Show D rI Awning ping r t c W J V fallY fair Tal c q Bonner S oa r vr x NOU I I tm w jf i CHAMELEON I belon belong to the great lizard family said sald the American Chameleon to some somo of ot the other lizards around him and andI I am nm glad of ot It It good said the other lizards lizards liz liz- ards as they wriggled about I am a Chameleon and I 1 change color If U you would be interested In hearing I 1 will tell you some of ot the times when I change my colors and what makes me do so Wed Ved be most Interested hearing said the other lizards I think I told you some time a ago o commenced the Chameleon that I did not chan change e color when put on different colored objects Fur For Instance some people think that If It I am put on something green I chan change e to a green color and that 1 if I am put on something brown I l chan change e eto to a 11 brown color That Is not true I care most for different shades of at brown and green But I do not change colors as some people think When I am nm feeling quiet I am apt opt to wear brown a nice shade of brown a n good color when one feels quiet and restful When I sleep however however how how- ever eyer I am usually pale green but oh If I am an angry ry I 1 become a very very brI bright ht green reen Yes when I get et angry or when I become excited or when some one or something frightens me I become a aYer avery avery Yer very bright green reen shade I can change q quickly from one color to another from green reen to brown from brown to yellow Early In the morning and when the twilight comes I am a yellowish gray color if there is nothing around to excite meSO meSo meSo me So you OU see I pay attention to the weather to the sunshine and to whether er I am nm angry or happy and quiet as ns regards my change of color and not notto notto notto to the color of the object upon which I 1 am nm put You tell us what we are Interested in hearing the lizards said And then they all took a nap But Just then the crocodiles were awaking from a nap which they had been taking I am an nn American Crocodile said Charlie the Crocodile and I am very veryL L Wed Be Most Interested Hearing Said the Other Lizards much pleased with myself and very glad that I am not fan hn alligator ator So am I said his brother What makes you so especially glad thou though h Have you some reason for being pleased with yourself I know that I Iam Iam Iam am glad that I am not an alligator but butI I haven't any special reason for being gin glad d. d Yes said Charlie I have several reasons In the first place as ns you know we have as a family such nice heads beads TIle The heads of th the alligators are s se square and ugly We Ye arent aren't like that thatA A crocodiles crocodile's head Is long and and distinguished looking looking to a crocodiles crocodile's viewpoint That Is m ray my first reason and m mj my second reason for being so glad thai that I am nm not nn an alligator Is that my lay are longer and und more pointed Ah All Brother Crocodile It makes m me happy and pleased when I think thaI deal I my teeth are so long and so ver very strong Two of ot my lower teeth show above my lower Jaw near m my hand handsome handsome handsome some nose My dear Charlie Crocodile salt sal his brother brollier It lilt Is all very well for foi you to say BUY youre you're ver very fine but yot shouldn't say you have a handsome nose You should call It a snout Oh Ob all right suld said Charlie bur bui burI I like the word nose better Win VIII wouldn't It sounds less like a pig Snout sounds so like a n pig and I an no relation to the pig family Except said his brother that you ou J are greedy und and selfish I Oh to be sure said sold Charlie nut But Buias Butas as us I was saying L I feel so pleased that thai I am a crocodile and I think you should call me Contented Charlie Crocodile for I am so se contented and so satisfied with life Youre satisfied because you ou have strong teeth and can look after yourself your self even 1 If you ou hurt others That's a n funn funny way to be contented Funn Funny or not said Charlie Its flits the way a crocodile would be contented content content- ed ed Isn't It |