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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINSI I GY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON OBADIAH OTTER , Something happened to the little Otter I hoy one day, th- day after Markic Musk-! Musk-! rat lost the skin off his tongue, j Scrlhhle Scratch noticed that his seat In the Meadow Grove school was empty. : and he sent the twins to hun him UP "Tell Mrs. inter that her son. ohadlah. , Is alis-nt. and that he 'S mo oor In spell- Soon they arrived at Mrs. Otter's house. Ing that he shouldn't miss B day. " s: i'l the falryrnan. "lie never piits an "L ' In salmon and puts two In salajnf wer. off trotted the IWo faithful llttl-- helpers. help-ers. willliiK SS nunl to do what thoy could for their kind fairy friend. It was very ---Id. hilt ieall In their warm sweaters and larhs Lite twins dldn I teel ii u bit, an-' Soon they arris e-1 a Mrs. Otter's hQUse, dec; under the roots of an old willow ire. where Hi waters of lllpple i 'reck had conveniently hollowed hollow-ed it out during flood lime How tllff. r- ent It was from the place Bud Tteaver. lived, where the walls vf the round mud house were two f,-,t thi,-k. and the d-oT hidden Under water like the nest of a clucking hen. Mrs. Otter's front door was wide open and the twins didn't even have to knock. "I'.eM morning. where s MKadlah-' Hi-, acked politely. ' Me Isn't ai school!" Mrs. Otter stopped making fls-h-bails I for lunch and cajBIQ out. "No. I know he Isn't." she Bald. "And he won't be until un-til he's learned a lesson tha; 1 m teach -ling him. I told him to do his fishing 1 In nipple Crek. for it never freeze over, bul didn't he disobey me and go to the pond' While he was in titer fooling round night came on and the water froze over. Hi's In there yet. If you like, yon mnk break a hole and let him out ' The little folk- rescued the otter hoy - and took him back Id school. (Copyright. 19J0. N. B. A i |