the Salamander, "you nre something unusual and to be named after a tongue is something which doesn't very often happen. "Thank you, Blue Tongued Lizard, "I have enjoyed my talk with you immensely." im-mensely." And the Blue Tongued Lizard was very proud, and he felt he was quite nicely received at the zoo. Right at the start he had been noticed no-ticed and now the Salamander had heard his story. The Salamander had seemed to like his story, too, and after all, why not? It was an interesting story and an unusual story. It was not every one in . the world who could tell a story "Yes," Said the Salamander, "You Are Something Unusual." about the color of their tongue and how they were named after it Of course maybe most creatures would not care to be named after a tongue, but as the animals so often said, it was all according to the point of view. For instance a little girl might not care to be named, "Little Red Tongued Girl." But oh, the Blue Tongued Lizard was so very proud of his name, and he liked the color of his body, too. He thought It was fine to look like a small white snake. And as long as he was pleased It was quite all right. Later the Salamander Sal-amander talked and told his story so they knew pretty well about each other and their family ways and habits, and why they had been brought to the zoo. |