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Susan and Laurie were busy helping Mrs. Page pick peas (or dinner
"Iu. Susan." said Laurie. "You hold the vine in one hand and pull on the peas v th the other. 'hat way you won't pull out the plants."
"I know." Susan said rather crouly. "Fm older than you are. so I know more than you do."
".'You pick them all. Just pick the lat ones. Those pods are the
ones that will have big peas; the others are too small to use. "By the look oi! the basket I
think we have enough for dinner anyway." said Mrs. Page.
The three walked carefully down the row and over to the back stops. "We'll shell them out here in the aun," she said. "Laurie, you run in and bring out .1 saucepan to put the shelled peas in."
Laurie ran in then out again. bringing with him a small sauce-y pan. "Thank you," smiled his mo-y ther. "You are a good buy tul save steps for Mommy." l
The children helped to shell the peas, looking carefully at each one to see if there were any worms in them. "What makes worms in the peas?" asked Susan.
"A little moth lays eggs in the blossoms. and then the egg hatch out into tiny white worms. Since they are hungry. and need to eat and grow too. They eat what they can find, and that is the green peas in the pod," explained Mrs. Page.
"I wish they would slay out of our garden." said Laurie who dear- ly loved green peas and always ate two big helping: of them at dinner.
"Oh look," laughed Susan. "See the big big peas here. One two. three. four, live, six.
at a pod he held in his hand. The peas were all very tiny in it. "Oh. Mommy.” said said. ”Wo should have left these. They are just
some plants,
l that Laurie looked sorrowiully dounli--'
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what's in a name? It will depend What reputation may attend. -Old Mother Nature.
Buster Bear came shuiillng along through the Green Forest. He had nothing special on his mind. That is, he had nothing unusual. He seldom does have anything special on his mind. There are many folks Just like 'niin. Usually they are happy-go-lucky. Blister Bear is hap- py-go-luck)".
Buster was grumbling to himseli as he shuttled along. He IRKES to eruiiible in himsrli. Al his grumb- linz means is ihzit he likes to hear the sound ni his own voice.
Buster was looking for some- thing to eat. He usually is looking !or something to eat. He has an excellent appetite. Being such a biz person, Buster needs to find .1 great deal of iced. That is one rmson why he wanders about. He isn't iussy about his food. He likes meat. He likes fish. He likes berries, and other iruit. He likes roots o! and digs them up. lie likes iiisects, small as they are. He will even take the trouble to open an ant hill, and lick up the ants. He dearly loves honey. He even eats grass sometimes.
Buster was following a small path through the woods. He came to a little opening where the trees dzci not grow so close together. In little opening was a. young husk stariiir at him with eyes de in (right. Buster stopped. His s....-.i cycs gleanied. That young eliuttk would be very good eating it only he could catch him.
learning to get big."
His mother laughed. "Neweil
mind, you can't help them now, sir .
don't feel so. sad over it. 'l”i;x-, this lat pod. I'm sure the peas in it are big." 1
"See!" exclaimed Susan, holding! out a pod. "I got the peas out ul- thia one without breaking it all apart. I'm going to have it for a boat." -
Laurie looked. "I want one too.
Non. of r:oiii'sc. the young chuck was Buster Chuck, who had wand- .:i:3 the Gr:-en Forest and at T? ”::t tlirzzm Now as he star- ed at Buster Bear he was too
.. ....i in run He hadn't sup- p'i'-.:d that there was anbody in all the Great World so big as Blister
Linda's" suggested Susan. Mrs. Page filled the baby's bath tub with water for them. Then Lau-
Let's try to save as many as we rie and Susan floated their green can. Then we'll sail them" hnals nn the water. With straws
The children tried hard to EN: they pushed the boats gently along the pods open just at thv one side so that they would move yet not so that they would float in iheliipmt Thry moved their hands water. It wasn't so easy for many in the water to make little waves
of them broke no matter how care- ful they were. When they finish- ed they just had five good ones. ”Five. for you and two for me.” counted Laurie. ”What shall we: do with the other one?" "We can pretend that one is,
that rocked their and down.
"This is great fun (or us." they lRL!'1ll?fl together. ”We'll eat the ac" M "W" then sail the pods for fun. Both will be good !or
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There stood the two Busters, neither daring to move. Buster Bear did not dare move (or far he would irighten Buster Chuck before getting near enough to catch him. Buster Chuck was alraid to move because he didn't ksow which way to run. He didn't
Page 10 The Guardian Friday, August 27, 1954 1y does. would Buaur Bear catch that young chuck? no hoped not.
Buster Bear took a. slow step for- ward. Buster C uck didntt move. Buster Bear too another stop. He lilted his big test very slowly. Still Buster didn't move.
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