The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-26
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FAIRY TALE 7,
EATING AND SLEEPING.
6y hary Graham Bonner

My usual name" said little rcund-
fuzzy creature. lis the name of por-
mouse That is the name By which
everyone knows me-"
Have | ever heard OF IL before?"
asked the caterpillar. who cared a
great deal for being we'll dressed.
This caterpillar looked as though he
ought TO have come from some distant
land. but not BIT OF it; he was mere
ly very fond OF his handsome ami
elaborate suit. which made him look
like a little tiny dog with shaggy
coat His name was just plain Mr..
Caterpillar among his friends. and,
you're apt 10 come across him any
day.
I'm sure I don't know" said The
DormouSe. Did you ever hear of it
before?"
Il do believe / did" said the cater
pillar politely. but don't know just
where"
Don't bother to think" said the Dor
mouse. lit would be too much effort
entirely"
Haven't you been written about in
a famous book?" asked the caterpillar.
I'm sure l don't know" said the
Dormouse land / don't believe III ever
bother TO find out. OF course If crea-
lures want TO write about me | don't
mind. As long. of course, as they don't
disturb me.
Il hate To be disturbed. l don't
want to be bothered. don't bother
others and so there is no reason Why
others should bother me.
Dear me, | don't understand how
folks can want TO bother each other.
should think they would all do as l
do
How do you do?" asked the cater
pillar.
VERY well. thank you." said the
DormouSe.
Il see. you have TO be urged 70
speak" said the caterpillar Per
haps I shall tell you about yourself
and then you'll feel less shy"
Il don't feel shy" said the Dor
mouse. "Shyness isn't my strongest
point. though. of course. 1t might be
thought 10 be shyness. one of mas
leading points. or characteristics. or
ways, or habits. or whatever You want
to say, is something which could quite
easily be mistaken for shyness."
I'm very fond OF dress, said the
caterpillar. Il like TO look very gay
~ dressed and very much fused up. as
though | were going to an afternoon
tea"
"Oh. do you go to such things
asked the Dormouse, somewhat inter
ested this time.
Now and again." said the caterpil-
lar. Il like dinners better. They have
more to eat at dinners. | think il ~
nicer to be invited out TO big meal.
so one won't have TO do SO much fuss
ing and marketing oneself"
Are you asked out often?' asked
the Dormouse.
Every seldom said the caterpillar
But they all seem TO come and dine
with me. It's not that i am inL0~pii-
able-that is, IL doesn't mean | don't
Ike company-but l do think ii would
be nice if other creatures went 10 some
bother sometimes"
Well" said the Dormouse. its a
difficult matter to go to any trouble
or bother for a creature. You see.
am kept well occupied all the time
I'm the winter | sleep all the time.
don't do anything but sleep. That Is
all | care about doing then. just sleep.
sleep. sleep. Oh, l love the word.
can sleep the whole. whole winter
through, and l don't even bother to
dream. l just sleep so deIiciouSly.
costly. happily.
'.Then in the summer | eat all tho
time. Yes, all the time. ! eat and |
eat and | eat. And how l enjoy H.
don't do first one thing and then am
other, but | do one thing thoroughly for
a good long time before / start doing
something else.
"There is an old saying about doing
one thing at Il time and doing il we'll
| live up to that old saying. I do one
thing at a time and do it well. only |
never do more than TWO things all told
It's when | am sleepy that creatures
think I'm 50 shy. No. / don't bother
about being anything or doing anything
bug the sleeping in the winter and tic
eating in the summer"