Show MARY GRAHAM BONNER KING OF CLOUDS nave you yon any idea how bow old you yon tire are asked the king of the clouds of the sun 1 I said mr sun 1 I really have been so busy all my life that I 1 have never counted the time ive left that to others besides I 1 dont know arithmetic and I 1 would have to know arithmetic to figure it out arithmetic and who can do it asked the king of the clouds arithmetic Is a lesson they study in school school Is a place where children go to learn about all sorts of things such as how to add two and two and how to spell words they learn leam how to talk beautifully and they find out where they live in the world they also study about other places place and about the beas and the mountains gracious said the king of the tha clouds 1 I am glad I 1 dont have to go to school so am I 1 said mr sun but they seem to be quite happy I 1 suppose f 5 art X Z az the very idea I 1 had in mind they become just as used to it as we do to shining and ral raining ning 1 I suppose so said the king of the clouds but why are you having such a frolic today 1 I heard the earth whispering to the breeze said mr sun that some of the raindrops were leaving the earth said that mr sun wall waa drawing them to him and I 1 laughed tor for it was quite quite true 1 I think ill have to have a frolic soon said the king of the clou clouds ds so the sun continued to draw water from the earth through his powerful ray workers what fun he did have and how he be laughed and sparkled and shone A few minutes later some wild ducks dacki flew high up in the air where are you ton going asked tits sun were going to fly far out in the tha bay they said do you see and they pointed with their wings 1 I think said mr sun 1 I will join you I 1 will move along slowly and will shine where you go tor for the tha king of the clouds sent some of the array army of raindrops out there this morning to be sure I 1 did said the king of the C louds clouds well it if you go out there they can come in here well just change places achl tile the very idea I 1 had in mind said the sun are you coming are you coming called the wild duels ducks we are in a great hurry today for we need good quick flying to make us feel better were greatly in need of exercise im coming im coming said mr sun so mr sun followed the wild ducks out into the bay and then he down over the great ocean the raindrops left as soon as mr sun appeared and they began to play about and where mr sun had been shining and where he had been drawing the raindrops from the earth so mr sun and the king of the tha clouds kept changing places and such a jolly time as they had bad of IL it the king of the clouds said it wal wai such a merry merry time |