Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-17
Sleepy Hour Tales
TIiISEING Is HARD TASK.
~ SUZANNE HIkETT.
DEE-EEE-LIGIlTFuL!"

Il was the voice OF Mr.. Tree Frog.
Again and again nc tried his voice
in its high notes and its low notes and
he was so pleased with himself that
he sang until Mr.. Earth Worm heard
him and wigEicd up OUT OF his bur
row in the ground
Worm. Did you say that spring had
Gomez"
Certainly not, replied Mr.. Tree
fool you, my friend. Spring won't he
here for many day. but the sun lhics
to play tricks on Us. lie sulks behind
n blue gray cloud for weeks and the
snow comes tumbinE down, and it
gets colder and colder and then sud-
denly out pops Mr. Sun, all smiles.
rs they can and the little people who
live in the ,sruond all winter feel just
as YOU and ] feel--wc have to come
out To sec what's going on"
Il was sure l had OVERSIGHT said
the Earth Worm. stretching his head
n iinH. i9SainE ,,s aP T1no ~ could not be-
up and away, but I could hear your
beautiful voice 50 ! hurried. II is
lily 10 wake UP in. the spring and here
am l the first OF mine to greet the
sun.
1t made MIR. Tree Frog very proud
to have the Earth Worm praise his
voice.
lie did not know that many people
they only feel! Even though the Tree
Frog could remember everything that
had happened since before the world
was round, he only believed what
made him happy and contented. which
IS, perhaps, the pleasantest thing to
1t is kind Of you TO praise lry sing
ing, but my voice is not in good con-
dition now In three months. II Will
birds morning and evening concerts
and you Will he able TO hear my voice
above all the others. Mr.. Earth Worm
He drew the tip end of his long shin
n 1nf eTay back i into tho caTh so ha.
you been all winter" ho asked.
II have been living in a fine home,
which made last fail way down deep
in the ground. The last T rcmcmber
81 had in the apple orchard. Mr..
Cricket danced with an Ant and the
Ora sshonpers from the .Grasshopper
| tricks and the fuzzy Caterpllars We're
dressed UP like big bears and the
II often wish ! could enjoy all these
things. but YOU know the Earth Worm
family. only feel and they think, but
once IA a great while. II is hard
willy think At all then?" asked Mr..
Ire. Frog. II do not believe in doing
IF an accident happens to us thea
We have to think. You see il is this
WAY. When Robin Redbrcast goes
hunting We have To think how we car
| ourrow down in the ground fast
! enough TO hide away from him.
When his strong bill nips an Earth
! Worm the thinking part Of the worn
| is always the one that is left in tho
ground and IL wissles away as fast as
II can and tries TO forget all about
| the part that Robin caught Some.
times an Earth Worm has severa
! thinking parts If he has an accident
and each part wigslcs away TO thlni
J by ITSELF!
! Dear me, dear me. that is the mos,
puzzling thing / have ever heard!
| md ii difficult to think as IL is. hu,
what would do II there were several
tiHerent parts Of me To think instead
az one?
The Tree Frog bowed very low ooh
! ] would much rather be "a Cirasshoppcl
! or cricket for then j could hear and
sec everything that is going on above
ground. Now | can only understand