The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
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NICK and Nancy paid visit to the
zoo when daddy was looking after
some great big business down town.
He had left them at the zoo and told
the keeper to keep his eye on them as
well as on the animals
SO the keeper had promised and the
children had promised they would meet
daddy later on in just such a place.
They had fine time, looking at the
animals, seeing them fed, hearing how
interesting they were. what fine things
they often did for each other, what
pets they became.
In fact. the more they heard, the
more they decided they cared for ami
mails and yet they thought they
couldn't care any more than they had.
The Black.Faced Brocket and the
Molucca Deer had fine tnlk and the
keeper translated their talk for Nick
TO you just as the animals told their
own story as the keeper understood
II, and keepers understands:
1--WE just come" said the Black
Faced Brocket. "They say that they're
glad to have me here"
"rm glad to see you and hope wen
become friends" said the Molucca
Deer.
"Are we going to be near together.
In nearby yards?" asked the Black
Faced Brocket.
81 Imagine So" said the Molucca
Deer. "You have been put there and
unless It doesn't seem to suit you they
Will keep you there"
swell, I'll be glad to stay quiet for
time. I'm so tired OF travelling.
Gracious. I've had long trip" said
the Black-Faced Brocket.
"You'll have something to tell the
visitors" said the Molucca Deer.
"vlstors? l haven't asked anyone
to visit me-" said the Black-Faced
Brocket.
"You don't have to-" said the Mo-
lucca Deer.
Gracious. they don't come Of their
own accS,d, do theyf"
"Well, the zoo people like to have
them come. and II does make life quite
interesting to see so many queer look
Ing creatures coming to look at US be-
cause they think we're odd. But
won't you please ten me your nameT'
"I've come from Mexico and my
name is the Black-Faced Brocket. I'm
deer, OF course you knew that. My
name would hardly tell you much Of
anything-that is, II might, and II
mightn't. To be sure IT tells you some
thing. but not ALL"
"Td know you were deer all right,
said the Molucca Deer.
"a name never tells everything
does itf" asked the Black-Faced
Brocket.
mo-" said the Molucca Deer. "yor
can hardly expect II to, for IL II did
there would be no use In having his
tories and life stories and such things
written"
I'm smaller than Slnaloa White
Tailed Deer. and you know they're moi
SO big"
They're not, that's right" said thu
Molucca Deer.
"And as for horns-well. my pool
little antlers are hardly worth speak
ing about. they're so small.
"But I'm rather stranger to th'
ZOOS and the people around don't know
me so well, and maybe they won't care
II am not the largest and most won
derful deer In the world"
"Tbey most certainly won't care
said the Molucca Deer. "for they've
been very anxious for you to come, ant
now that you're here. they're delight
ed TO see you"
"Ah. that does my black-facc'
brocket heart good to hear" said th'
deer. "and l hope they will keep oil
liking me even II my antlers dom
grow any more, which they won't. be
, cause they can't.
81 natter myself when call then
antlers for they are really little NOR
than spikes and not very big spikes a
that. but still I'm new kind TO then
In the zoo so they won't care II
haven't antlers like many Of the one
I see around me have"