! Kiddies’ Korner SBy MA DREE PEaVN . DM3 MGR FAIRYTALE fj 6y Mary Graham Bonner LfJ f r C4rM«AUm)ii r—^ » THE WHITE LEGHORN. “I can lay as manv as one hundred and eighty eggs, and so I shall boast," said the White Leghorn of the barn , y» rd. “I beep roosters away from eating up all the food,” said the dog. “I am going to bo&st.” “I can make believe this stick Is a bear,” said the small boy, “and when I want to pretend my bear is angry. I throw my stick about. It’s a make believe bear. I can boast, because it is very nice of me to have a good time with such a poor sort of make believe bear as a stick.” “I can boast,” said Mr. Rooster, “for I call the Mrs. Hens to eat very, very often; that Is generous of me.” “I can boast,” said Red Top, the Rooster, “because I Viffen give the oth er creatures a part of a worm I dig frcnt the ground.” “I can boast,” said a bantam lien, "because I stole five chickens and had them us my own.” ' “That Is nothing to boast about," said another bantam, “for I took care of some chickens whose mother had left them. That is something to real ly boast of.” “Still you enjoyed taking care of us, didn't you. Mother Bantam?” asked the chickens. “Cluck, cluck, I did,” said Mother Bantam. “And we can boast, for we were good children,” said the chickens. “Mrs. Bantam must want to sit on some eggs,” said Mrs. Duck, “and that Is why she is clucking. At other times she would cackle. I shall boast of be ing so smart as to know that.” “We have been hitched up and driv en,” said two of the pigs from the pig pen. “That shows we’re smart.” “And I have seen that the whole family got up,” said the rooster, sit ting on the fence. “Without me they couldn’t get the good well water,” said the pump. “I alsr can do my boasting." “We’re a handsome pair; we're Miss and Master Calf, good looking and gentle. We are both of those things," they said. “We help the farm and are very healthy,” said the toads. “The same can he said of us.” agreed the frogs. “Well, we are really healthy,” said the toads. “And we’re really healthy, too," said the frogs. “I suppose that Is so." sold one of the toads. “Of course it is true, goog-a-rum, goog-a-rnnt, of course, It Is true,” said the frogs. IHI I—i n w—c<— “\Ce grow up quickly.” sniil the Big Weed ; ‘‘that shows we're generous.” “And we're nice enough to thorough- i ly enjoy you,” sold the pigs, r noting and squealing excitedly. “We do the same," said I he Silver Weed. “We grow so quickly.” “Ah, but you do harm to the farm er’s plants, just ns the pig weed does," said the rooster. “No matter,” said the pigs; "It is far more important that they do good to us." “Well, if you think so,” said the rooster, “Of course we think so. and our thoughts are right and correct, to our selves. at any rate." said the pigs. “Well, you are fed by both those plants, that’s true,” said the White Leghorn, who had been trying to speak for some time. "But still, those : twr weeds most certainly do I arm to the farmer's plants. There is no mis take about tlint.” “We're helping the tins of milk to cool." said the buckets of water. “We're going to cool off the farmer's children after the heat of the day." “Couldn’t have done it if you hadn't us to cool.” said the tins of tnilk. “That is, you couldn't have done the same good, kind act for the children. We the milk tins, and the rnttk inside the tins, are doing the best part.” “Not a hit of it." said Mrs. Cow. “When you’re speaking of milk, never forget Mrs. Cow." “I hatched in the summer, ns I al ways do,” said Mrs. Men. “I wouldn’t make my little ones have to stand the cold of tiie winter. The spring or the summer Is the time I choose.” “Oli. quiet, quiet.” shouted the White Leghorn. “Here I started in to boast, and all of you had to do the same thing, and such absurd boast ings, too. But. anyway. It has shown me one thing-—to hear nil the boast ings—that none of you come up to me and my one hundred and eighty eggs.” Temporary Expedient. “What shall we do to remedy the high cost of living?" “I’ll see if I can’t get a Job to as sist In investigating It. Maybe the salary will be enough to help tide us HUMOROUS FLASHES Dark Future. “Got next winter's coal in?” "I should say not. I haven’t even go# tomorrow’s meals provided for." Proof. “That baby of ours Is some class. 1 can tell you.” "1 know it is. I've heard its class yell." Very Rough. Barber—Shall 1 go over your face twice? Victim—Yes, if there's any left! Heard in a Restaurant. “Is there too much dressing on your salad, sir?" “Yes; mke it hack and undress It." Good Recommendation. "Who was the man who taught you not to forget anything?” “Why it was —ah—er—it—was—”—Farm Life. Indefinite. “What about that vacuum Invention of your friend'*?” “Oh, there's nothing In it.” Matching the Days. 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