Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
SMALL BOYS THREE AND THE MONSTER

We'll" said their mother doubtfully,
we must see what father says about
it."
Father said a great deal about it when
ne came home, and he got down a big
Wise book and read all about the Dino
saurus. AnG Teddy and Freddy and Neddy
stood around him and cried together:
'Oh, father. please can't we keep Dinah
for pet?'
At last. after father had read all there
was 10 read in the great wise book. he
closed 1T and said: Very well. boys. you
may try 1t for week but we can't have
a mesozoic reptile living in the back
yard all the time
So Teddy and Freddy and Neddy ran
gieefully down into the back yard, where
they found Dinaf standing in the middle
of the grass plot.
AS soon as he saw the three boys
Whats that" he asked, pointing to one
of the clothes posts.
why. clothes post OF course" said
Neddy
Don't like clot hes posts" said the Dino
saurus And he bit 1t right off and swal-
lowed it.
''Oh. oh. OH cried Teddy and Freddy
and Neddy. You mustn't, please. We are
never allowed to eat the clothes posts"
Well said the Dinosaurs grumpi!y
lit was in my way. How can l sleep
comforta bly, with those four great sticks
ued, with a lofty wave of his paw, we
won't say anything more about it. Let
us change the subject. What are you
going to have for lunch?"
Soft custard," answered Freddy
How nice,' said the Dnosaurus 81
just love soft custard Do run in. Fred
dy, and bring me five six barrels of
it. please"
Five or six what?" gasped Freddy.
Barrels, of course" said the Dinosau-
rus
Il do not believe" said Freddy doubt
e of II. that mother has nve or six barrels
Very we'll said the Dinosaurs gra-
ciously. bring me all you have and tell
the cook to make some more.
And that was just the way he talked
all the time he lived in the Tuttles' back
yard. All day he kept the cook busy
making custards for him and all night he
slept on the grass plot and Snored with
such loudness that nobody for blocks
around could sleep. and father ran down
into the yard right after breakfast to
say goodbye to Dinah-and Teddy and
Freddy and Neddy came, too.
We'll Dinah,' father began, we're so
glad you have such Il fine day for travel
ing. Goodbye. We're sorry you can't
stay longer
The Dinosaurs opened his eyes sleepily.
Don't distress yourself" he said politely
I'm not going for three or four thousand
years. In fact, I don't know that I shall
ever go. I'm SO comfortable and happy
here'-and he shut his eyes and smiled
contentedly.
YES" said father, trying to be polite,
Il know you are. but, you see. the neigh
bors don't like your sta ying here and they
say If you don't go straight away they
will send policeman here to arrest you
Is a disturber of the peace of the COM
munity" Gather liked to use big wOrds)
and they would put you in prison and
give you nothing but bread and water to
eat.
The Dinosaurs sat up and his eyes
grew round with fright. Would they
realy?" he asked
Pm afraid they would said father
seriously.
The Dinosaurs stood up in hurry. Il
have just remembered a very important
engagement" he said. "Good-bye. boys.
must go at once and then he looked over
the back fence. oh my gracious me-
he cried. there's a policeman waiting in
the back street now' He rushed toward
the side fence, and he was so big and
heavy that the fence went right down
before him; and so did the next and the
next just like row of card houses And
when he reached the corner he looked
back and saw Teddy and Freddy and
Neddy running after him. And he turned
up the side street and ran and ran and
ran just fast If he was running to
catch a train. And he reached the rail-
road track just the express train
with fiat car on the end of ii was pull
ing out of the station. And he ran and
gave one big jump and landed right on
that fiat car.
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