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Show I OHM I I II 1 1 I U.H I I ZAAKY BONNER THE CELEBRATION "We'll have both a celebration and do some wonderful work, too," said Jack Frost. "Work and play are all the same to me. I feel like singing a song about It." And then he started singing, dancing danc-ing at the same time, and this was his song : I'm so happy, I'm ao pay. I like to work. I like to play. Whichever It is I do not mind. So lone as the wind is still and kind. "You are indeed very merry," said the Frost Brothers. "And why shouldn't I be?" asked Jack Frost. "When the wind takes a nap I can do such splendid work. "Everything is so still. Nothing dis turbs me. But I'm talking too much. We must be off.'' So Jack Frost and the Frost Brothers Broth-ers were off. All over the countryside they went, waving their sticks covered with tiny icicles, a special kind of Icicles used by Jack Frost. They waved It over the flowers, they waved it over the shrubs, the grass, over everything, In fact , "We must see that the flowers go to bed and let the snow and the winter winds have their chance. Besides no one would care for the flowers as they do now If they grew In the garden every single day of the year. "Half of the joy of flowers Is watch- "Ha, Ha, Ha," Laughed Jack Frost Ing them come up In the spring, hear." "Well," said the Frost Brothers, "we never heard ycu talk like this before. Do you enjoy seeing the flowers come np in the spring?" "Ha, ha, ha," laughed Jack ifrost. And as he laughed the flowers which had not already been touched by his magic stick began to droop and wilt "That was such a cold laugh," they whispered at their heads nodded forward. for-ward. "We really couldn't stand It. Even though we won't see our friend, Mr. 3un, until next year." When Jack Frost saw the flowers drooping at his laugh, he chuckled some more. "I'm a clever old chap," he said. "Indeed you are," said the Frost Brothers. "But haven't you worked long enough yet? Haven't you frostbitten frost-bitten enough flowers?" "Ah," said Jack Frost, "what would tiappen to you if I were not the leader?" "We do not know," said the Frost Brothers, "but you have such a marvelous mar-velous love of your work you could keep at It forever and ever." "Oh no, not as long as that," said Jack Frost. "I would not have such a good time If I did this ail the time. It's always such a treat to me now. "And I love it as I disappear in the morning to hear the people say: "'Jack Frost must have been around last light.' Oh, I love to hear that. "Ah yes. It's a celebration to go frost-biting like this as well as our work !" |