Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-20
head and arms. and was a fine ark.
Then of he ran to the play room

Then on ne ran to the play room
shouting:
THE ark's done! Run. RUM
Pretty soon he came back with Mrs.
Noah and the Dove, all three with
arms filled with every sort Of animal
which they hustled into the ark, lift.
Ing up the front edge OF the roof for
| door. Then Mrs. Noah thought OF
something.
ooh. Noah! We forgot our three
sons and their wives. If you'll find
Shem, Ham and Japeth, I'll find the
wives"
While they hunted UP the rest OF
the family, had a chance to take a
good look at the animals.
There was Teddy bear, of course,
the woolly lamb, the little white
horse on wheels, the brown cloth bun
ny with a white tail, the pig bank,
the Easter chick&s the china cat, the
floating duck, the Bronze camel paper
weight, the silver porcupine tooth
pick holder, and last and liveliest, the
little black kitten.
Just as the kitten began to chew
Teddy's ear, back came Mrs. Noah
with her big doll, big sisters old doll,
and the Doves big doll for wives.
They had just been carefully slowed
away in the ark when Mr.. Noah ap.
peared carrying a nodding sailor boy,
clown and little boy doll dressed
in brown-long coat and cap to match
which Betty called her "ortonbile
shower" These were Shem, Ham and
Japeth, who were hustled into the
laps of their wives.
Then Mr.. Noah called to Mrs. Noah:
Hurry, now! Get in quick-the
floods a-coming and we must shut
the door,
1t seemed to me that they had not
had time to settle themselves before
heard Mr.. Noah exclaim: The for
ty days are over now! Let's send out
the dove"
Very carefully they pushed the Dove
over my arm, and as soon as she
landed on the floor. away she flew
around the room two or three times;
then back she flew and was pulled
into the ark.
In second or two, out few the
dear little Dove the second time Into
the dining room she flew, and after a
nod from mother (who was watching
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where the geraniums grow.
When the Dove was taken again in
to the ark she carried an olive leaf
and there was great rejoicing!
But not long was the Dove allowed
to rest; for the third time out she
was pushed. This time she flew to the
play room and did not return. Then
Mr.. Noah and his family knew the
Dove had found dry land.
Off went the roof, and with a "Hur-
rah!" out tumbled Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah, entirely forgetting the three
sons and their wives, who were left
in my care with all the animals ex-
cept the black kitten. He had jump
ed out with the Dove the very first
time the window was opened. So
they had called the black kitten the
Raven and let him go.
The flood was only an April shower,
and there the sun was shining!
Then there was a grand rush to the
window, hoping to find rainbow, but
no rainbow.
eve ought to have rainbow" said
disappointed Mr.. Noah.
1--WE shall have rainbow declared
Mrs. Noah. Lets get our rainbow
maker"
Away they scampered, and 1t wasn't
long before back they came with the
Dove and the rainbow maker.
Now what do you think that was?
A glass prism, which they carried 20
the window to let the sun shine
through.
Sure enough! There on the wall
were the colors Of the rainbow AMI
while they were eagerly watching it
Mrs. Noah explained slowly: "That
means that there never never never
will be another flood all over the
earth"