Show sy csaji PAW BONNER 11 atun UNION M BACKBONE wlad wind took david in his airship and together they flew across the new zealand sea until they came to evv two 0 big islands Island ii there he be caught a glimpse of his old friend we western tei n hemisphere ue he certainly lead never expected to see him but as we explained it was a world and you saw old friends if you yon kept going around it youre going to see a very remarkable bird sal sali sail I wind but you will ha have e to wait until the evening to see it for it likes the night time best its name Is the kiwi or or apteryx which means wingless it lives here for there are not any lit big ig enough wild animals to kill it so it have to try to fly away from enemies besides it do any harm it lives on vi ornis so david trae traveled led the south island of new zealand and he wandered through the high mountains which were very well pleased with their home ground of course they told david no mountains are so fond of the home ground but that they want to reach up into the air we said to mother earth we love you mother earth but we want lots of 0 air too she understood and said we could reach up dp into the air all we liked now we admire backbone yes a agreed reed david so do L I 1 I 1 dont like people or creatures who any ideas about what they his old friend western hem hemisphere M I 1 S here wont trent to play but whore where always saying 1 I dont care what I 1 do like us then we care what we do and we have backbone do you know viliam they say about us ive no idea then its all the more pleasure to tell you yoo the mountains said were glad mother earth or geo send us one of those visitors who know it all daud was glad he know so much there had bad been times when it had been uncomfortable not to know more but there was really many a good reason for not being baldg too wise they say that vie ve mountains run like backbone through new zealand now that fine to be a backbone of such a fine country 1 I should think it must be a great honor an honor and an opportunity said the mountains we liae hae plenty of wool and meat here continued though personally so nally we dont care for it IL but you can have a good meat dinner and mabbe want to wander up to wellington in the north island I 1 its ts right by cook strait and pass by some sheltering trees and find the harbor lie he was sorry to leave the south island with its entertaining snow capped mountains but lie had heard there were geysers and hot springs la in the north island and in both parts lovely valleys and spreading plains so david wandered on up through new zealand what fun it was to wander like this and what a delicious dinner lie he found with only compass hurrying about ills his business to tell him that he was in the right direction and that that w was as his food he saw the strange bird with loose odd plumage who reminded david a little of a turkey though ills his feathers were much more fluffy and his bill was very long iong it was still night when wind came for him and david wondered why he be was being awakened so early but wind seemed to insist upon it and da david daid id was too sleepy to argue in the early early morning light david could see that they flew past equator on up over the pacific ocean and tie he saw many islands what was the pur purpose pose of winds early morning flight |