Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-13
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
"The Magic Artist"
by DADDY
CHAPTER
The Giant Goes Hunting


,,EGGY was making snow babies in
her front yard. She made them by
roI,lng a stick in the soft snow to form
,Se body and then fixing n hard-pacled
snowball on top for the head. She used
lttlc pebbles for the eyes and drew
,bs nose and mouth with black crayon.
These snow babies she dressed in bits
a,ished they looked so cute she felt
,,cry proud to be their mother and sang
20 Them a song her own mother had
bummcd to her when she was tiny:
"Byc, Baby Bunting, fathers gone
a-hunting
To get a rabbits skin to wrap Baby
Bunting in
The snow babies looked cold witch
~os 10 he expected of babies made of
snow and dressed In tissue paper. Peg
en.s fingers grew numb as she fondled
,bom. and almost without thinking she
changed the words of her lullaby: 81
wish had a rabbits skin to wrap my
chilly babies in"
"IIo Ho! Ho!" laughed big voice.
"1'll get you a rabbits skin to wrap your
chilly babies in" There on the side
walk stood the Giant of the Woods,
carrying big gun over his shoulder
Why. hello, Mr.; Giant Of the Woods" :"
,aId Peggy politely. May | ask where
YOU are going with that big gum"
I'm going a-hunting to get rab-
Mrs skin to wrap your chilly babies
in," chucllled the giant.
"Oh, are you going to shoot the poor
rabbits" asked Peggy.
"UO, Ho IIo To be sure I'm going
TO shoot them. How else would | be
able to get a rabbits skin to wrap your
chilly babies in?"
Now Peggy had never thought of that
And she didn't want any little bunny
shot so her snow babies could have n
oil
the skin a whole lot more than the snow
babies would.
II guess | can get along without
rabbits skin to wrap my chilly babies
in." she said slowly. And | wish YOU
wouldn't go hunting. How would you
like to be shot If YOU We're a rabbit ,"
"IIo! Ho! Ho If I were rabbit I
wouldn't like It," roared the Giant OF
the Woods. But I'm not rabbit. I'm
n hunter and hunters like to shoot rab-
bits Come along and see what fine
hunter | am
Peggy thought that over moment,
and then she gave queer answer "lll
70 hunting with you II you'll let me
scare the rabbits away so you cant
shoot them" she said.
"IIo, Ho, That's q funny way to so
hunting" laughed the giant. but I'd
like to have your company, so get your
sled and I'll give YOU ride to Bird
land. I'll shoot only the rabbits you
can't scare away
SO Peggy put her chilly babies TO bed
IN a bank OF snow and seated herself
on her sled. The giant took the rope and
away they went almost as fast as n
horse could trot After awhile they
came upon Toddie Pupkiu". who was
trrdClng along the same way.
Wool Woof Are YOU GOING hunt
Ing: Take me with you, barked Tod
die
"IIo, Ho, flo! This looks like n fine
hunting dog. IIo viii help us find lots
Of rabbits" roared the giant. picking
Toddie up and placing him Oh the sled
in front of Peggy. That pleased Toddic
very much.
"Woof. Woof OF course I'm a fine
hunting dog, as I'll quickly show YOU"
he barkcd. And I'll show Billy Bel
gium, too, that he can't fool me-
How did Billy try to fool YOU"
asked Peggy.
"Ho heard the Giant Of the WOOda
was going hunting today. so he got up
early and hurried away secretly. not
letting me go with him. IT bet he is up
10 some kind Of mischief. and I'm going
to find out what It is"
can YOU guess why BIly hurried
away secretly when he heard the giant
vas going hunting"
Can YOU guess why he left Toddie at
home?
Can YOU guess what surprising things
Peggy and Billy find when they come
10 the woods?