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Show Fairy Talfe Bonner vfii& THE FARM'S SPRINGTIME When everyone whs fiiKt asleep In Hie furm house mill on tlie farm, MIs- tress Springtime ill fed waved her spring-time spring-time greetings over them all so that when tliey got up the nett morning they all felt that spring whs In the air. 'Neigh, nelKli !" mild the goml old horse. "Spring Is In the nlr. I feel It. 1 must he ready to plow the fields now. "lhere Is lots that must he done On Their Way to V'101 school. """ i,i,s1i:t, and 1 really do feel Its gentle Influence In the air. "Somehow It feels like spring today," to-day," said the farmer. "I must start my planting." "I've got lots of Ideas for my garden gar-den this year," said the farmer's wife. "You know it does feel Just like spring today." The children gathered little blossoms blos-soms on their way to school and as the soft spring air came In the school windows win-dows they found it hard to think of anything else but the woods, and flowers that might he out, and birds that might have arrived for the summer, sum-mer, and walks that would he so lovely, and games to be played out-of-doors now that It seemed so pleasant. "Spring has come, grunt, grunt," said Grandfather I'orky IMg. "I have a good spring appetite." "So have I, squeal, squeal." said Master I'lnk Tig. "I'd enjoy a good meal now," said I'orky IMg. "Iteally the spring Is giving giv-ing me an appetite." "I'd like u bite myself," said Mrs. Tlnky I'lg. "So would I," said Tlnky Pig's mother. ' "Spring certainly Is In the air. I hadn't any appetite for quite a while and now I feel uiy old self again," said Miss I In in. "Squeal, squeal, no one could have noticed your luck of appetite, Miss Hani, but they could have noticed mine, squeal, sque.il," said Hrother Iincon. "Hut I think I could eat again now." "I have a springtime appetite," said Sammy Sausage. "Squeal, squeal, I most certulnly have." "So have I, grunt, grunt," said little Gru titer. "I could eat a morsel of food, too, squeal, squeal," said little lilack Squealer. "Ah, for a nice ref-t In the mud and a good banquet," said Sir Percival Pork. "Not a bnd Idea, not a bnd Idea," said Sir Benjamin Hacon. "Cock-a-doodle-do, a pleasant day," said Red Top the Booster. "Cackle, cackle," said Mrs. Hen, "a pleasant day indeed, Hed Top." "Quack, quack," said Mrs. Duck, "I Teel Just like a brook party. I do believe be-lieve I'll give one.' All the ducks waddled after Mrs. Duck, who led the way down to the pond. "Ba-aa-aa-a," said Sir William Goat, otherwise known es Billy Goat, "I must have a walk around the barnyard barn-yard and see w hat there Is to eat. A walk will help my appetite and make It something of which I may be Justly proud." "Baa, baa, baa," said the little lambs, "we love to play this lovely day." "Me-ow-me-ow," said Jota, the cat, "I must have a nice sleep In the sunshine. It will do me good. Then a cupful of warm milk and all will be well." "Gobble, gobble," gob-ble," said the turkeys, tur-keys, "the little turkeys are becoming be-coming stronger every one of these fine spring days. "Gobble, gob- ble. gobble, they re rd Enjoy a Good a lovely little lot Mea Now of turkeys." So, everything and everyone on the farm felt that Springtime had visited them, for though thsy didn't actually know of her visit to them the night before, they all said that spring was certainly in the air. |
