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Show . r? ; ' ; ; ; Winter Shelters AJtWior m , Children By MARY GRAHAM BONNER of the Jit tie sparrows who have such a long winter trying to keep worm. "In the cities watch the trees The fulrles went to different parts of the woods and some went to the park In the cities, and whispered whis-pered to the snow which was fulling full-ing fast: "Now you know, old biiow, that you can be very, very cold If you want to be. "You know, too, that you can be really quite warm If you will onJy fall where you will be a shelter from Mr. North Wind. ' -Mr. North Wind. w know, Is never warm. He Is always tearing around so much himself and blowing blow-ing and raging so much that he Just keeps warm himself and Is too busy to think about others. "Hot we will tell you what to do, old snow. "Here, In the woods, yon fall around the trees. Don't cover up the holes and hollows where the rubblts can get shelter, but fail around the hollows so the rabbits can crawl In and get nice and warm. "Then full In just that way around the homes of the little squirrels, and the homes of the birds who have come too early, or stiong fort where the little animals ani-mals can creep Inside." ' Now the snow decided It would do Just as the fulrles had asked. It fell steadily aU day. Snow banks, snow drifts, everywhere every-where there was snow. The trees were heavy with It. Little boys and girls who hud put away their sleds until next winter brought them out and began sliding down the hills as quickly as they could. Hut the little birds and the little anlmuls couidn't get warm sliding down hill. They couldn't got warm like grownups who could wear heavy coats and wraps. They couldn't get warm as horses could who had kind masters to put rugs over them as they waited In the streets. As soon as the little creatures felt Mr. North Wind and saw that It was beginning to snow, tbey trembled and shook all over. They thought that they would feel the cold so much after the warm weather. But to their great surprise, they didn't feel cold at all I They found all the little holes and hollows protected from the snow. At first they went Inside, always looking out to see that the snow dldnt bury them. When the snow saw the squirrels In the parks whisking their bushy tails and heard them say: "The snow Is really lovely and not a bit cold," and heard the little lit-tle birds whispering: - - "This Is ' wonderful, we don't shiver at all,' then the snow was ever so glad It had fallen as the fairies had asked. And oh. It felt so nice to have the cool snow again and the fresh ciear air. It was lovely. 11)1 Weetern NwoDr Union I Everywhere There Was Snow. where the little birds go, and be i very careful, oh, so careful, not to cover up the holes. 4 "Fall so you will make a big |