The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-19

top to the bottom. Down the ladder
they went. Jackie FIRST. then Johnnie.
next Jessie and thsn the Sandman. II
was q pretty long climb because they
were SO small. but they finally reached
the bottom. and there was a large
room, all fllled up with wooden pipes
that looked just like water pipes.
Some Of These pipes we're yellow
and some were white and some were
green in color and they ran In every
direction.
Just a. Johnnis was about to ask
the Sandman what the pipes were for
little Jackie turned around and
sQueaked: The green pipes carry
the green juice up to the leaves and
the yellow pipes carry the yellow
Juice for the inside of the blossoms
and after the blossoms are gone they
carry the Juice for the green apples.
The white pipes carry the sugar up
to sweeten the apples in the fall.
Usually they are empty because they
only have TO carry sugar up for . few
days every year. but just now we have
a few apples that are not quite sweet
enough 90 I am feeding them little
more sugar"
While he was saying this In his fun
ny little voice he turned to Q sort OF
tool chest and pulled out . little
green cup made out of an acorn shell.
He held the cup under a faucet which
was fastened to one OF the white
pipes, and filled II with fresh sweet ap-
pie Juice, right from the factory.
Each OF them had q nne drink and
Jackie then led the way down into
a long sort OF tunnel which twisted
and turned for ever % far until finally
the passage way in It was too small
for them to 60 any further.
This IL the end of one OF the big
roots. and we are way under the
ground now" said Jackie. Il thought
you might like to see where the Juice
Of little suckers at the end Of each
root and they suck the water right
out Of the ground and the roots and
leaves turn II into Juice for the bios
soms and leaves and branches and ap-
Pies. After all Of the food has been
taken out Of the Juice Il all runs into
the leaves and they blow II out into
the air tust like your own breath on
cold morning. This one apple factory
uses up enough water to all . cistern
half full every day"
They now returned to the ladder
and Jessie sighed as she looked up at
the long climb ahead OF her. As soon
pie man told them to hold on tight
and then he punched little button.
When he did this the ladder began to
shoot up to the top Of the tree Just
as II It had been an elevator and be-
fore they knew It they were back at
the little door
When they stepped outside It was
almost dark and both the sunbeam
road and the golden automobile had
disappeared.
The Sandman reached up and broke
on q yellow apple leaf that grew Just
over his head.
Come ON. children" he called.
Take hold of the stem Of this leaf
with me and We will be home soon"
So they all held onto the stem Of
the big apple leaf and along came .
big pun Of wind and sent them whirl
ing. leaf and all. They spun round and
round and then they spun over and
over. and the wind blew the leaf high
above the house. The Twins began To
feel very dizzy and the Sandman had to
put his arm around Jessie to keep her
nom falling. and then all Of a sud
den came Q whiriing gust Of wind and
whiried them down beside the house
and through the bedroom window
and right smack into their own little
white beds.
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