Show D r Evell Evel lf l f Fairy ilY T Tale le 6 GRAHAM BOWER NER R i 6 rT n fUll ma U teM THE CIRCUS ACT As they went along In the plane Barry arry saw saw a n winding procession slon of ot tars stars between the Great and Little LittleBear Bear ear r constellations j Harry was having ha such a wonderful wonder wonder- ful tul trip with Cosmo up In the sky Cosmo knew all aU about the sky sk and he lie had granted the wish Harry had hoel made one evening c only oDly a very little While before when he had bad said that be wished he could see what it was like up In the sky He had hud longed to visit the stars and to know which one was which and aDd what they were like when you got closer to them Oh Ob It was as wonderful having this trip The more he traveled with Cosmo the better he enjoyed himself He was as seeing so much he be was hearing so 10 o many le legends ends he was listening to many fascinating old stories stories' about the creatures he wu's wl was s meeting and how they were regarded In ID former times He was wondering now about the winding Inding procession of stars at which he be was looking called culled the Dragon Cosmo announced Harr Harry looked at the Dragon with great Interest By the way Cosmo he be asked after a moment how large Is Polaris I meant nt to ask him Oh about the sl size e of ot your sun Cosmo said The pilot had evidently e been beeD directed directed di dl- I to travel around the Big Dip Dip- J r l I I I I I Changed a Beautiful Girl Into a Bear I Iper per which was part of the Great Bear as Cosmo had told Harry before I i ithe The liThe Indians Cosmo told him and I Ithe the shepherds of the ancient days too called the constellation the Great I Bear Did you ever notice her circus act Circus act I dont don't think so I I never ne saw any circus acts up In ID the 51 sky Well you look and you'll see The Great Bear car makes a circle around the Pole every twenty four hours and In Inthe Inthe inthe the spring she puts her paws paws In the and air and gets upon her back hack She Slie Sl e sa says rs people may not think It ItIs Itis' Itis j Is Is' very cry fine for such a hl high up up h-up object to behave In such sucha a fashion but but- she says they must admit Its It's clever cleer I should say so Harr Harry agreed But mut that's not all aU In the summer the she stands as It were on her nose cose You couldn't do that could you No and Ive I've never ne seen seeD any circus performer able to do It and they do wonderful tricks still not all aU that she can caD do In the winter she balances on her tail I If you jou draw an aD outline bf f a a bear around the stars of the Great Bear Benl you will see that she has a very long longtail tall tail But ut be bears rs haven't long tails Harry Harry Harry Har Har- ry r remarked marked true but after all aU she has always felt that there was little use usein use useIn In being a n bear bear In the sky If it she I If f couldn't be different from Earth animals sot I suppose that's so I Then th there re Is the story of how the VV V Great Bear got up In the sky Tell me that wont won't yo your j a Indeed Id I'd like to tell teU that story I In the old days they said that that Jupiter changed a beautiful young girl Into a abear abear bear TI iii ue didn't want J Juno no his VV wife who didn't like her to do her any aDY harm Th Then n he was afraid hunters might a shoot the bear beal If It he didn't put her herout I r out of ot harms harm's way so way so he e put her up In Sn the the sky f The Little Bear is supposed to tobe be bea a anear near r relative o of the Great Bear But now Orion Is expecting tl g you We must not Dot linger any more morer J I |