The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-06-19
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THE AzARA DOG.
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There are dogs" said the Azara
Dog, that look like dogs"
THAT'S rather sensible thing, isn't
it?" asked a fox. GO
"Well, perhaps. in some cases." said
the Azara Dog.
II should think that It would be
sensible in all cases." the fox an
swered. "Just suppose, for example,
that dog should look like 4 cat;
wouldn't that be stupid? e
Everyone would be going up to the
dog and saying: ,... 49,. .s.s
"Purr. pussy, pretty pussy And
they'd give that dog. bowl of milk
instead of bone, without doubt"
YES" said the Azara Dog, ut II
usually quite sensible" ~
"very. very sensible" said the fox
''for creatures to look as they should
look. A dog should look like a dog.
just as much as he can.
"a cat should look like cat, q fox
like fox and pig like pig"
"Of course one should have one OF
che features of the animal 1t is sup
posed to be-" said the Azara Dog.
"What do you mean by features"
asked the Fox. you mean that at
least a pig should have pigs snout.
and a cat cats eyes. and so FORTH"
"Yes," nodded the Azara Dog, "that
is what l mean"
"Dear me-" laughed the fox, II was
just thinking II we didn't look like
ourselves how very confusing it would
be. Suppose a parrot should look like
me and suppose l should look like q
parrot.
I'D be mad, can tell you, II any
creature came up to me and said:
"'There. Pretty Polly; Polly want
a crackerY I'd be very. very mad In
deed.
Neither would like to have any
one come up to me and say:
"'Grunt. little pig, grunt.' Nor
would 1 like to have any one say:
"'Sing, little canary, sing
"Wouldn't that be very annoyingT"
you're absurd, just as absurd as
you can be-" said the Azara Dog.
"Ah, friends" he added, ats my tall
which tells the tale"
All the animals in the zoo laughed.
"Wen," they said, its nonsense. but
Jolly all the same"
Eyes, it's jolly, jolly thought"
said the Azara Dog. But it's not
nonsense"
"And why not?" asked the others.
Because" said the Azara Dog, ut
is true. My tail does tell the tale"
All the animals laughed once more.
III will have to explain" said the
Azara Dog. "In the first place. 1
come from South America. Perhaps
none of you knew that?"
Some of them wagged their heads
"Yes," and some of them shook their
heads mo"
"Well, for those who don't know"
said the Azara Dog. ''that Is the first
piece of information or news. or the
first chapter of the book. or the first
part of the story. or whatever you
want to call 1t.
"And In the second place, II 1t were
not for my tail. which looks something
like the tail of dog. wouldn't be
called a dog. but would be called a
gray fox, for look q great deal like
q gray fox.
'And SO you see, friends. that 1t Is
my tail which tells the tale. Or, in
other words, my dOglike end piece
tells the story"
"Oh. we see," said the other ami
mails.
"Glad to hear It," said the Azara
Dog. II thought could tell you some
thing, and have"
$50 you have" the others admitted.
"And we see that what you said was
not nonsense but the truth"
1.-THE truth, indeed" said the Azara
Dog. wagging his tail and saying as
he did so. land the end of my story
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