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Show DaMyEvCTijn foiryTaly CHANGING PLACES Thla If the itory of bow the parents took the place of children and the children took the places of parents In the town of R v n-Saw. Of course, as parents had so long been parents and bad had so much more experience. It was better that In most cases there should be mors than two children to a pair of parents. par-ents. In all well-regulated well-regulated families there are only two parents. But In H.nrf.rf n w . f ome families Books. children to s set of parents, snd sometimes some-times only one child to a set of par- fnts. It was this way In Keven Saw, t any rate. And In cases where there was only one child to two parents, this child got help and advice from the others after they had all changed places. There had been a good deal of talk about this beforehand, which was really real-ly only natural It was quite an un-naual un-naual happening. In fart, Keven-Saw Is the only town Tt ever heard of where tbey did such a thing. Many of the parents bad been saying, say-ing, more often than usual, that they only wished tliey could be children sgaln. They said this when the children chil-dren grumbled a bit at the thought of school opening soon, or when tbe children chil-dren urged to be allowed to sit up later, or when they wanted bl, expensive expen-sive toys. "Why, when we were children," the parents would say, "we went to bed without a word the minute we were told. And children want so much these days. In our time we bad simple tastes and were pleased with so little. You do not appreciate being young. Children have nothing to worry them." The children began wishing they could really show the parents what It felt like to be children, and they felt they would like to be the ones who were grown up for s change. Well, as this was the general feeling In the town, there seemed no reason why all shouldn't just change places, and one day, Just a week before the opening of school, the great change took place. The Idea had actually started in the Fenwlck family. Sally and Robert Fenwlck had talked quite a little about It, and It was surprising how, once th Idea caught hold. It became so possible. At flrst there was great confusion. Of course only the parents and children chil-dren actually changed places. Those who were not parents stayed the, same, such as the teachers and a number of aunts and uncles. Tbe grandmothers and grandfathers didn't change. They, In any event often took the side of a child, and had been known to say to a parent: "You did the very same when you were little." When the relatives from other places heard of this unnsoal happening In Iteven-Saw, they decided they would not pay any visits for awhile. It was trying enough to visit In a house full of restless children. Where the children chil-dren were the ones In authority the relatives knew they would bave no pence. The children handed over their school books to their parents and began be-gan to order the meals and make their business plans. It took almost a week before things were in running order. The cooks stayed on. They liked the Idea of a change without having to move. In houses where there weren't cooks the one who liked to mix biscuits bis-cuits and cakes and puddings and pies and put big roasts In the oven took this part of the work. Yes, It was surprising how quickly everything did straighten Itself out and how happy everyone was with the new arrangement. After all, the parents had been very obliging about this. If Paddy and Mother Fenwlck hadn't agreed to It In the first place when Sally and Robert and Nata- tie, too, had talked It over with them, probably no one else In the town would have taken the lead. But Mother Fenwlck Fen-wlck was s leader In the town and she set the styles. Many a mother bad cut her skirt tbe length of Mother Fenwlck's Many a Mother only to find out Ha(1 Cut Hef later that Mother Skirt Fenwlck was wearing out an old one and wasn't setting a style at all. Still, she had a great Influence Just the same. Daddy Fenwlck was the banker In the town, and was a prominent citizen.' When such an Important man as ' Daddy Fenwlck decided upoa something some-thing it was only natural 'bat the otlu'i? nlji-ald say; . ' "A 1 me iind frailest maf Ve wS tulUrx his ipud.1" |