‘ The Tiny Folk|

(A real story at real children tor very young children)

The easterly wind blew chills .nto the grown ups. and many zhildren too. but down behind the ziarn at Alan's the warm May sun had its own way. Here the spicy smelling dark green spruce trees gave shelter from the cold wind. and let the bright sun beam down there all day long. No wonder it was the best place on the whole farm for a playhouse.

9.. .

I’ .- . _g_/ Q s ’*\'v%.,-it By Thorton W. Burgess

THE FIRST HOME "why isn't it safe?" he was proiiiptiy asked.

inexperience will make.

P913)’. Ellen and Alan had‘N0V* “"5 U19“ 3 K1‘“"°"“5li‘k3- gel. llllcl it. from above, and there

bi-en very busy houseclcaniiig.‘ Their play house iuider the trees.‘

had been alone all Wlnl('i‘ \\'lll\;R1\,Fx_ was M 3 “mam swap hank

no one to play there but 1ltllcl\\_hP‘_e mam, swanows were digging

hurrying winds and dancing snow- flakes and no visitors but lllf‘

saucy squirrel that lived in iiio . H _ ., _\ I 1 “ml Shed’ N" W'mdcr H 1‘“‘k(‘d.llE‘_. are the on._\ membeis 0 He

untidy now with all ilio diisi.l twigs and dry loavcs S('illl(‘l(‘\'l‘ around. Peggy got \'(‘l'_V hiisy iiiili‘ the broom, Ellen iisori the i:iko,l while Alan hauled lho dirt away‘. in his red viritznri. 4

Soon it looked (‘li‘?\l'\ niirl nmil. and the ll’ll‘(‘i" rliilr.oii .<t;i:'io<l In unpack ll'lt“ll‘ play dis-lir: {ruin the big grey wooden hnx

"Here is the broiin teapot You put it up on the shol! I-Zlloii." said Peggy as she p.-i.=.~i~(l ii ('\‘(‘I’ the table.

“I found the hi: plate with the dark blue border on it." [llp(‘d Alan.

"Go easy thrrc." w ai ii 0 d Peggy. "Tho plulrs aio all iiilori in on top iii tllll‘ .'l.’l«’\lllf‘l' \\'i~

don‘! want any of tlioiii l\l’llU‘l1. I found the glass piiciicr and tho pretty blue and yellow sugar limi-l that Laurie brought over to us. last summer."

"I wonder if Laurie has ri iil.'i_‘»' house in his rircliard." sziid liillenl as she rarclully wiped the dirt off the sugar bowl.

"I don't think so." answorod Peggy. “He is a boy and anyway he isn‘t nearly four years old yet. so he \voiilrln't know much about play houses"

“Listenl" exclaimed Alan. as he came back with his empty wagon. "I heard a car. Let's run around the barn to see who it is." In an instant he had dashed away.

"its Laurie! and Linda!" Ellen and Peggy could hear him slicin- ing. They too raced of! to meet the visitors.

"Come see our play house. Laurie." coaxed Peggy. Me hung mark. for he was a bit shy of his oldest cousin. but ivl-inn Alan coaxed -loo. Laurie ran off with them

Such a chatter as there was‘. The blackbirds busy making their nest in the spruce tree stopped long enough to see what all the excitement was about. Mrs. Squirrel scolded from another spruce nearby but_the children didn't even hear her. They were all trying to show Laurie their treasures at once. His head was Kept turning from side to side to see their plates and ciips. pots and pans. kettles and broom.

"Where did you get the stn\'e'!" asked Laurie.

“It's part oi an old stove top we Iound behind the shed. and we put it: on this box." explain- ed Alan.

"Daddy hclpcd us with the shelves." Ellen added.

"And I found this box for our table. and these smooth blocks

lllP\\ homes. These are the swal-

‘ll1(‘Ill. but the Brink Swallows like

[mm the wood pile make good

. ﬁg-Anicssﬁosoick

by AL CA9?

-0“ M03191‘ NE"ure‘.Ill'e others who could dig it. open." The busiest sC(’l’l(‘ airing the BlKif}):§1aE:3:fCeB1:‘I{]k:)l;:|e Iaggukgglasugﬁ experience. you will dig your home just. a little farther down."

with [his Banker flew oil to join Mrs. Banker \\ ho was hunting for l£"dlllE’l'S with which to line their ni-51. The young couple to whoiii he had given advice talked things over. They decided that it was none or Banker's business. "He ‘thinks because he IS older we don"L know iiiiylhiiig. Older folks are like that. I lll(t‘ this place ire have pick- ed out." said one.

“So do I." replied the other. "I just don't believe he knows what he is talking aliout. I think we've got the best place on the whole bank."

So the tun youiig sii allows went. back to work. Being new to this k.iid oi iiork. liiey Lircd more easily than some or the older folk. You see. iiiny nci'ei' had done any diggiiiz boriii-i-. iinti digizing never is i'a.\\' for iiiiyiiiie iiiiless it is .lUlllll‘._\' Clllllii iii‘ Diizizcr tlie Badg- cr. who ItIU’ll dig Just for the iun of digging. So it was that Lhe yoiiiig sirallmis dug only a little iiay before making a bedroom, and iii~:inniiiz .i nest. They did a lot of lore-iiiakiiig. toning and billing. I and l.\\ itlvriiig hiipplly. It. was their

In that 0010M‘ 0f bu-‘Y dllllers first home. and they loved it. In \\‘(‘1‘0 SEVH31 SUUUK l‘_0\1P1€S W110 time there were four little white were making their first. homes. eggs m mm “ESL and then. map. One oi these couples had chosen a mums was k\0n]plel(l. spot a little apart from the others. By “.15 “me Lllprp “Eye 5385 TN)’ “'3m(’d 10 ll? bl’ lh'3"1591""5- in most (ll the iiests. and there T1103‘ 11311 NEH“ d12ll”l8_ 3l{“"5'v “P was no ll.'lp])l€l' scene anywhere to the top 01 the bank. their home ,,1.,,,g the Big R...ﬂ._ That happiness “"0113 be N5‘ bemﬂlh ""3 70°‘-5 was expressed in much twittering. 0! lh‘-’ 3355' mmk" and Mrs‘ but own more in flying. some Bankeh “'h° hﬁd been ‘he ms” folks express happiness in singing. l“ mm mm‘ b‘““‘ “mi “h° had and some in dam-iiig. The swallow

lows railed bank sii allows because

sivailoii‘ iarr.'.ly who make their homes in the ground. Some feather- rd folk dont want neighbors near

ll) ll\‘e lll Polnnles with their homes close U‘lQf‘Lll(’l'.

1. xi,‘/V . {l‘

9 y

I

"It isn‘t sale." replied Banker. :_._??________

"There are enemies who could.

Page 10 A The Guardian Month)’. May 10, 1954

{olk expreaa ll. ln twittering ma.

twisting and turning and darting

in the air. It is a sort of dancing

on wings. Those were all happy -homes in that. big bank. and

especially happy. were the two

young talks who had refused Banker's advice.

MARIE SCHOOL

Month ot April

Grade VIII —- 1. June Dingwell; i 2. Cyril Webster; 3. Ray Webster.

Grade VII —l. Helene Dingwell; 2. Mary Johnson.

Grade V — l. Patsy Peters; 2.v

2. Blair Webster.

Grade Ill (aI—l. John Webster; 2. Eldon Dingwell.

Grade III (at ——l. Ellen Ding- well.

Grade II (at -— 1. Preston Bow- ley; 2. Lawrence Peters.

Grade II lbl — 1. Gerard Long.

Grade II (cl — 1. Dorothy Pe- ters. V

Highest average in Senior grades. June Dingwell_ 95 per cent. Highest average in J u n I o 1' gi-ades. John Webster 98 per cent; Ellen Dingwell 98 per cent. Allison MacLean. Teacher.

DEATH STAND REMEMBERED

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With‘ squeal oi tire and beat of dt‘um.l the Vatican's colorful Swiss Guard Thursday observed the 427th an-l

niversary of their historic “deathl

stand" in delcnce of Pope Clement VII. The anniversary commemo-

rates the stand of the Swiss guards'

May 6, I527. beiore the onslaught

at German mercenaries. -

AEROWIX SAVES RE-WAXIIIGI ‘~

ﬁwﬂllj .. mnmsvaumuci F155’

finisiied digging. notii-ed What the young couple were doing. Banker new over to where they were at work.

"It I were in your place," said HP, "I wouldn't make my home quite so high up." l

‘Why not? Whats wrong with it?" asked one of the young i‘0\.lplE.i

"It isn't safe." replied Banker.

chairs." said Peggy.

“Do you have a play house at home’? Alan asked.

Laurie shook his head. “Not like this." he said. “Susan and David and I make pies and cakes from sand. but we have no real

play house." . "We must be getting supper ready for our company." said

Elli-n as she started up briskly to set the table.

"I didn't get my baking done yet." Peggy grinned." (or we just moved out today. but it will be boiler next time you come."

FM ‘he rest "f H" ““""°‘"' "1 (llU‘(l_\'.! rome (loam for breal.-fast. They have no Shirri_[f’a Marmalade!”

Mr. and Mrs. Blackbird could hear the gay happy laughter and chatter as the Spruce Tree play

house got. a real spring cleaning.

ouN,ooYoU REALLY mow . arrows i-r=u.you WHAT! ioiow,

The Lone Ranger

I WANT TO GET SOME WCUMENTS ‘I'D SHOW YOU. WILL YCIJ

COME HERE

TONIGHT 7

Joe Paloolnc

‘MJ SAY IT IEIUTIFILLYI WQI...

LIKE YOU DID IN '5Il0LOE?ItB l«£ART5' M11-I GLORIA TEASDALE.

By Fran Striker Br

_ By Alex Raymond

IISTIN . 5 WORKED ALL THRU THE NIGHT.

J’ .

Dy Ham Fisher

rail? The Toller

THE5E 5HOK‘l5 WILL E .1197 THE ‘IHING FOK VGKING N

4

Napoleon and Uncle Elby

NONE OF HOUR

Tippy and‘ "Cap" Stubs

os ALL TH’ A/El?!/E/.’

Dolly Dipple

I WAS TALKING TO YCXJR HJSBANE MRS. DRIPPLEI

I HAVE ‘TO THINK LJP SOME BCUSE

T'5 M/HAT‘ WAG AFBAID OF I --

z‘D srrrﬁ TELL “3i$"2'ir’ 5 aw?‘ ci.AMeAi<E.iI

‘X506 *4 >r:-Isl-_ v-«no---n.

\ .4

\

Enging Up Father __E . CQ'- Lnslqr-n—u

you |(NO\N vou‘I2E onw ALLOWED TWO ones outziua SCHOOL WEEKS.

MY WELL, you GAVE ME FAULT THAT OPCHID FOQ '2 voua CLUB bANCE

|T'$ rout? FAULT,

i'l Abner

AND WHEN A GIDL HAS A OZ!-IIDSHE I-IASTD

Bv Edwina Bv Carl Anderson Bv Walf Kelly By Clifford McBride By Bob Gmfahon

Bv Bulortl

By Al Capp By Harry Hoeniqsen Bv Georae McManus