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Show ANARY" GRAHAM BONNER. SLUSH PARTY There are very , few people who know Just what a slush party is though sometimes children understand. under-stand. Grownups really don't understand under-stand at all. They cannot imagine having a party on a slushy day, but the little creatures crea-tures of the woods know how to enjoy en-joy every minute, and they love all the days that come. Rain, slush, snow, heat, cold all sorts of weather and all sorts of days and on every one they can find something to do. Soon Mr. Giant camt across Witty Witch taking a walk She had her black cape, and great, tall black hat on, and she carried a crooked stick with knots In IL On the top of the stick was a wooden parrot. "Good morning, Witty Witch," said Mr. Giant. "Are you feeling like your name today?" "I don't know," said Witty Witch, "whether I am feeling witty or funny. "But I do know that I am feeling very happy. I want some fun. I'm on my way now to see if the Brownies nnd Gnomes nreu't feeling like a good old-fashioned party in this delicious slush." "The very thing I wanted to do. too," said Mr. Giant, and his voice was so loud that from all arourd, thp Gnomes and the Brownies kept appearing. ap-pearing. "Hello, Mr. Giant," they said. "Hello, Witty Witch, are yon going to tell us sfu-Ies?" "No." said Witty Witch, "there are to be no stories until evening. We've come to ask you to have a frolic. The slush Is so nice." "It's wonderful," said the Crownics and Gnomes. Then they began to play! Such games as they had. They made I'- .: v- vWv "Good Morning, Witty Witch." houses and castles and palaces, for the slushy snow stuck together so well. Then they threw snowballs nnd they all got so wet ! Trying to dodge the snowballs, of course, they fell down In the slush. They laughed so hard aud they kept getting more soaked nnd more drenohcJ all the time, but how they loved It. "We only got slush at Just this time of year," said the lirownics. "Well, we'll have n good deal more of It before the nct few weeks are over," said Witty Witch. "That's good." said Mr. Giant. I "Hurrah," shouted the Gnomes. "I shall now bring on the animals Of Gianlland." said Mr. Giant. "Ah." suld Witty Witch, "no wonder won-der you wanted n pnrty today." For all kucw that Mr. Giant hud some very tincly trained animals only known to the Giant world, and to the little Gnomes and F.rownlcs because they are such friends of Mr. Giant. The procession started with n number num-ber of dogs who looked like Chinese Chow dogs, carrying In their mouths the ting of Glantlaiid. It Is a large yellow flag and on It Is n picture innde In black silk of Mr. Glunt In his top hods. Then came some birds who Hew backwards. If they had not been n Utile above the animals they certainly would have bumped buck and forth, for they Hew backwards, no matter which way the Chow Dogs turned. The dogs kept turning fuiek. loo, for most of the animals wanted to keep on inarching around and nronnd. There wore Ihe squirrels who rode on Ihe backs of the little lilac!; ponies. The squirrels arc great friends of Mr. Giant, nnd Ihe pontes play around Mr. Giant's cave nnd prance up his legs lo eni sugar out of his hands. Mr. Giant has a Mule jam. nil his own. for he keeps It for his friends, the r.rownies. nnd Gnomes, and Willy Wlleh talks to the animals and gels slorlcs from Ihein to tell to the llllle creatures of Ihe woods. The nnlnials enjoyed the slush, too, but when Ihe procession was over they nil went back to Willy Wlleh's Cave, where n roni'lnc lire, dry clothes, and n good hot supper nwailed Ihcin |