The Tiny Folk

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"Birthday! Happy Birthday!" sang David as he jumped out of all little bed. and raced into Susan's room. He jumped upon in bed. and bounced up and down.

“One. two. three." Susan count- ed as she spanked David. "Three vesrs old. Happy birthday. David dear."

"Well. well you're up early." milled their father as he stood in the doorway. “What is all the excitement about?"

"My birthday. Daddy!" shout- ed David gleefully. “Happy birth- day. One, two, three. There’s party for David?"

“Now wait a minute, yuung fel- low." laughed Mr. Dale as he reached down to swing David high in the air. {Parties usually come in the afternoon. and you haven't had your breakfast yet. Let's go down to listen to the radio. There may be a song fnr you on the program this morning."

The family were gathered ll‘ the kitchen. Mother was busy pre- paring breakfast while Susan turn- ed on the radio.

“Listen! Listen. David, listen!" she exclaimed.

"And for David Dale. who is three years old today. we play

“Bimbo." Happy birthday. David. from Mommy. Daddy and sister Susan. We hope you like your birthday present." laid the an- nouncer over the radio.

David squealed with delight and

lumped up and down. "Bimbo. Bimbo. where you go-e-0?" he sang in his little voice as the

music came over the radio He hadn't noticed his daddy go- ing out to the back porch, but

now the door opened and he came in carrying a big brown box

"Here, David. happy birthday." said Mr. Dale.

David raced to open the box for inside he could hear some- thing scratching and whimping. Susan held Winkle in her arms as she watched too. The little kitten‘: eyes were very black and

big as he looked down at the box. it was open at last. David

reached in. but there was a flurry and rush as the box tipped and out wriggled a little pup. There were squeals of pleasure and yells of joy from the children.

"My puppy! my dog!" shoufed David. He hugged the little pun in his arms while the little dog wriggled and squiri-ned. licking his face with his warm. wet tongue.

“Let me see him." Susan plead- ed. "David let me pat him. Isn' he a darling? He is as black as can be. There isn‘t a white spot

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A VISITOR IN BLOWN No one who is in wisdom school-

2 By looks alone is ever fooled. —Old Mother Nature.

Banker the Bwsllow had seen two young swallows starting to dig A home just below the edge of a high bank in which many swlllovrl were busily digging‘ homes. He knew this was to be the first home of this young pair. He advised them to dig a little lower down. telling them it. was dangerous to be so near the edge of the bank. They didn‘t heed his advice, and a black- snake crept over the edge and into their home and stole their eggs.

The young couple tried again. This time they went well down _

are black. Isn't he fat)! How warm he feels! Oh, oh! he's lick- ing my face. Look. he‘s trying to bite my ear." In her excito- ment she let go of Winkle who flew for safety under the stove. The puppy slipped from David‘: arms. and on to the floor.

"Ari, wow." he barked in tiny sharp barks while everyone laughed. Mr. Dale picked him up. while Mother patted the pup and talked to it.

“My puppy! I want him. Give me puppy!" said David.

"He is your puppy." said his father. “but you must do what we tell you with him. You must not squeeze him too tightly, and you must not carry him all the time. He won't grow well if you do. Now I'll put him back in his bnx, while you go and eat your breakfast."

it took a few minutes to get everything settled. but at last David was at the table, while his little pup curled up in his box right beside his chair.

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