Show r duffly sr dom tale POWER balm n u UNION i BILLIES FRIENDS billie brownie went a calling ns as he so ao often did lie he loved to see bee hla his old friends and to see now new ones ile he wits was it a most soc sociable lable friendly brownie as an rm im suro sure you can easily understand first of all fae be went to call on little johnny he was very young and hla his a later peggy who was waa a good goad deal older was trying to read aloud to him but all lie ho ever said was ida da da da da so BO peggy know just juat how much of tho the story ho he understood ile iio really was hoping lie he could reach the ink bottle before anyone saw him so BO he be could upset it it had made such ouch a lovely trickle before I 1 billie was wearing peter gnomes robe so they see bee him u he waved them one of hta his best waves and went on ile iio stopped and watched iro in tor a while isa ina had many pet lambs they were such euch darling lambs and as it was already quite warm and where laa ina lived the woods were ere filled with yellow primroses prim roses and pink find and white an emones while birds sang to welcome the springtime almost all of the mother sheep had had win twin bables babies at first they had bad 4 t ho they began to play been awkward and not strong but soon boon they began to ploy play ah what gomes games they played billie watched them as they ran races and played hide and go seek and jumped high into the air isa went out with huge baskets and came cama home with them tilled filled with daffodils but moro more than nna anything tiling slie site loved to play piny with etli the and how mille did enjoy watching her and watching the little lumba lambs next lie called on shaggy nn an old dog who used to cull call on oil lie he neighbors 11 he liked to shake blinko hands and would hold anyo nn ones nefi hand ns its long us its they would hould hold bold lila his ile iio was ono one of the file most old loss logs luello lind had oer ever seen ond when asked him what lie ho liked better than linn anything in ili tho world lio ho wagged hla his tall nil nud sald in dog talk to lie he petted after that lint went nt to call aill on the cat and dog lio ho lived in the lie suino same hor ani and aiho use iise to ako t together 0 out on oil the alio the dog 1 a like other cuts but lie he liked tills this one ond and they would drink from the same saucer nna play together they woke oko up tip and spoke to mille brownie and sold said do you know what weve been having A cat dog nap when a cat takes a little sleep you say cat nap or when some one has a little doze but when both it a ent and a dog take a nap together fit at the same time you say a cot cat dog nap or at least we dol then billie called on a pigeon this pigeon had been lost one night and lie he had bad stopped on a city alre escape the little girl who lived inside had gone to 0 o the window and had been him hu bu died there and had put cracker crumbs and water on the fire escape for him he had eaten it all and he be had bad ben been tame and very grateful gmt efu for after hl his first fright was over he know knew she wa was trying to do what she could for him in the morning when it was bright again he flew off and found the rest of his family but oh what a relief it bad been to have some shelter and to get up close to the window and even to step inside on the window sill when a shower came up the little girl bad left the he window open too it was wa go 0 o wonderful to be helped out in such inch a di difficulty the pigeon told billie brownie and if ever you get a chance I 1 with wish tell that little littie girl bow grateful I 1 was waa to her 1 I would have written her a polite note hot but I 1 dont know bow but I 1 did feel my mj gratitude in my little pigeon heart even though I 1 know bow to wl let 1 I awl AM bubie brownie knew who the ludw SM M wu was and aad te be promised the th hs ha would ts tou her of ur thuile anks |