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Folks may wholly disagree. And still in harmony may be. —0id Mother Nature.

On the roof of Fi1i'il1i‘i‘ Brown‘: barn cat. three vousilis. They were members of the swallow tainily. In some ways they were much alike. and in other \\‘tt_\'s they were very different. One or them was Skimmer the Tree Swallow. He wore a bluish coat and the wait- cst oi uaistcoats. One was Fork- tail the Barn Swallow. He was well named. [or his tail has very deeply forked. He uoro a iJluL.Il— black coat.

The third of the trio Ililii ii ratlicr short tail. His I()l‘€IiE.'I(I \\ as white. Like Forkiail, he h.:cl a lot of chestnut around his face. and much of his waist coat \\£l5 \\Iliie. This was Muddy the Ciiii swallow.

All three had spent the winter way down in the Laiiti-oI-Al\\ii_\‘s- Summer. That meant that all three had made a long. ion; _ltitli'll€_\' to get there. and :1 :un:. Ion: .I0u:'il(‘)' to get back All of I.‘.E‘lli ililti livml in Farmer Bim-.ii'.~ dooi'_\'ai'(l the year before. SI\IIIiIIIi‘.'I had been the back. “I'm glad to see you two bucl-L," said Skimmer to his two cousins. "I hope ;.ou had as good a journey as I did."

"It was alright." replied Fork- tail, "but I guess I'm luck)‘ to be here. Yes sir, I guess I'm lucky to be here."

"Did sonieoize almost ratch you?" asked Skimmer.

“No." replied Forktail, "but A lot of us were in a tlrcaiiiul storm. It was one of the '.\‘0i'sL storms I've ever known. Ir. blew us out over the Big Ocean, and it 25 a wonder any of us got back to land

again. some were not strong enough. and dldn‘t." ‘I was caught in that same

Itorm.“ spoke up Cousin Muddy the Chi! Swallow. ‘Folks who don't.

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have to go as far as we do don't know what they have missed. They don’t know how lucky they are."

"True, very true." twittered Skimmer. "I had a very good trip both ways. but the winter down there wasn't as good as it nflght have been. It was too wet, and

/, - 0n the root oi Farmer Brown‘: barn l\.'lI- three cousins.

you fellows know what too much rain I‘ill2all.'~. Insects are not My- liig when it rains. When they are not flying it usually means that we swallows go hungry."

The other two nodded their trim hearts. “we know all about it," they exclaimed together.

".i suppose." said Skimmer. "that you are. planning to stay here."

“Do you know of any better place?"' asked Forktaii. “This is the best place Mrs. Forktaii and I have ever had a nest in." He meant the barn.

“It is a good place, but I don't see what you want to build your nest inside for. I iion't see what anybody wants to be inside any- thing for. I want my home out- side." said Cousin Muddy. Just‘ then. Mrs. Skimmer. Mrs. Forktail, and Mrs. Muddy joined the others

on the roof, and a lot of twlttery

Keep In touch with the

ing cough and tetanus. months of age.

Four inoculations are

tendanee at school. fore one year of age.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

FOII INOIJIILATIIINS and SMALLPIIX VAGGIIIATION

WILL BE HELD IN ALL RURAL SCHOOLS THIS SPRING

Trustees for the date of the first clinic.

Protect young children against diphtheria, whoop- Start the inoculations at 3

three in the Spring and one in the Fall—then a re- inforcing dose at regular intervals.

Vaccination against smallpox is required {or at- Have the children vaccinated be-

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & WELFARE

teacher or Secretary of

necessary the first. ycar—

Students who desire to

GRADE XI EXAMINATIONS

write Sl.l})pIGlliCilIEii'_V paper:-‘.

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in any of the exaniiiiations oi‘ the Atlantic Provinces Exaiiiiniiig Board based on the .\'ova Scotia course for Grade XI should.apply to the Department of Educa- tion not later titan May 15. Applications should state the subject or subjects of examination desired and the centre at which the candidate wishes to write.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Charlottetown. P. E. 1. April 24, 1954.

The Tiny Folk

(A real story oi real children in very young children)

“Mommy. may I go out to play‘ liter supper?" asked Susnn.

"No. dear. not tonight." itnid her mother.

“Why? Why can‘t I go out? Laurie is out in his yard. I can see him over there with his daddy," argued Susan. ,

"I do not want David to go out this evening," explained Mrs. Dale. ":0 you will have to stay'in too. You were both up late last night. for you were away visiting. so it‘: earLy to bed tonight.“

“But lhcre‘s nothing to play in the house," Susan protested.

"There was lots to play all win- ter." said her mother. “and there is still lots yet. You can't go out, so you may as well make the best. of it. Susan stood at the window with n big frown on her face. She just wasn't going to play. Slio would just stand there all night. She was cross.

There was a piece of string on the window sill. so she picked it up and twisted it around her lingers as she stood there. Winkle was sitting on the end of the couch. just watching. when he made a sud- den spring to catch the string. Susan laughed. and moved the string. Winkle jumped after it I- gain. -

Susan reached for a piece oi

gossip followed. All the cousins were alike in their wonderful ability to fly, in the food they ate. and the manner in which they caught. it in the air. But they were very unlike in the way they made their homes.

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newspaper and twisted it in her lingers. she tied it to one end c( the string and started to drug it along the floor. Winkle jumped down from the couch and run I!- ter ii. Susan laughed and run too.

What tun that was! Winkle would run alter the paper. and push it with his paws. Then he would dash in under a chair and crouch down. his bright eyes watching the paper as Susan pulled it slowly along be- fore him. Suddenly he woul'd,!.luh out, while Susan would jump and laugh. David bounced up and down on the couch, shouting and laugh- ing. Sometimes Winkie would come so last. he couldn't. stop on the smooth iinoieun]. and he would

Sometimes he'd catch the paper in his paws and hold on tightly. Other times Susan would let him catch it, then pull it up a Iew Winkle would stand on his hind legs and grab at the paper. holding it be- tween his paws and biting into it with his tiny teeth. Once he hid in under the stove and watched and waited. Susan kept going back and iorth in front of him moving the paper slowly. but still he did not move. Just as she was going to give up. Winkle flew out from under the stove. He surprised Susan so much that she forgot to hold on to the string and Winkle, string and paper wad went sliding into the corner. Even Mrs. Dale laughed at that.

“Oh, Mommy." said Susan. "This is so much fun. We are having ii great time in the house after all. And do you know what? I {or-

got all about being cross. Now isn't that a great joke on me?”

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