The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
L. MONKEY,
SWIM Ming SMILE
bathing SUITS to Hire.

lie had IN bathing suits in sizes 10 AZ any
animal, from q mouse Ia IN elephant he hired
the tailor bird to make new suits as fast ~ tho
old ones wore out rem Crocodile was always
winning around 10 save the lives Of the ant
mails who swami ont too. far. Little Monkey
put "A raft away mt IN the stream where the
animals could rest AFTER they had Swum as long
rs they should.
when al the animals and all the birds heard
that Little Monkey had - ~ mn ing school they
said How yerr fashionable
some of them thought they could swim. hut
then N became the style for all animals and
birds TO swim like lttle monkeys without tHlls.
Every afternoon the beach IN front OF LITTLE
Monkey bathing houses was illed by the
Jung - folk. All those who went IN hired bath.
ing suit and the tailor bird Wa Kept busy all
day MAKING ne~ suits and m'nd,nG me ond 9nss.
swan IN and down 80 teach the animals how to
swim like a little monkey without tai,
Tiger and 20 IRA wer" great trends, ana
one afternoon they went t. Little Monkeys
" want nice new suits. said Tiger.
Tailor Bird brought out two suits. with yell
low and black -tripes. Tiger and Zebra then
had white hair, Tor this vas many years ago.
NJ like the bark on IA" tree. and the Colors are
SO new that th"y would he ashamed 10 run.
What pretty suits" Zebra and Tiger said
They put on the bathing suits and sat down
on the sand
had STAYED in he water until hc was blue.
We want everybody 10 soc our fine new
suits, answered Iehra.
Come on, cried Little Monkey. Bathing
suits were made TO get wet
So Tiger and Zebra stepped into the water
and followed Little Monkey.
Tiger. cried little Monkey, turning around,
you must keep your mouth tightly, shut
his mouth flew open. This made Little Monkey
very nervous. for Tiger had big, sharp teeth.
When Tiger was not soaring ihttle MONKEY.
Zebra was kicking the water over he poor
little animal, which was doing il best 10 teach
it, pupil show 10 swim. The other animals ana
birds got out Of the water and sat upon the
beach and laughed and laughed at the fun
which Tiger and Zebra were having with
Tiger and Zebra made believe that they
were very awkward. They were all the time
catching. Little Monkey around the neck until
came up again with his ears and mouth all
streaming. they would say Noble Little
even got a little fish to swim under Little Mon
Tended not to b" angry, All The time though,
he would pay back Tiger and Zebra. for the
mean way in which they were treating him.
lie vas all tired ont. but he kept swimming.
Tiger" he said, If YOU would keep your
i You would not splash with your feet, yoM
both would become very fine swimmer Don't
bother bio he the to - take and On u y9Hr G tasGb tn sHlIs; i how
to dive III give YOU another lesson"
So Tiger and Zebra sat in the sun and told
the other animals about the great fun which
they had had. with Little Monkey.
Then they found somebody else TO make
fun for them. Leopard. who was all spotted,
"Ho, no laughed Tiger, did you ever see
an animal in a polka dot skim"
He he, isn't he gayly dressed" nelRhed
the Zebra, a. he grinned and looked around
AT the other animals,
" II * not every animal" answered the Loop
ard. a. he came out dressed up in his white
bathing suit. who has the good fortune 70 be
born with n beautiful white skin. Many IL
the time ! have tried to change these polka dots
for n plain checked suit. but somehow | could
never do il. | may he funny. but never looked
so queer as do two very mean animals who
are lying on this beach all dressed up in ugly
striped bathing suits.
Then Zebra and Tiger became angry. They
got up ard took of their bathing suits and threw
them at Tailor Bird. Then all the birds and the
animals laughed so hard that they had 10 put
their hands TO their sides. nyena laughed
until he rolled over and over on the beach.
"Hyena," roared Tiger, you are always
laughing at nothing. What is the matter with
you?"
Hyena pointed with his paw. Tiger and
Zebra looked ut themselves and found that
their skins were all striped. The color had
come out Of the new bathing suits and the sun
had dried IL into their hair. Ever since that day
the beasts in the jungle have always said Striped
Tiger and Striped Zebra, and IL was not until
the Spotted Leopard told me this story that
] knew that those two animals were once as
white a. the Polar Rear.