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Show ipDdMy5 liIEve!ii Fairy Tale 5yAARY GRAHAM BONNER COTTHOhI W vCiTUn HfWV.Hl IihiOn PAPA TURKEY "What do you think we need today?" to-day?" asked Mrs. Turkey, jnst as mothers might speak of their housekeeping house-keeping needs. "Well," said Mr. Turkey, "what do you say to a little new buckwheat, some wild berries and a few vegetables." vege-tables." "Fine," said Mrs. Turkey, shrieking with delight. All the little turkeys gobbled In their tiny voices which squeaked : "Fine, Papa Turkey, very, very fine." "Aren't they bright?" said Mrs. Turkey Tur-key proudly. "Indeed they are the brightest turkeys tur-keys in the world," said Mr. Turkey. Just as though turkeys hadn't always al-ways looked just about the same and acted about the same at the ages of the little turkeys. "Now," said Mrs. Turkey, to the children, "I must teach you all the j tricks. "You must learn how to sleep and roost In the trees, and how to put your heads under your wings and of all the things that are good for you , to eat." "Where did we get our nest from, Mamma Turkey?" asked the little ones. "Did you make It?" "No, my loves," said Mrs. Turkey, "I found It. But I made It much better bet-ter with the leaves and grass Mr.' Turkey and I found." "Do you mean Papa?" asked the little turkeys. "Yes, Indeed. How bright of you to know I Such very bright turkeys. I am so proud of you. "And we gave you such comfortable comfort-able beds of straw." "Yes, they were very comfortable," said the little turkeys. But as they were talking, back Mr. Turkey came with a fine meal, and "1 Am so Proud of You." plenty left over to last them for several sev-eral more meals. From time to time he gobbled, as he was afraid danger was near and the little turkeys were not quite strong enough to look after themselves them-selves very well. Just then Mr. Rooster and Miss Hen passed by. "Are they relations of ours?" asked the little turkeys. "Yes," said Mr. Turkey, "In a way they are. We all belong to the barnyard. barn-yard. But of course a turkey Is far finer than a rooster." "Of course," said all the little turkeys. tur-keys. "How quickly they are learning," said Mrs. Turkey. "And Mrs. Turkey Is a great deal better than Miss Hen," said Mr. Turkey, "though of cours we don't like to put on too many airs. "We wish to be friendly with all the creatures of the barnyard." Mrs. Turkey was pleased with all the children were learning, and she felt now they could wander about by themselves. They were good and strong and they hud not had their feet wet once, for they were more than four weeks old and their mamma had been very careful about them. A little later they saw their own reflections In a nearby brook and they were quite amused and quite dallghted to see themselves. But, as they gobbled excitedly, they said their great ambition was to look like Papa Turkey when they grew older. And Papa Turkey was proud that his children should regard him so admiringly. |