Show DADDYS EVENING G FAIRY TAL E 7 mary graham mft bonner tiner diw THE HARBOR SEAL the animals and the creatures in the zoo make me quite weary and quite tired said the barbor seal to a sparrow who was perched on a fence nearby wily why so BO chirped the sparrow Be because couse said the harbor seal they are always boasting about what they are famous for and they are al ways saying that they do this and that ond and that they are admired for or tills this find flint dial well dont they speak th the truth asked the sparrow to he sure mire they speak the truth said the seal splashing slowly and without much effort or interest or energy then what 1 Is the trouble asked the sparrow for lie was always interested in n trouble leand and quarrels he hoped hope to hear of a good quarrel now nothing Is IR the lie trouble said tho the harbor sen seal hut but it do dos does s seem absurd for them to 0 o boast of their usefulness and to brne brag of their beauty its so silly life int worth bothering so much about well a quarrel Is good fun end and bread and crumbs are good fun and they are all in life said the sparrow youre an absurd little thin tiling said the harbor seal im not said the sparrow you too may object to me all you want and ill stick around at least I 1 dont mean ill stick around the way something that la Is sticky will stick nut dut I 1 mean I 1 will stay around you see im a rough and unmannerly little citizen and I 1 use words la in none too superior a fashion fash lon im not going to quarrel with run jou said the harbor seal though I 1 can see you would like to quarrel 1 I would agreed the sparrow id like to scold at you I 1 really do MJ wyoute an absurd little thing said the harbor seal fight you very well youre too big well you even scold me said the harbor seal tor for it wont make any difference to me to have it worth your ihle too bad said the sparrow sadly at the thought that a quarrel was going to be missed 1 I said the harbor veal seal am contented to be uninteresting and I 1 am quite satisfied to be dull 1 I do not care in the least it if I 1 I 1 am especially beautiful nor even beautiful at all 1 I do not object to it because I 1 urn arn not useful perhaps it Is because you arent useful or beautiful that you cant see why others have a right to enjoy their own on good points said the sparrow perhaps so said the harbor seal well arent you going to with me and scold me tor for saying such athing a thing asked the sparrow chirping in surprise no said the seal 1 I cant be bothered I 1 told you I 1 woul dot t quarrel with you cut but I 1 thought that speech would make e I 1 lou on said the sparrow it wont said the harbor seal well the sparrow chirped it 13 19 no wonder you cant understand other creatures having pride and interest and usefulness and beauty when you uro ui f so dull that you cant even have a fi friendly quarrel sorry you object to me said the harbor seal in a tired bored voice 1 I do said the sparrow hopefully 1 I dont really mind said the ha harbor seal so the sparrow flew away to tell the tha other birds what a strange and thoroughly uninteresting creature the harbor seal was |