The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-30
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FAIRY TALE III
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Nick and Nancy paid q visit to the
800 when daddy was looking after
some great big business down town.
He had left them at the 200 and told
the keeper to keep his eye ON them a.
we'll as on the animals.
30 the keeper had promised and the
chiidren had promised they would meet
daddy later on In just such q place.
They had hne time. looking at the
animals, seeing them fed. hearing how
Interesting they were, what hne things
they often did for each other. what
pets they became.
In fact. the more they heard. the
more they decided they cared for anil
mails and yet they thought they
couldn't care any more than they had.
The Black-Faced Brocket and the
Molucca Deer had hne talk and the
keeper translated their talk for Nick
and Nancy. So I am going to tell 1t
to you just as the animals told their
own story as the keeper Understood
IT.. and keepers understand:
ave Just come" said the Black
Faced Brocket. "They say that they're
glad to have me here"
"I'm 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.
II Imagine So" said the Molucca
Deer. You have been put there and
unless 1t doesn't seem to suit you they
will keep you there"
swell, I'll be glad to stay quiet for
a time. I'm 30 tired Of travelling.
| Gracious. I've had a long trip" said
the Black-Faced BrOcket.
"You'll have something to tell the
visitors" said the Molucca Deer.
"ylsitors? haven't asked anyone
to visit me-" said the Black-Faced
Brocket.
"You don't have to-" said the Mo-
luccn Deer.
"Gracious. they don't come OF their
own accord, do they?"
"Well, the ZOO people like to have
them come. md II does make life quite
Interesting to see 30 many queer look
ing creatures coming to look at us be-
cause they think we're odd. Bnt
won't you please tell me your manner"
"rve 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-thnt Is. 1t might, and 1t
mightnt. To be sure II tells you some
thing. but not ALL"
I'D know you were deer all right"
said the Moiucca Deer.
"A name never tells everything,
does lit" asked the Black-Faced
Brocket.
NO." said the Molucca Deer. you
can hardly expect It to. for II 1t did
there would be no use In having his
torIes and life stories and such things
written"
I'm smaller than q Sinaloa White
Tailed Deer. and you know they're not
so big"
They're not, that's right" said tho
Molucca Deer.
'And a. for horns-well. my poor
little antlers are hardly worth speak
Ing about, they're 30 small.
But I'm rather q stranger to the
ZOOS and the people around don't know
me 70 well. and maybe they won't care
II am not the largest and most won
derful deer In the world"
They most certainly won't care"
said the MOlucca Deer. "fOr they've
been very anxious for you to come. and
now that you're here, they're delight
ed to see you"
"Ah. that does my black.faceti
brocket heart good to hear" said the
deer. land I hope they will keep on
liking me even II my antlers don't
grow any more. which they won't. be-
cause they can't.
II hatter myself when call them
antlers for they are really little more
than spikes md not very big spikes at
that. but still I'm new kind to them
In the zoo so they won't care II
haven't antlers like many OF the ones
I see around me have"