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Show OldEquator sdfrrnthe By MARY GRAHAM BONNER Dirrn and Equator recognized V'-h other at once, h.juntor . (wining against tlio enrtli and '"',' fat and as round ns ever. T1 he 1 80 f,,t ttl,",t " ,n ,1,) as though you noticed at that a head was at one end emit bundle of f.it and nt fh. other were two feet. He was ,nnli himself with nil enormous 'Z which blew the hot air toward M'",',ere I am In Africa, too," Equa-aid. Equa-aid. "I'm around Victoria ke where you visited, too, but i were seeing so much then you SwnTnotlce me. No. I don't mind. To needn't apologize. ou know J,, oanie means Kqual, and I ve an -en equal, fair disposition." "It's mighty nice to see you again, Kouator," David said. "I remember yoo told me that your parents gave "Her I Am in Africa, Too." jod your name because you were so fair about dividing the earth Into two equal parts northern and southern hemisphere, as you call them. "Of course, you don't notice North America, or Asia, or Europe, but then, you only call them trifles." Equator chuckled. He told David that Lake Victoria just sat upon him, but because he had such a warm heart and was so good-natured, he did not mind. "Yon know years ago," Equator said, "up in Uganda, and maybe in some other parts, too, if a king's musician played out of tune be could be killed. I never used to sing then, I can tell you." "Won't you sing for me now, Equator?" David asked. "You did "e fc't that Equator had told this story B8 u hint to be asked "Certainly," snid Eqllftt I.V. So Luuator sang his lullaby or rather one of his few, sleenv 1,, 1'ihys. This was it: ly Ul" Old Equator round the earth Never minds a generous girth Old Kiiu:itor slugs this song ' It won't be short. It won't be long For Old Equator Is so talr. Old Equator Is good fun, Smllins at him is the sun, He's not one to dance and prance. Never does he get the chance. But Old Equator doesn't mind. Lullaby Quator 'n your earth ocean cot, Tou never would Journey to any cold spot. You're r dear, though you're tnt Every one says that, So sleep sweetly old 'Quator In your earth ocean cot. Equator had now sung himself to sleep, and David decided he would take a little nap, too. It was strange to think that one was taking a nup right by the Equator, Equa-tor, and that this was only a part or Equator's home for Equatot spread all around the earth. David certainly loved his adventures, adven-tures, and meeting all these creatures, crea-tures, when they were out of the study book, and when they were being be-ing so jolly, and so friendly, and such good fun. How glad he was he had come along to have adventures. He thought better of them all the time, and seemed to find new won deis each day, and new, interesting friends. . (.1930, Woatorn Newspaper Union.) |