The Tiny Folk|

(A real story of real children for very young children) I

“Why don't I hear Mr. Robin Red- breust singing these days?" Lau- rie asked as he stood at the win- dow gazing out at the cherry trees in the orchard.

“I‘m not sure, but l believe the baby robins have hatched from the eggs." answered Mrs. Page. "If they have. then he'll be kept busy getting food for them. He won't have as much time for sing-

ing as he had." "Will Mrs. Robin help too? Laurie wanted to knoii.

"Of course she will. it will take the two of them going steady in feed those hungry ynungstei-s of theirs. If you could see into the nest. you would notice that they all open their mouths very \\'l(lt‘ \\llL’n they hear a sound near l.llt"|l' nest. They are suie it is their. mother or father with fond" :

"Here is a robin iiim." lIl‘l('fl Laurie excitedly. “Look. hr-‘s get-

By Thorton T()l'SLEHEAD ISN'T BLUFFED

The bully acting rough and tough is likely putting up a bluff.

-—Rattles the Kingflsllef.

l Touslehead. the young king-

iflSl‘lEl‘. had at last. found it place to suit him. The fishing was good. ‘Tliere was ii dead tree on the bank. one branch of which was out over the water. It was it perfect place from which to vintch for

fish.

ting a worm for his own break- fast " I

"Just unit and see if he eats it." siiggostod l\li'S Page

"No«o, he's hi-lrling it in beak." said Laurie slowly. '.s he f"lOlfl£Z that'.' '

“He's gathering food for his fain-‘ ‘.l_\' no\\'. He \\on't eat an)‘, bull will ("rll'l'_V it back to Hit‘ nest S00‘ 10W he‘s holding his head to one] side. He's listening for worms H6‘! can heal; the slighest movement; in the rzrntind Look‘ he ;.fi‘al)b(‘rli‘

his “\\'hy|

"ill" right their" slio i7.\claliiietl.; _ .' \. \ it p‘ L:iiiri(= \\ as lJt‘f‘llllll'lZ quilt‘ in-‘ ,u ,‘ ~ i ‘l I'll,‘ \_ J‘ 7‘//‘ i ‘I’ fcrcstctl ".li:st see how he liupsl ; L__’‘ '’l_‘ ~)i",?: llm‘ l‘l‘»| ./Xl ‘I’ ,1

along and ll.\l(‘ll."~. Nloniniy 'I‘h(~rr~! i

rie's got another watch him pull’; "What. are you doing on my He put them all down and now ﬁshing go,.m|'_-" denjinded the

he's gathering them up againisu-3n‘¢.-_ What did he (in that for"" —~»-~——--————-+-j——-—— --Hi.-S mck,,._g ._i_,..m ban“-_ 1 Unlike many fishermen Tousle- ﬁ[]ppose_ so hp \Ii\n'[ drnp any," head didn't. want big fish. He .i.\anted little fish, fish he could

replied his niotlwr.

“He should have pockets," said swallow whole. He didn't miml too Laurie serioiisly. “Thnn he could much if one now and then couli-ln't NIFTY U19 “'f7I‘mS in lllcm " be swallowed all at once. A fish

MI‘-V PREP 1r‘IllZl1<’*‘l l\C8l‘Ul.\' aﬂnf this sort he would swallow by the idea of ii f‘lil')lll with [)ltt'l(ClS.‘dcgree5' The place he had chosen I1.\'er_v now and then she smiled to was ﬁne om.“ visited by Sc-“D015 of

Qﬁzimlédafh ‘ll‘)“_Mg““"3l“ "5 5h“.miiinows. You know a number of “Oh MO:‘_nm‘V‘ ‘Eamon, Cried‘ fish together are called_a school. Laurie‘ in alaﬁng .,1 see velvet. Touslelicad was lucky in finding

,this place. Another kingfisher had ;been just ahead of him the day he ‘found if. It happened that there were no llllllll0WSplh8l'€ when the

kiiigfislier stopped on that same tree. There was a big

sneaking up behind the lilac bush. What is he aftei-""

Mrs. Pagw looked out to Sf‘t‘ Tanict-‘s black kitten err-oping‘ slyly along in the deep grass of “her he drain and behind the lilac.l"€|'.V Mr. Rubin Redbreast was hnppifllz

wearer and nearer. too busy look-‘a\\'a_\'." said Laurie. "I meant to

lng for food to notice the l.)laCk‘f1-iglitcn Ve1vet_ but the robin Kitten flattened close to thdflriw. then Frisky ran and the irviund lrzit {law for home."

"You had cat'." scolded Laurie; "I'm glad tun," added Mrs.

' "Y1 111*? Wll1- Page “That was Just another ad- i0“’P0ﬂE Th? FINE frightenerlixventure in the life nf Mr. Robin zhel robin who frlarnedtllp lust acsiﬂedbreast. hut this one had a vevet sprang. ris .v are aroun hapivy ending too. so he'll be left he corner. barkimz and spied the in feed his family. and make us :at There was a flash of black joyful with his songs again. Ali's as Velvet streaked for home and wan (hm ﬁnds W911)‘

safety across l’la_vtimr- Lane |—j—~~—'-

"The. robin got away. Bad Vel- vet." said Laurie. quite annoyed.l "That had cat has no business ‘haslng the birds That inbin is good. isn't. he. Momni_\,"."'

“Sure he is." agreed his mo- 'l1er. “Thr- hirds eat all the had worms and insects that like to eat uir gardens But Velvr-t. doesn't know that it is wrong to chase airds so don't be too cross at ii

as he rapped crn.

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fish. It was this fish that frightened away all the minnows. Of course the kingfisher saw the big fish. He watched for a long

had

time. but the fish didn't leave, and of course those minnows didn't. come back. So the feathered fish- El‘n‘l1Il’l moved on to look for an- other place. By the time ’I‘ousle- head came along, the big fish had left and the minnows had return- ed. The big fish never carve back. and Tousleheatl had good fishing every day.

It happened that one morning he was half dozing. for he had Just em... A good breakfast. Sud- denly there was a. sharp rallle. It was repeated. Another king- fisher was coming. Tousleheiid was very wide awake now. He saw the stranger flying low over the water. He was heading straight for where Touslehead was slttiiig. He saw that the stranger was an older bird. He lighted on the same limb that Touslehead was-sitting on.

“What are you doing on my fishing stand?" demanded the stranger.

is mine!" i-etorted Touslehead. “Nothing of the kind," declared the other. “This is my tree, and the sooner you go on your way the better." The stranger ruffled up

“It isn't your fishing stand; it}

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- Tliurulny. June 10. 1954

Toualehud held his own. The Itranger moved along and struck at Touslehead-with hlr bl; bill. Toualehead struck right beck. A second later both bird: were in the air fighting. It wu ‘Paulie- head‘; first fight. but he was bold- ing his own. Once as they bottled up and down in the air they al- most fell into the water. They separated just. in time. Tounlehend flew back up to his favorite perch. He was angry as he hit! never been before. That was hll tree. and he meant to keep it. No 0 was going to drive him Away. Ta other made a half-hearted duh at him. Touslehend dldn’t mo 2, and the stranger turned :1 e just in time. He once more light- ed on the tree, but at I safe dis- tance from the angry young king- fisher. He n‘.'ide R lot of‘ threats of what he would do to Tonne- head. but he didn't. do any of them. He was blufflng. and Tousleheld knew he was bluffliig.

"You're nothing but in big bullyl" declared Tousleheiad. And that is just what the other one was. Presently he went on down the Big River, and that was the last. that Touslchead saw of him. A bully usually is like that. _

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