The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-16
ALWAYS DIFFERENT STORY

Ellzabeth Fllnt wade, in sd Nicholas.

Elizabeth Flint Wade, in st. Nicholas
'Oh, dearie mel" said little Polly |
as she stood looking into the rain
soaked garden, II wish 1t didn't rain,
| want to play out of doors"
When was little girl and there
came rainy day." said Aunt Katie.
my mother used to tell me this
verse:
When the rain comes tumbling
down
In the country or the town,
All good little girls and boys,
stay at home and mind their toys"
But don't want to play with my
toys" said Polly.
Neither do l." said Rob. "This is
the second day 1t has rained, and /
am tired of them"
We'll, then, l will read you a story
II you like" replied her aunt. Don't
you want to hear Alice in Wonder
land?"
But I'm tired of it, Aunt Katie"
said Polly. "I love the story, but the
people in it always do the same things
every time you read the book. Why
do they make stories the same? 1
would like one that was always diff
ferent. Don't they make them that
way, Aunt Katie?"
well, WELL" said Aunt Katie,
you remind me of the little girl
used to be. liked things different
too, and my mother made me story
that is never the same, no matter
how many times you read it. 1 will
get 1t. I have in my Keepsake
Box
Aunt Katie left the room and pres
emily returned with a small book of
yellowish faded paper, and a little
box
''The story is called Fanny Frivol;
Her Adventures in the Wood; At the
Fair; At the School; At the Picnic;
In the Meadow; BY the Brook; At
the Circus; In Grandfather's Barn;
and At the Party Which adventure
would you like to hear first?"
THE one by the brook" said Polly
and Rob in one breath; and Polly's
eyes sparkled as she added, II love
to play by the brook"
"Very well, said Aunt Kate. "Take
this box. In it you will find slips of
paper on which words are printed.
will read the story, and when l stop
and hold up my finger you must
draw a slip of paper from the box
and read what it says on it; and the
next time Rob will draw and read
each in turn"
This is the story that Aunt Katie
read of Fanny Frivol's Adventure by
the Brook, and the words in it print
ed in capitals are those which Polly
and Rob read from the slips of paper
which they drew one by one from
the box:
MAY go and play by the brooke"
said Fanny Frivol to her Grandma
ther.
Her Grandmother nodded her head,
on which was large-GREEN BOT
TIE.
'Yes, but don't wet your feet, and
take ALONG WOODEN SWORD
to shield you from the sun"
On her way she met Tommy and
Topsy Turvey carrying a-PLATE
OF CHEESE. When Fanny saw them
she said:
Come and play with me by the
brook. / have a-BOTTLE OF INK
Ito catch fish with, a-BAG OF
| CLOTHESPINS-to build a bridge,
and we can hunt for crabs under
stGnes."
Tommy and Fanny turned over
stones, but Topsy Turvey, who al
ways did things wrong, turned hers
! under. Fanny found big-LEMON
PIE-under a stone, but the others
found nothing.
There are no crabs here" said
Fanny, "let us fish," Tommy and
Fanny threw their lines in the brook
but Topsy threw hers out. Fanny
caught a-DUSTING CLOTH-but
the others caught nothing.
LET us build bridge" said Fan
ny. Tommy you bring a-DISH OF
ICE CREAM-and Topsy a--YEL-
LOW BOWL-and we shall soon have
it done"
What is this in the water?" said
Tommy.
Fanny pulled it out and found II
was a-SEWING MACHINE.
Il will take it home to Grand
mother" said Fanny, land she will
make me a-WINDOW CURTAIN
of It,"
They were now tired and hungry
and sat down to rest on big
WHITE BEAR-and when Fanny
opened her lunch-box out fell a.
DOORBELL - and - TIN SOL.
DIER-instead of the nice cakes hel
Grandmother had given her.
"Never mind" said Fannie, 81
have some cookies in my pocket,
but when she took them out she
found they had changed into "a
JAPANESE LANTERN.
Just then the sun went down anC
they started for home, but Tops,
ran backward and fell over a-FA1
PIG.
II am so hungry l could eat a.
KITCHEN TOWEL" said Fanny, bu
when she went to the supper tabl,
there was nothing there but a
ROLLING PIN--and a-BLACB
KITTEN.
When she went to her room sh,