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Show ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS j I i TV OLIVE ROBERTS BARTOW vq i "I vkaa afraid of the storm srlttl all the lightning around " Everything was quiet for a few minutes. min-utes. The first kite had Insisted hat hci was the most important on account of j having helped to build a big bridge. I and the eecond Jctte had claimed the 1 honor because, as he said, he had dls-; dls-; covered electricity. Then the Fairy Queen said quietly, I "You are both as foolish as you can j be. You might Just as well say that one of Columbus' ships discovered! America "Instead of being glad that you were of somo use to tho world, you are spoiling It all by your vanity. Now runj 'along, both of you. for neither of youi deserve one bit of crem. "It was the men who thought of us-I us-I Ing you, who were tho great ernes, j And f.hey never thought of biting oft one another's noses. "Shame on you both: i shall not ' punish you this time, but if I hear ol any more trouble in my far-olf palace 1 shall have Busklno send you back to a toy store on the earth and take a little of Importance out of you." The important kites shivered and hung their heads. "AH rlxht. your majesty," said the first kite, "I'll be good. And I may .is well confess that I dldn t want .o make that trip across the river. I was afraid that I'd fall Into the water. I wouldn't have gone at all, only tho wind caught me and I had to go." "And I,' said the second kite, following fol-lowing his companion's example "will have to tell you that I was afraid ot the storm with all tho lightning around and didn't want to go up into the clouds rut all with the key tied on me. The w ind did that, too " "Honest confession Is good for orrery orr-ery body," smiled the Fairy Queen. "I'm proud of you both now " (To Be Continued) Copvright, lj, NBA Service |