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7' PAGE CZVZIT H ! 1 i ' 1- " -. ' ' .. " i 1 . .1 - ' - II & JiVT Y v M& v - 1V1 v U11U I There Tree Helped I "N NB day,, as th JBe-Bttr Gob Hit tu hurrying across Cuckoo i Common with an -empty pall .In : hla hand, he looked; over th wall Into ..th Beggar-Boy . cardan, and ha ww ther ft mound With peii- I winkles all round It Tbn th B Better .Ooblta thought bow, much h ' would Ilk mound In hi cardan with periwinkles growing all round It, and ha remembered, bow the - soil by! .th Wlry-Wrlnflefa ihola-waa .ult tn best) aoll on Cuckoo Common, and ' would make a vary fflca mound, lnfleeik go ha ruahed along: till ha itneaf ly reached the Wiry-Wriggler" hole. Then he dug, and. dug, and flUad hie paQ; and whan the pall wa .quite full there came ft moat' dreadful nolsajand that; waa tha root of tha Wlry-Wrtggler'a hole falling In becauae of the digging, and It eotered the roouth of hla hole quite up, ao that he could not get put. y tv , .- ' i.-.i 1 "Ooodneaa gracious mt Who would hay expeoted this to happen? thought 1 tha Be-Better Goblin . la great way, Hs wlahad. and wished, -and- wished that he had not dug ao near the hole of tae WiryWrlggler Then he Wished, : and wished, and wlahed that the Wiry. Wriggle war not at home but he , knew that ha waa, for ha could se a bit of hla hard tall sticking- outr an then he aalaed hla pail and flaw away aa faat aa ha oould fry ,: "The Wiry-Wriggler had been lying half asleep, ' with one eya-iopan and on eye shut, and hla long hard tail atieilng out that folks might know that, he waa at home. When he heard the Be-Better Goblin dlg-dlg-dlgglng, he thought nothing of that, he waa ao aleepy, , But when, tha roof of hla hole fell in, , he . was wide awake at once. Then he tried to get out, but ha could not i Then ha tried to ttfro round, and ha could nat. Tfcen b tried to wrig gle hla tail. and. my word, how It pinched him I , Then ha began to yaO. and yell, and yell. , The -Be-Better Ooblln did not hear him. for h waa already are to far en his way to hla turreUhou, which was at the other aide of Cuckoo Com mon; but. tha Berry-Man, wna waa carrying home a pi for hla dinner, paused aa be passed by. Dear me, that sounds Just like tha rolce , of ' lhev Wiry-Wriggle!, ha thought Then he looked about, but he could not sea the Wiry-Wriggler's hole anywhert. i "Thla la vary strange indeed!" aald be, Bo he aet his pla down under a hawtlorn- bush, and peered, and THE TALE OF THE TWO CURIOUS GOLLIESr if AND HOW THEY PAID FOR THEIR CURIOSITY A ITER ail tha little golliwogs had -eaten aa touch aa rr they -could,-, and. nlld then " pocket with what was left Mrs. Linda Chrums, th ldy golliwog, said, "Now, children, you may start your Jolly romps, aad Wlbbly-wobbt. Maddley muddle, and Tip-tip-tap all over th house, but. you must not g-'down the long, dark passag with th bright red cupboard at the. end," i t,. ( ? t Of coursa, all th we golliwogs won dered .why, ever ao bard; Irf fact, they couldn't think Of anything else. So they atood round Mrs. Linda, Cliiusa. looking at her with big. ioanU eyes, longing and longing to know.-. ' Seeing how curious they were, she thought It would b batter to tell them. "Well, darling,'- tb said. "I'll Just tell you the secret Jn that brtght red cupboard there's a Noah s Ark,- and as all the animals are having a sleep they mustn't to disturbed. If afj.me-nta-ens them they'll be very angry, so, dear little darkles, yon will keep away from that long, lonesome, passage now, won't youT" ..... , All th little collies promised they would, and then they scampered oft to play Rcnnay-wonsy,- Dlb-dlb-dab, and whole heaps of other Jolllfarous games. But Jontr mi IT and his chum Frtnny Chtirkle didn't believe a bit about the Noah' Ark being Inolde tbe brtght red cupboard, so they hid away lit a cor , and whlxpered and whtupefed to gether about It 'i ' "I'm not urh a silly as to take that In," dn-lared Jonty, "And I'm nut e::hr," snld frlnny; "but I do wonder what la really and tntty inni.le." "I'd give anythts ft to know," sighed Jonty, ss be fi-M i his forehead with b- th hands, trying to think U out. Then he eat up saln. "I Mire It!" he said. "Let's have Just oi.x In tip i f won. I, r ; thnt o ii.in't n.tr." KMtd l tl only a I !. V 1 peered, and prd. Then ha aaw the Wlry-Wriggler'a u'l) atloklng out and the Wiry.-Wriggler yelled again; and the Berry-Man saw' that he waa burled ret "Juet aa h waa about to meV under th roof C hla Jiole, all hla head, and hla. body, jind almost all hla tall. , Then the Berry-Man was as fright ened as anything., and he wanted to sets hla pfe at joaca and hurry home to his little- hona under That-Tree; but Just as ha wa about to move oft tha Wiry-Wriggler called out "HI, hi, hit; Wwttw rrtlnutel You'd better not luppos that I did not see you digging af my. roof till tt fell down! Mat yon watt till I get out, and you'll see how I will treat you!" w TH J do ddar!" cried t the BbT-Maa in k great rage,, "aa. If I had touched (ha roof of your hole! Why, I was Just aettlng off home "I heard you digging, and digging, and digging!" cried the Wiry-Wriggler.' "Ton are carrying your spade at this ver mtnutol ' I can hear you carrying It!" . . "That la only my pie, whloh 1 an carrying home for dinner I "i aald th Bwy-Maa .- M .. "Com, coma, now," said the Wiry Wriggler, "that -la simply nonsense! You had better help me to get out my Httl Berry-Man; otherwise yeu wilt b as sorry as can b when I do get out of my hole!" . Than th Berry-Man wept Ilk any thing, for he was afraid of the Wlry Wgler; and ha cried, "Oh, dear "All rlghf whispered Frtnny, and they: both Jumped up and went very euletly miong.Ntlll thy reached the long, dark passage. . " ) Then they cam to a standstill, for it did look dark, and so long, and they didn't- fel quit comfortable, for they had promised not .to. go. Ty held Mfh other's handa tightly, and peered down. But all waa still, many wasted t go back, but loaty pulled her along. So they slipped down the lorlg. dark' passag on tlpto. -i Whuthey reached vt bright fed cupboard, they looked ano looked at It. and -tried ;ta And a llttse hole where they could Inilde, Hut, there wasn't ona ' - -.r. Then rrtnny tWriMd. the key. r- ik And .Jonty pressed, forward, and opened the door ever so little. Both Tf them flattened their fat little face agatusr the opening, bat tbey CbUMin'5 anything! 1 . ' "It must be empty," they said, and pushed It open a Uttte more, and a little more; but still, not a thing could they sa. - And they went on, opening It a weeny bit more and then teeny weeny bit more, until, with a loud wh-r--r-r, It flew wide open! Down they flopped on the floor In sur prise, when bun! It swung to aaaln. pushing Jitnty and Frlnny r)iit Inside at ths so'.ns time. And It wa a Noak'a Ark after all! t. th sviarlln. and growling, and Ifuhtlng that greeted them! Th two little gullies shivered and hook,-and shook and shivered with fright, and tiling ,t esta other, and ioreamed and screamed at the top of thflr voices.. , . . j Tha II. -us and tigers ami bt-ars were fathering round them, making a dread ful nnls. and oomlng naarcr and ncirer! 1 Just then a Mg eU phant cmi ilmic, nt (t -it f bin the gMihv.c t f Ir 'V h..l. 1, f.,r tl.- t re qiU I'- '! .! ill) Mm.! It.f-n UP. I'. it h wnxn't, he ircf-!j-d b-n,. ' -. I - it; l i t .1 .) u; k t i, !.- I. . U! : ,4; -r-.,r-'.' f Wiry-Wriggler, I. don't kaow how to get you out I don't indeed!" ,. v fNow I know," aald the Wiry-Wriggler, "that it waa you who made, the root of my hole fall down; for other wise you would not be so much afraid of letting me out again!" Then he wrlggied- wKh - rage, and his tall pinched him again, and he began, to yell, aad yell , . ' And at' that moment there came along, So-So the gnome, .who .was the untldTest'' gndniw6a'"tneWhole "of Cuckoo Common and would not trouble to lace his shoes. So-So waa carrying TO off th Wiry-Wrlgal.r called out" home a broon which he had Just bor rowed from th Cinder-Witch. When he heard :th Wiry-Wriggler yelling, he Cried, "Hullo, neighbor! 'Pray, why ar you in such distress r Then th Wiry-Wriggler aald In a smothered tone, "Ah, my So-So, 1 saw you digging, and digging, aad digging so that the roof tf my hoi fell lnl And let me tell you this you had tetter get ma out at once, otherwise yow will fee! at sorry aa can be when I do get out of my hole again." Yuooonesa gracious me, that la aa esy aa anything!" cried Bo-Sq the gaom. "All I have to do la sweep you out with my long broom!" i. Then 1m fen to, and gave ft great poka to th. spot .wher the wiry Wriggler lay burled, and Immediately ever so much mora rth fell on the Wiry. Wriggler, and ha yelled again. worse than before. "Ah," cried th Wiry-Wriggler, "now t know who dug. and dug, and dug at t roof of my hole that it fell ml Tor It i tiult ptaht that you would not be In such a hurry to get m out my So-So, If you had hot first beea the means vf my being covered lnl At thla speech Bo-So the gname waa in ft dreadful, way. "Well, I do de clare!", crift he, "It. la a fine thing that you ahould say that J buried yon 'Suddenly, flare tiger sprang to wards them. At this Jonty and Frlnny flung themaelvee on the floor at the elephant a feet and begged hint to save them. . , n , , r. Being very klndhearted. ha took pity on them, and quickly picked them ub with hla trunk and awung them across bis back. .... Hera tbey went safe for a, time, but It waa hard work holding on, especially aa tnar waa nothing to hold on to and the elephant waa dashing about hit ting th animals right and left with bis trunk. Then be gave a sudden lurch, try ing to reach a ft,: pigling who was making rude faces at him. and oft rol!d Frlnny Into th midst of the wild, raging animals! They all made for. bet at pnee, and the lion bit oft both her arms!,. She shrieked aorloudly that It wakened up Mrs. and Mr. Noan.' .who had been peacefully sleeping under the shade of a wooden Ark tre. Thy cam running, up , to- see. what the uproar was about, anri all the ani mals became quiet at once; but ther lay Frtnny without ber two beautiful arms. 1 wn, you poor, poos child! exoiahtted Mrs. Noah, ss she propped up Frlnny against a. chair, Snd taking a nreile end threw oat of bar poefcet Dewed oh th arma again. After this Frlnny cheered up, snd 4rled ber eye on her little white plnv for. . ,, ,, .; j, "Ha, Curiosity! Come down this mln uto!" called Mr. Nuah, slinking Ms flu! it Jonty, who Venn still clinging to the 'ili'lihant and quivering fili lit. All at ones Jonty saw t'-ie cupboard ! .-or open.. Quick as Unfurling be slid t.i tha ground, and si lKlnr F'rlmiy'e I.Hn.l, BhoL.ed, "Now, !r!' riin fnr It:" ' " -ll'l-rir.klng a IM tr'.i. ' , t tin'"-... i i ... o i.n 1 f. :i of uhki y .air", on end t. -. t f.-. , I i i II, i'i - 0 In your hoi Just because I am trying to help, you! Now I will not help you any more, not If you beg me to!" .VAh, Just, yon Walt till I get out!" cried th Wiry-Wriggler; but at that moment hi tail pinched' him with a worse pinch than ever, and he began te yell, and yell, and yell, -i-: , Then there came along the Clnder Wltch, Just to see what So-So was do ing with the broom he had borrowed from her. Th Cinder-Witch lived In a little house,-under The-Other-Tree, and her chimney was almost always smoking. When she heard the Wlry Wrlggler yell snd yell, she did not aay anything to him; but she asked the Berry-Man and So-So the gnome what was tha matter. Then the Berry-Man gave a great sigh and said, "It Is true that the roof of the Wiry-Wriggler's hole has fallen in upon him as you can see. ' And because I have not helped to get him out he say that It Is I who shut him In." . . And So-So the gnome gave a greater sigh and said. "The roof of the Wiry Wriggler's . hole has fallen in upon htm, and nobody knows why. And be cause I tried to get him out be says It is, I who shut him in." "Well, well. It I a sad story! " aald the Clnder-Wltch. But at that mo ment the Wiry-Wriggler heard her vote and cried out and he was as angry as could be-"Ah, Clnder-Wltch, It Is a good thing that you have come by!' For. let me tell you, I heard you digging beside my hole so that the roof fell In; and when I get out. again you WlU see how I will itreat you! , Then the Clnder-Wltch was In a great way, for she saw that If she helped tha Wiry-Wriggler to get out he would think she Bad made his bole fall In; and If ah Hid not help him to get out he would, still think that h had made his ho'e fall in; so she did not know what to do. -So she aald nothing, but slipped away softly, softly and went back to her little house under The-Other-Tree, And So-So the gnome aald noth ing, but slipped away softly, softly and went home to his ( little house undor Thls-Tree. And th Berry-Man said nothing,- but- slipped" away softly, softly and went noma to his little bouse under That-Tree, And the Wlry Wrlggler wa left alone. Then th Wiry-Wriggler yelled, ar.d' yelled, and yelled and nobody an swered. Then he wriggled; and his tail pinched, and pinched. Then .1; shed tear, and he wished he had mt talked so angrily to th Berry-Man, and So-So 1 th gnome, and the Clnder-Wltch. For they mlg:t have helped him out of hla hole, and now they had all gone, away. i. The Wiry-Wriggler wept like any I '.i I ... ; ( - i V i . -'':' I -i -' - t thing, and nobody heard him nobody, - At last ther came along the Here-and-there Tree which does not grow on Cuckoo Common, aa other trees do, but rushes about on wheels, going wheresoever it pleases. '" "."' The Wiry-Wriggler heard him, and stopped weeping. ; Then he cried out "HI, neighbor, stop a minu.tjritf I have a most sorrowful tale to teiir "Goodness gracious me!" cried th Here-and-There Tree, "that sounds like a voice of the Wiry-Wriggler!" and he stopped and looked about; but he could, not see anybody. "Of courfee you cannot see m," said the Wiry-Wriggler in tone of great grief; "but that la because the roof of ray hole has fallen In and has burled me. And here I must remain till somebody gets me out!" "That ' la Indeed a sorrowful tale," said the Here-and-There Tree; and ho . considered, and considered, and considered, wondering what he could do. At last he said, "Alas. Wlry-Wrlg-gler, I cannot think of any way of helping you out of your hole." Then the Wiry-Wriggler wept again. Oh. dear Here-and-There Tree," he cried, "do try and think of aome way of gettlno- me out; for you cannot think how unpleasant It is to lie here all covered up and with one's tall pinch ing, and pinching, and pinching!" Then the Here-and-There Tree con sidered and considered again, "for he was sorry for the Wiry-Wriggler's plight At last he said, "There Is Just one way in which I can help you, and it is this I can) stand Just above your hole, with my wheels re3ting on the earth on cither side, and send a few root into the earth above where you are. Then I will rush away, bearing my roots with . me, and when I tear them out of the earth you will bo able td get out of your hole quite easily." Now the Wiry-Wriggler thought for a long time, and he did not like the Here-and-There Tree's plan; but he could not think of a better way of getting out ii f his hole. So at last he said, "Very, well, neighbor, let us try jour plan. But pray do not allow youp wheels to rest on mo;. forMf you do I shall certainly be crushed a flat a a leaf." . , "Pray, have no fears about that" said the Here-and-There Tree. "I shall be most careful." Then the Here-and-There Tre stood above the spot where the Wiry Wriggler lay burled, resting his wheels most carefully on the earth on either side, so that the Wiry-Wriggler should not feel his weight Then he sent roots Into the earth above the Wiry Wriggler's, head, and th Wiry-Wriggler . could hear them running about In and out here and there, as fast as fast "Heigh-ho! Now I am going to rush away!" cried the Here-anJ-There Tree and he gave a great tug so that the earth trembled above the Wiry Wrlgglera head; but nothing else happened, and the Here-and-There Tree did not move an Inch. - "This is .terrible, terrible!" cried the Th Hnr-and-Ther Tr Here-and-There Tre. "Her am t fastened to the ground tiirht aa tlpht, Just like any other tree! You cannot imagine the pain that ras through me when I tried to run away." Then the Wiry-Wriggler was In dreadful state. If you remain here. like any other tree, I shall get fast ened among your roots, and shall never, ner get out agalti! cried he. "Oh. dear Here-and-There Tree, do try once more to break away!" 'fit Is quit impossible," said the Here-and-There Tree with ft long sigh; and he tried again, as bard 83 hard, but with no better success than before. , - Then tha Wiry-Wriggler began to feel the root of the Here-and-Ther Tre curling about his ears, and he almost died with grief. "Oh, dear, rt did not move an Inch, Here-and-There Tree," h cried, "canf not you hear the- wind, crying over Cuckoo Common? He Is telling every one that you are too old and stiff, and creak-wheesy to race him asI you Ukud to do!" 7 "Oh, am IT We shall soon see about that!" cried the Here-and-There Tree; and with a groan, and ft Jerk, and a great whirling-whisking wrench he lifted up his roots and set off across Cuckoo Common, rushing on his whees a fast as he could rush, with his roots trailing behind him. . The Wiry-Wriggler waa dragged out of the earth by the roots of the Here-and-There Tree, and wa thrown upon the ground; and there he lay, holding Ms ears, and wriggling his tall, and -counting his scratches one by one. "Dear me, I must hurry up and get rid of these roots they ar most in convenient!" .. cried the Here-and-Ther Tree a he raced along. And the Wiry-Wriggler wept tika anything because his tail was swollen, and his ears were torn, and he had seven scratches. But nobody ever found out who had made the roof of the Wlry-Wrlggler't hoi fall In and perhaps that' was Just as well! , , ,, The Lion Tamer's Little Boy By it F. BUNNER , THE Lion Tamer's Little Boy - He knows no' fear at all, . Chasing the King of Beasts with Joy. As kittens chase a ball. . He knows th tricks of .Daddy's trade He scares the tiger lean. Or makes the elephant afraid,, (And that is rather mean!) And often when the" show Is dona. When animals should rest. The Lion Tainer'a Little Son Will act as if possessed. He tries them out with Dllly stunts t'ntll It seems a sin, But while the timid beasts he hunt His Daddy happen in And says: Wow I'll glv you a chanc To do the self-same thing That you have asked of thorn. Now t dunce i And l-p and twist and swlnff! "Five minutes, now, I'll CHgo you four telng trlrks muit mm Tlir-re b.-asts of mine elmll t'dvo ut lnt A llttlo rent and p. u-e." t And whpn b's bvk'-l In by rfll'. T'ie niilu.ii!" Rt"'.v s.-iy. Ai.d (-'Mild th. y Kprak "tiM i ' ll o .A- o I i I ' . i i, - s i ' . ' IT
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