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The Tiny Folk‘

«A real story at real children [or very young children) I

it had been an exciting day tor Laurie. yet he had got very tired too. He and his mother had been in to the Music Festival to hear

Page’ ' The Guardian Thursday. May 13. 1954 Extension For llfld. Airport This Year ST. JOHNS Nfld.. (GP) —— An

1,o00—foot extension will be built on the military runway at nearby

the children sing. At first Laurie had enjoyed it for he dearly loved to listen to the singing. but he wished they would sing something THE SECOND M15151“; ditterent. They all seemed to be

singing the lame thing. Mr. and Though one mistake he pardoned Mrs. Blair had taken them in, and you. sat beside them. At last Laurie There's no saw Mr. Blair pick up his coat. two.

“Come on. Mommy." he said. tugging at her hand. “Mr. Blair is getting ready to go."

“No, I'm not going home," Mr. Blair replied. “But I have to go out to a hardware store for little while. I'll be right back.

excuse for making —Old Mother Nature. In a certain steep sand~bank on ‘one shore oi the big River a col- ony ot swallows were living. They had dug their homes in the face of the bank so that it was much fiiiice it great apartment building wonder if Laurie would like touxgr "::m(;'4Y‘>”fiicgufifnsltgrgraazfi come with me?“

_. ilows are called bank swallows.

P1935“ M_‘f"‘my' 1 “ant ."‘ ‘°:.'lrnoiig them was a pair who were “‘ ""3 5‘°”» °°“‘°“ L“‘”‘°- making their first home. Like all

“All “Eht. then." his m0lh¢‘i‘iyoung folks starting their first said. “But do exactly what Mr. homes they were bound to make Blair 18115 )'0U- Here i5 50"“? mistakes. They had made one bad mime)’ 10 bu!’ !°m9"”“K 1°’ Y°‘“"':mistake in starting the home too 5911-" near the top of the bank.

Laurie walked nit. smiling] Banker, one of the older mem- broadly, yet holding tightly in Mr.{bers of the colony, had advised Blair’: hand. He did not want tofthem not to dig their home there, get lost in the crowd. Mrs. Page‘but to dig it lower down. They and Mrs. Blair settled back to hadn't heeded his advice. and now choruses. they were mourniully wishing they

In the hardware store I..aui'ie's_h&d. A blacksnake hfld flipped 0V¢|'

ayes W9". \~e,._\. busy. He saw-the edge of the batik and into hammers that he should like to their home and _had taken their have had. There were bright ezss. 0! course if they remained

handles tor cupboard doors. big‘there the same thing milhl MP‘ locks and little locks. paint brushesipen I11 OVEF MR1“-

and cans of paint. Yet there “What are We L0 d0?" WhimD¢T€d \\'asn‘t anything for little boys. l-le one.

walked along the counter, and "Dis 3 ml" h°m¢’- WE'VE 80‘ there at the end he saw gardenilime enough for that. and this time ralzes and spadca just what his‘we'll dig it where nobody can get

Mommy needed for her garden. into it from up above," declared Mr. Blair was buying one for the other. himself. So. once more they chose a place

But whm were (M597 Here “.9”. a little apart lrom the other homes, lilile garden tools, a little red “mi “'9” ‘° ‘‘'°”‘' , rake‘ 5 Small Shove] “with 3 blue Banker. who had tidvisetl them handle. and a bright little hoe '‘-°'- 10 ‘H8 U133» “F51 lltifi 50 “WT yellow handle, Now the top, saw them starting to dig that was just what he wanted for 3831“ and new d°Wn “'“-h 50m‘ ms garden: more advice. “My dears," said he.

He went shyly over ,0 M,._ Blair "I would build a little higher up

and pulled at his sleeve. "in like 1‘ H’ “"9 ¥°“~"

those little garden tools," he said We Mn" “'‘"‘L m” “E” h”‘h§"

in a low voice. “Would I have up‘ "°.P“‘3d ‘me °‘ the y°”"3 SW8“

cnoulh money to buy them?» lows. We want to be sure that no enemy can crawl over the edge

“How much money have you?" Mr. Blair asked with a wide grin. M the bank and get’ mm our home

again." "MY M°mm3’ 83” ‘"9 ’“'‘‘ “Of course." replied Banker. ‘'1 quarters is that much money? told Wu that you were “,0 new

Will it be enough !_or that little the mp of the bank, what hap. hoe?" he asked with a worried pened fa you is likely go happen 1°°k ‘"1 hi’ ‘"5 anytime when the entrance to a “The three pieces go together home is within reach from the top as I set." Said the man behind of the bank. The same thing can the Colmtvh “They Cost 39¢. so happen when in home is too near I know you have ennush money the foot of the bank. It you will and a little left over-' ’ take the advice of one who has A happy smile spread over learned from experience, you will Laurie's lace as he opened his hot mflke YOU!‘ 59001“-'1 h0m€ I “W9 little hand to drop his precious higher UP than YOU RFC SWFUHI money into the clerk‘s hand. He now." watched eagerly as the man tied With this Banker flew back to

up his parcel. Then the clerk gave‘ Marten’:

him back his change. “Here, let CIIIIY Ind CIIIISI

me put it deep into your coat pocket." he said. "You may lose it if you hold it in your hand with your parcel."

‘Now we had better go back to the car. for your mother might be waiting for us." said Mr. Blair.

Down the street they went. Laurie trotting proudly beside Mr. Blair. whose long legs took fast steps so that Laurie had to run every now and then to catch up.

"Mommy. look! look!" he called as he raced to his mother stand- ing beside the car. “See what I've bought. l‘ll be able to do my little garden all by myself. You won‘t l’l(‘C(l in do anything this spring. I'll be able to rake all your garden for you."

"Isn't that wonderful!" exclaim- ed Mrs. Page. “I just know those new tools will make the best job in the world. Now get in the car,

Laurie got in. still holding tight~ ly to his parcel. These were go-

ing to he the most wonderful Looktot Marvin's garden tools in the world. an of sulor Qugmy cnurse. he'd have the most

wonderful garden in the world trio.

_ The Lone Ranger

By Thorton W. Burgess

Torbay airport this pear.

wing Cmdr. W. P. Pleasanoe. commanding officer. said today that join Mrs. Banker in their own in additloii to the extension on the home. “Ive given those youngsters 5.172-foot runway. a new lighting some good advice. but i doubt it system will be installed,givlng more they'll heed lt." said Banker to to; penetration. Mrs. Banker. "Why is it that young _ "‘—‘-“" folks so otten think that they know best?"

“We were young ourselves once," said Mrs. Banker slyly.

Meanwhile the two young swal- lows were talking things over. The new home was already started. True. they had not dug in very far, but they were in a hurry to get a new nest. Otherwise they would be late in raising a family. so they finally decided to keep right on. They liked to think that Banker was a meddler. You know folks who offer advice are quite likely to be thought meddlers. So once more the two young swallows made a mistake, as they were shortly to find out.

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