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Show DADDY'S ESS EYEKIHG igl IfairytaleII: Mary Graham Bonner MOONLIGHT PARTY I must tell you of a party the gray night-flying moths gave the other pr'g Some of the W ' JlKss? motlis and sivid . 9 JslplsiB butterflies acre Ip ripfe there-In fact, as fefSSffeil"? many of the moth 1 pSSSsfjtgjSn nn hutterfly fam- 4fS2?!S3tH - tly who were up R and ready for the gyVw'v'f summer. The tortrices, pfpgS the tlneids, the WiXifSffW" black- streaked fp$Jlil, brown butterflies, yfesfSifT' the blue butter-fypjttff butter-fypjttff dies nud the elfins js$SPJi were all there. ! So, vou see, On a Bright. they re.lly cM Moonicght Night. have qlllte n .u.ge j party. The moon wns shining bright- ly and made the nicest light. The stars twinkled and blinked way up in ! the sky, just as If they were in the party, too. . At least they did seem to be trying to help along the gaiety of the party by being just as bright as they possibly pos-sibly could be. They looked down over the party Just as if they wanted to look very, very merry. The man in the moon was winking and grinning and saying: "Ha, ha, it does my heart, good to see a fine party, and more especially to see all the little butterflies and moths once more having a good time!" They certainly did have a good time. They danced such falry-Itke dances, and they watched their shadows under un-der the moonlight. They all felt so glad to be alive and dancing, and playing once more did make them happy. After they bad danced for some time they had a supper of apple worms and delicious fruit buds. They had danced so long that It seemed nice to have a supper party all together. They all sat on the bushes and ate their supper. But after It was all over they still wanted the party to continue. con-tinue. So the gray night-flying" moth said ; 1 "No one must go to bed yet. The ' party' Isn't quarter over. ' "We'll feel you are not having a good time if. you go home so soon. All the other The Man ln butterflies and the Moon- moths chimed in at once: "Oh, gray night flying moths, you are most wonderful moths, and you give "ie most marvelous parties ! "None of us has ever had such a fine party before, and we certainly do not want to go home. "We'll stay ever and ever so much longer until very, very late." At that the moon again linked, and grinned and said : "I'm going to stay up all night, so why shouldn't all you moths and butterflies? but-terflies? "I like company, and I like to be amused, and you can't make roe sleepy or tired." . So the party continued for 'a good long time I |