The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-06-20
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"Tve had a good meal" said the red
fox, land / think / will take little
nap"
So the red fox had a nap and dream
ed of very pleasant things. of food and
wonderful trips and happy adventures.
I've heard" he said when he awoke,
"that great many people have left
the zoo and they've gone to get ami
mails"
WHAT" asked another red fox.
"Just what / said" the red fox an
swered. 'I don't say useless things.
I talk with sense, with great sense.
l have heard the news. / know 1t
Is the truth. They have already left"
'Do they want more animals?"
asked the other fox. Are they so
fond OF us?"
They are" said the red fox. 'They
are devoted TO us. They like all the
animals they can find. 1t shows they
are fond of us when they have great
ZOOS and get all the animals they
can.
They are willing TO care for us
and feed us even when the price of
food Is high. for we are so interesting
we are worth all their trouble"
Then" said the other red fox, 'why
do they go in search Of other animalsr
Aren't we enough for them? We're
so very interesting"
They want all they can get. They're
not paying special compliment to
us. but TO the whole animal world"
"Oh. see." said the other red fox.
They've gone far down SOUTH" con-
tinued the red fox, they've gone to
the jungles where II Is wild. They're
risking dangers to find animals. How
they do honor the animal world, as l
said before"
you most certainly spoke the
truth" said the other red fox. But by
this time the other red fox thought he
would take a nap, and while the red
fox was looking about him he heard
one of his neighbors speaking.
'Pd like to tell you about myself"
said his neighbor.
"Well, I'd be charmed to hear" said
the red fox.
"There is my cousin, the swift, or
the Kit fox, as he is sometimes known.
but / have a far nicer name, a more
generous name"
what is your name. creature?"
asked the red fox 81 think l know
1t, but of course I would like to be
sure"
ture talking.
"Then tell me-" said the red fox.
MY name is Large Eared Swift"
said the animal.
That's what I thought" said the
Red Fox. "You are very much like
your cousin, the Swift, or Kit fox.
aren't you?'
Yes, our ways are very much the
same" said the Large-Eared Swift.
But pray tell me. why did you say
you had such a generous name?" asked
the red fox.
''Ah, can't you tell for yourself?"
eff I could have told myself with
out asking you would have done so,''
replied the red fox proudly.
"Then I will tell you" said the
Large Eared Swift. II have a gener-
Gus name because my name sounds
like something big. To be generous
one must be big and give large things
away. or make large gifts or some
thing of the sort"
Are you so generous, and what has
your name to do with it?" asked the
red fox "Still l don't see"
"You must be very stupid" said the
Large Eared Swift. Il have large ears
that's generous of me. And doesn't
my name speak for itself-Large-Eare
Swfft?"
But you don't give your ears away
said the red fox.
"Of course not" said the Large
Eared Swift THAT would be foolish"
But you aren't generous unless you
give something away or do something
generous" said the red fox.
"Oh," said the LargeEared Swift, ''I
hadn't thought about it that way"
''Well, you'd better think about IL
that way" said the red fox, "and
give up boasting."