The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
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fairy TALE
THE SNOW MAN.
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Lets make snow man." shouted
2 little girl named Kitty.
''Ycs, il is just the sort OF snow for
a snow man." said Kitty's older broth
er, whose name was Jack
"lNell make one and then invite ey-
eryone to come and see our snow man.
Won't that be good idea, Jack?
Wen keep him as surprise until he
is all, all finished
That's a fine idea" agreed Jack.
"We will most certainly do that. We
will say TO everyone then:
"'Come and let us introduce you TO
our friend Mr. Snow Man And he
will smile his snowy smile"
So Jack and Kitty set to work. They
got the snow in a pile so they could Get
| il quickly as they started making r
| stand for Mr.. Snow Man and then
making Mr.. Snow Man himself. They
made him good and fat.
"Even if he is cold" said Jack, I'VE
don't want to make him look thin and
half-fed and as though he We're shiv-
ering and freezing TO DEATH
That's so.' agreed Kitty. "We want
TO make him look strong and well,
though / suppose 1t is Mr.. Snow
7, Mans right to look warm, even IL he
is cold"
''He doesn't feel cold" said Jack,
! as he began TO make Mr.. Snow Mans
arms. He'd feel the heat, though.
Imagine poor Mr.. Snow Man in the
summer"
! AS Jack said that the snow which
E Jack had tried to make in the shape
of a hand fell OF.
at seems as though he must have
(, heard US speaking Of the summer
Q laughed Jack.
So they went on working, ard be-
i fore long Mr.. Snow Man was almost
ready.
: "We should give him a nose and
two eyes and one mouth now" said
e Jack.
"Yes." agreed Kitty. that is the
:; right thing to do. VIII we take
! twig and mark them?'
o 81 have an idea," said Jack sudden
~.
"What is it?' asked Kitty.
Lets US take two tiny pieces Of
coal and make them do for eyes, an
other piece for the nose and several
others to make in the shape OF n
mouth That viii make his eyes and
). nose and mouth stand out so Well"
x Fine idea" said Kitty. So they did
Of this with Mr.. Snow Man.
j. They gave him a pipe TO smoke, for
e though they knew. Mr.. Snow Man
n didn't care about the warmth or any
sort of a fire or spark or smoke
they also knew that Mr.. Snow Maj
was very much improved by an old
nc pipe.
" The pipe was made by Jack out o.
h a tree twig. and Mr.. Snow Man hell
nj it in his mouth as though he great,
en- enjoyed it.
ne Pretty soon they left him and wen
lie in search of all their friends.
le- Come and meet Mr.. Snow Man
u they said.
Everyone came and Mr.. Snow Mar
looked his best. as everyone admire'
him and said what a handsome fellow
10 he was.
r. He didn't bow. because lie was murl
too dignified and stylish TO bow e
boys and girls. But he looked plessc'
and happy and as If he liked their a,
fentions very much indeed.
vo He held his pipe in his snow mouu
ot and it didn't melt his mouth because
Dr.. of course, the pipe wasn't lighted.
That night. after Jack and Kit
had gone TO bed. Mr.. Snow Ma
=: grinned and then he chuckied. Iii:
: ten to me, Snow Flakes he said. 10
/; the snow was beginning TO fall light!
Il am very superior snow man.
You're beautifully made one,
said the Snow Flakes.
7: And though Jack and Kitty wcr
both sound asleep. they smiled in thei
sleep. for they somehow seemed to b
having beautiful and happy dreams
But l am especially superior" sal
Mr.. Snow Man.
. "Why?" asked the Snow Flakes.
Because they gave me eyes and
nose and a mouth of coal. and coal
nd very valuable. 1t keeps folks warn
at Later on l will help make q fire. In
ON agine a snow man helping build fir'
ny But it is true quite true. my eyes an
nn nose and mouth will help keep folk
,at warm.
). "why they want to be kept warm
", more than / know. but it's gres
rls honor to pay a Mr.. Snow Man. Thos
IN children were nice indeed to give n
we valuable coal. so I will not only be
n Mr.. Snow Man, but fire-maker s
90 well. Ha, ha.'