Show DADDYS nina FAME T HORNED TOAD in a far warmer climate than wo we know at tills this season of the year commenced daddy there eherd lived a little horned toad 1 I am a very superior toad lie said vuu one day to his small grandchild and some sollie day young man or young you will be one too will I 1 really grandpa toad lie he asked how very wonderful will it be long before I 1 am what you are that big word I 1 dont remember icv it superior Is what you mean said grandpa toad no young toad you will be superior before long iong it means that you will bo be fine and great oh will it he asked again so happy did the thought of it make him 1 I said you would and I 1 make maff no ini mistakes stakes said gi grandpa anapa toad severely so the little toad kept very still for he was afraid he be had hurt his grandfathers feelings and perhaps he be great tt if lie kept on saying such foolish things and repeating the same thing over again young toad said grandpa after a few minutes 1 I will forgive you for you are young and the lit little tie nearer to his grandfather 1 may I 1 hear about it all the days ahead and of your adventures grandpa pat you may my toad grandson brandson sr andson you may could you begin the story now asked the little toad in a meek voice 11 1 I will begin it at once my toad grandson said grandpa toad so grandpa toad flapped his big queer horns of which he was very proud und the little toad drew nearer my illy dear toad grandson he said you are a horned toad like myself and so you start off with great luck in the next nest place you have a great deal of sense you would not live in lands which are wet and cold and in the very bad winter months you know enough to go to sleep under tile the sand it is wa warmer riller down here than it la Is way up north so we can get up much earlier than our toad cousins can there you like files and ants and as grandpa toad said so his grandson swallowed a fine big fly that was a good one said grandpa toad and I 1 like the way you hold it first on your tongue that Is the correct way well you like to ile he in ia the hot sun just as I 1 do and you cannot bear rain and chilly weather you are my dear toad grandson he said harmless and mild and you would not hurt anyone except of course you do like to eat cat flies files and ants which Is perfectly natural but best of all you dont have to hop i about like your cousin toads do hut bu t you can run as I 1 can and so you are very superior will you toll tell me some of your ad yon ventures tures grandpa dear I 1 would like to be wise and smart as you are I 1 lim am so glad to hear bear that I 1 do things the way you do it makes me very ha happy appy once said grandpa toad 1 I was attacked by a dangerous creature and do you want to know what I 1 did oh yes please grandpa very well my grandson toad I 1 will tell you and I 1 hope you will do tile the same it ener eer such a thing happens to you I 1 stretched out as though I 1 were dead and then when danger was past I 1 hurried away but once more I 1 thought I 1 had better be careful so I 1 covered myself with sand only letting my eyes stay out now did you get the sand over you Grand grandpa paT with roy my tall see and grand pa toad gave his grandson a lesson in liow to protect himself so you fire are pleased ceased with me grandpa toad said the little one as he practiced getting the sand over him indeed I 1 am my grandson toad said grandpa and now lets run quickly to show how the whole world that were tile the superior running horned toads and it if the whole world happens to be a asleep and not looking well run just the same for it will make ll 11 us happy and healthy and fine then we will NOR take a rest in the sunny illy t sand and and have a luncheon of ants and hies |