Show n 1 i. i US J it cr Fait q talc 1 P GRAHAM R U ANT BEAR AND HONEY It annoys annos me said the Ant Bear that I have a name which means so little Does It mean ns s much as mine asked Eva the monkey with a mustache Im a monkey I am and everyone everyone everyone every every- one knows It thet the tho f urn amt moment t they look at meD meD me D Dont o 0 nt t they hey i know you youre you're re an anAnt 1 W 1 Ant Bear Dear just the trouble said the 1 Ant Bear They always ahva's ask what Gives Me Delicious sort of an nn animal Things I n am Dear me said Eva very very sad And Eva put her head on one side and then jumped to her swing and began began be be- gan gem swinging back and forth Eva had a blue nose and dark darl blue mustache Her cheeks were gray and her ears eats were yellow ellow She thought she was very beautiful She was in the next cage to the Ant Bear In the zoo Now the Ant Bear Is something like lIl a raccoon In color and appearance and ways but he Is something something something some some- thing like an Ant Eater because his nose is ver very very long He never never growls like a bear You see he lie said I am not an ant eater I do not live entirely on ants as the ant eater cater practically does Gracious no I 1 I like a rat to chase when I am not in the zoo and here I like a piece of meat once In awhile I IThe The Ant Bear showed the Monkey his fine white teeth And he continued Im not a abear bear I 1 can be bo made Into a nice little pet That Is Is I am ready to be a pet The keeper thinks I am fine He I gives me delicious things they call bananas If Im I'm not too hungry I pull oft off the skin and eat the banana as people do I but If It Im I'm very hungry Im I'm apt to eat the skin afterwards even when I do that W way Now r the keeper thought the Monkey and the Ant Bear near ml might ht like to play together so he put the Monkey Into the Ant Bears Bear's cage He lIe had seen that they had bad become friendly I am from South America the Ant Bear said Oh how my family lamBy and relations all love vegetables We all have have havethe the same kinds of ot othan han handsome some tails taBs Come and play Eva Ive Just as nice a tall as you OU have said Eva And I dont don't want to ph play I dontI dont I need the exercise I get when Fm rm free and not In the zoo Its of no Interest to me from where you rou come The Tile Ant nt Bear felt very unhappy He longed to play pIa and the the theM M was feeling cross Usually Eva was friendly but toda today today to to- da day she had grown homesick and longed for the trees Instead of ot her swings strings And what do you suppose the Ant Bear ear did He became so 50 an angry ry with Eva that he bit bither bither bither her tail How Eva did scream 1 And the i keeper put herback her herback back bacle In her own cage No o playing today today to to- day he said mid But he had seen een what had happened happened hap hap- t and though he scolded the Ant Bear Dear he lie did not riot punish him for he knew the Ant ft Bear was so I fri friendly and amI that 1 this been had a a. I j Dont Don't Want to misunderstanding Play Nor did he punIsh pun- pun Ish Ishi Eva E for being cross He ne knew Eva I Iwas was not perfect Even a monkey has the right to be cross once Jn In awhile The Ant Bear sat sut alone but tho the keeper gave him some nice warm milk and ond soon he lie was fast asleep laving having his favorite dream of or a castle built for I him made out of ot vegetables and bananas bananas ba bu- ba- ba nanas |