Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
Children s Epening StorD

/ And i'll 30 out. and the sun DOESN'T
shine, so can't see my shadow. thsro
win only be four weeks moro OF win.
teri" asked Neddie. s.,
That's the story" said Mr.. Waite.
wash. as he turned over on his cake oe
ice and went to sleep again.
well, that's funny story" said
Beckie.
Il think SO. too" added Nsddis.
Well, the two bear cub children went
| to sleep again, as they were not 70 70
to school, and about noon they had
breakfast.
Cant we even 90 out and play!''
asked Beckie, after she had tried al
the new dresses on her dolls.
I'D rather you wouldn't" said Mr..
Stubtail. III we bears all stay In our
caves today we won't see our shadows
no matter whether the sun shines or
not, 30 there will be only four weeks
more Of the cold. snowy winter
"Oh. but I'd like to go out" said
Neddie.
mo. you must not" his mother said.
Think what would happen IL you
should happen to see your shadow
Winter has lasted plenty long enough.
Spring cannot come any too soon for
me.
So Neddie and Beckie had to stay IN
the cave. But, soon Neddie grew fret
full, and when his sister was on III
q corner trying to get her doll, Matilda
Janet Candybox, to sleep, and when
Mr.. Whitewash and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stubtail were doing In their chairs,
Neddie said to himself:
ooh, Iwant to 60 out and play in
| the snow, but still don't want to SEQ
my shadow in case the sun shines. IA
| wonder how can manage that? II
only could be sure the sun was not
shining"
But Neddie could not be sure Of that
/ without looking outside the cave, you
understand. and the moment he look
! ed out he might see his shadow, be-
come frightened, and run back to mako
winter last six weeks longer, instead
Of four weeks.
Then, all of sudden, Neddie saw
his fathers glasses on the table near
where the old bear gentleman had
been reading the paper.
"Ah! ha! have It'll" cried Neddie.
"I'll take pas spectacle glasses, mako
them all smoky and dark with cam
die, put them on and 90 outside. Then
won't see my shadow, even II the
sun does shine
| So Neddie took the old bear gentle
mans glasses, and held them over the
candle fame Soon the glasses were
covered with thick coating OF smoke.
and when Neddie put them on he could
only see little bit, as II he were In
dark room. He. held out his paw, near
| the candle, but 1t did not cast sha-
dow
Then the little boy bear went out
side the cave. The sun was shining
brightly, but he could not see 1t, for
he had the smoked glasses over his
eyes And as he was walking along
he met Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
rabbit gentleman.
BLESS my ears, Neddie!" cried I'm
Gle Wiggily. What does this mean?
Out of your cave and the sun shining!
Your shadow
"Ah, but can't see my shadow, for
have on smoked glasses!" cried the
bear boy with laugh.
ooh, so you have Uncle Wiggily
said. How clever
| So Neddie had some fun playing In
the snow, and he did not see his shad-
ow even II the sun shone, SO there
could only be four weeks more OF
winter. And when Neddie told his
mamma and papa what he had done
to fool the sun they laughed.
| So that's all there Is to this story,
but no matter: If the alarm clock
doesn't wash Its hands and face TO go
to the moving pictures, III tell you
J next about Beckie and her biscuits.