Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-03
LEGENDS |:|IS'!i.. OF ANIMALS.

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Interesting Old Time Stories Of
Bird and Beast.
THE HORSE AND TIE CAMEL.
An Arabian Folklore Tale Tells Why
Every Steed Shoulders on First
/ Meeting With Camei-Solomon and
the Neck Of the vuIture,
In the beginning the birds had no
feathers, but at last word was brought
that the Great Spirit had their clothes
ready If they would send some one for
them. AS the distance was long, the
turkey buzzard was selected on ac.
count of his endurance and In recogni.
ton of the service he was to have first
choice of apparel, the one condition be-
ing that he could try no suit on the
second time. Can you guess the re-
suit? For one tritling objection or
another he let all the me leathers SO
BY. until. to his Mortified establishment.
there was nothing left but the poor,
commonplace suit that he wears to-
day.
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as th mol :. a D '[,u ne" llNeit'on "
the nooern Draln "n u 'ho 1'l y
years ago hlng solomon nau lnos'
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upon Il .h ''s pteu.n - ,lie unu 'nus -
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: as an object lesson OF reproacn.
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What ne wanted TO become. ana III
Is the reason that every morse stars
when first meeting bis caricature.
Perhaps you have not had fhe op
portunity OF gazing dentlst-wise mt
the mouth OF coyote ana SO nave
never wondered why It's BACK teel.
looked as though they were broken OF
and forced down into the gums. Du
you must surely nave come across
many an empty locust skln.
! TONthe south OF the Auhi amos II
New Mexico coyote once started ou'
hunting. but got no farther thah Inc
foot Of certain old pine tree. so 1as
cinated did he become ID locust VINO
sat playing flute and singing III one
OF Its branches. IN 1act, such was tht
animals enthusiasm tnat ne lnslstee
upon taking a lesson on the spot. dN
voice proved hoarse ana sroWly' w
he pelSevered until ne iearheu us
words Of the locust song anu turned
homeward. prouaiy repeating tnein
when by bad luck he 1eli INTO 90
piers hole, SAID other WORDS 'lnuer us i
breath ana 1orSot MS mes
sack 10 inc pine tree ne tfo'teu
again imposed upon tue locust gov
nature, once more Salileu lor' Il III W
umph. But TINS tl1he US ne 'iu cticee
aloud ne frightened hoch ol pigeons
that few out with such u noise as conl
pletely TO Muddle MS Dfa'h' anu tnste
was nothing left Tor MN Dut ano'ne'
appeal to the wornout locust.
NOW. even music 'eaenei VIZ W WI
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insects. declueu ~ iiu iiihee'h " 'A"