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Show riT z - , j ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS STY OLIVE ROBERTS OARTOf rt The first to make a speech was ii"- peanut. nil PEAJfi i s SPJBGH " The pasty man had a lovely party and tho queer little candy and cake, and fruit fairies were over so kind to Nancy and Nick After awhile there was speaking and they all sat down in rows to hear. Tho first one to make a speech was the peanut, which said this "Oh, hi diddle diddle! I'll ask you a rlddlo Can anyone tell whero I grow? Do I ktow on a tree, or an Island at sea, Or up north In the Ice and the.) snow T Do I grow like potatoes way undei I ground. Or like strawberries red on a vine. Or on plants like tomatoes so smooth and so round. Or like cones on an evergreen pine? Oh. hi diddle diddle! Please answer my riddle. I I really have done my best, I And I hope you will look In your peanut pea-nut book, j If the answer you haven't guessed." I j -- The peanut made a stiff bow and sat down No -'n.- applauded or cUp-p cUp-p d his hands because they were all busy trying to think of the answer. Tho little chocolate drop fairies came out next in white frilly petticoats petti-coats of plaitod paper and sang a song with a chorus which wont like this: " We're plain as to feature, We're dark' as to skin We're fat and we're lumpy, We long to be thin. Hut right down inside us. Our hearts are all ilglv, They re soft und they're spollcs. They're sweet and they're white. Our friends count in millions Prom north to the south. And we fit In quite nicely, To anyone's mouth." Nancy'sald It made her hungry and Nick said please not to mention it. But there were more speeches to be said and Buskins said it was bad manners to talk even If it were compliments com-pliments they were making. To Be onUnucd.) (Copyright, K'22, N Service.,) |