Show new ew indian indian animal animal stori stones it L 11 0 i why the possums tail haills Is bare a 10 2 a by JOHN at on a i 6 0 00 0 0 folo J get out your paint boxes boxe and color alie animals animal 1911 by tho the mcclure mcclura newspaper ape r syndicate long time ago the possum had bad a bushy busby tall lie ile was waa so eo proud of it that he combed it out every morning and made up soine songs bonga about it the rabbit who had only a stump ot of a tall after the bear pulled most of it oft off got very verl jealous of the possum on account ot of his bla tall and decided to play a trick on him there was to be a great council and dance of the animals and the rabbit said bald that he would invite every one to come ile he went to toll tell the possum and the possum said 1 I will come it if you will be sure to have a special seat beat for me I 1 have such sue it a fine tall that I 1 ought to sit lt where w here every one can have a good look tt at me very well said fiala the rabbit 1 1 I will have bavo the best beat seat beat tor for you also I 1 gillend will wil lend send you some one to comb and dres dregs your tall for you the possum was wa a pleased and thanked the rabbit then they the rabbit abbit went LQ the pricket I 1 who was ana uch such a good food hair bair cutter t bac he be wag waa called the barber you go an and d dress the possums tall for the dauca dance the rabbit said to him and tho the rabbit told the cricket just what to do next morning the cricket went to the possums posa house and said bald that he be had bad come to lix him up forsbe dance you just stretch out and take it easy said eald the cricket so tile the apos poa ruin stretched himself out shut hla his eyes and let the cricket do his bis work now the tha cricket combed out tile tho possums tall and wrapped a rod red rib bon ban around it to keep it smooth until that night at t tho the dance but ns as lie he combed tho cricket clipped off all the tha hair close to the roots and he bo wrapped the red ribbon around a bare WI tall when night came the possum went to the council house whore where the dance was to be and he found the tha best beat seat ready tor for him so my friend rabbit keeps its his word said bald the possum ilia turn came in therance the dance and the possum loosened the rod red ribbon from his bis tall and stepped into the middle of odthe the floor the drummers drumn iera began to beat and tho the possum began to dince dance and oh see aee my beautiful tall I 1 evory every ono one shouted when they heard beard what the possum san sang langmo gmo BO he danced around tho the circle again singing see what ft a fine color my tall ilas again all 0 of the animals shouted and the tha possum suni danced around it third and he be sang see ilow how my tall sweep the f time the animals a danced and fung ang see ilok how vine fine the tha pur nr ot of my tall lat then every one laughed so long that the possum wondered what they were laughing at sovie sonio one said look at your beautt ful tall find and the cobbum pos Bum surn for or the first time looked down at his tall not a single hair was left jett on it it was na as bare as an a lizard 1 the pos possum suni was so surprised and ashamed flamed ns that be could not say a word he just rolled over on the ground and grinned grinn edt and that Is ia what he doe sito this day when he la Is taken by surprise |