The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
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FAIRY TALE Fl
6y Harry Graham Bonner inner LII
THE GOLDFISH.

ing here" said Mr.. Tokyo Jones. the
first goldfish. has had some. very
funny ideas"
Are we going 10 hear them sasked
Mr. Pekln Baxter, the second goldfish.
You might Just as well tel US"
said Mr.. Shanghai Wainwright.
Not thar we care so much" said
Mr.. peEIl Baxter.
No. it won't break our hearts #
We never hear" said Mr.. 'Shsnghai
Wainwright
we don't get as excited as all
that" said Mr. Pckin Baxter.
we really never get excited" said
Mr. Shanghai Wainwright.
4 doa't get excited either" said Mr..
Tokyo Jones
we haven't anything to do" said
Mr.. rekin Baxter. so you might just
as well tell US"
Yes. we have nothing TO do said
Mr. Shanghai Wainwright
Well ! supposed might as well tell
you" said Mr.. Tokyo Jones.
Our home. Of course. is here. III this
large bowl. Ne have nice gravel in il
and some pretty plants, and every
morning we get little food. know
! il is morning because | am hungry.
| That is fairly bright of ME considering
ain nothing but goldfish. OF course
| Il goldfish is bright IN color bur uot IN
/ brains. No. not In brains"
THAT IS the way know il Is morn
ing" said Mr. Pekin Baxter.
{ e, L..
said Mr. Shanghai Wainwright.
"Of course If didn't get fed
mightn't be sure OF IT," said Mr.. Tokyo
Jones.
I'D never be sure of knowing any
thing" said Mr.. Pekin Baxter
And neither would l." said Mr.
Shanghai Wainwright.
Well said Mr. Pekin BaXter. YOU
might as we'll tell US what you have
TO tell us. What was ii? I've forgot
ten already Ny memory was never
very good"
Il believe I've forgotten myself.
, said Mr.. Tokyo Jones.
"Oh. dear, rhat's too lad" said Mr.
Shanghai Wainwright. >plashing and
waving q fin at NJ Tokyo Jones
You're a naughty naughty. forget
full goldfish" he said. 'Of course
might be the same way myself, cutie
, easily"
quite easily" agreed Mr. ToSyo
Jones.
Wen have to help linn reneaber,'
said Mr. Pekin Baxter
o..cE ,.a,,f.f ,.1saaf,
/ Der little. little lit and 81 we'd yet
the whole together after a time. sug-
gested Mr. Shanghai Wainwright.
I Eyes. that would be a very good
\ way" said Mr.. Tokyo Jones. The
4 whole story is very. very short
: That's good" said Mr. Pekn Rax-
ter Not that | wish 10 he rude, but
We are TOO lazy even 70 hear a story
That Is long.
I'VE don't want 10 splash too much
with excitement" said Mr. Shanghai
Wainwright. Not that we are think
ing of the table outside the bowl. but
we don't want 10 be too active
n BY each thinking OF something they
o helped Mr.. Tokyo Jones 10 remember
4 that IL had been going 10 tell them
2 about a little girl WHO had been visit
iug the house where they lived.
There was no extra bedroom" said
y Mr. Tokyo Jones. las the house is
very, very small, though ii is bigger
D than the bowl we live in anyway. But
the little girl slept on the couch in
/ this room where we live.
!. she was afraid OF us nj first for
" fear we would jump out OF our bow
ia and land On her"
: what could we do if we did such a
d, thln.?" asked MIR Pekin Baxter I'VE
W can't live out Of water and we would
~ just be no good nj all II we jumped
- out. and We could lie Of 10 harm too.
she got over her fear, after a few
OF nights said Mr.. Tcayo Jones. ARD
~ then she laughed II a.. This is what
she said
Pc Those silly goldfish follow eaci
NJ other around and ali jllry q" j. 4
c, blow bubbles. eat sand anl then drol
il out of their mouths. aud eat the
al breakfast III The iol al tae waite
en- each morning That's all" said Mr.
re Tokyo Jones. "Dull story like y,
90 are-it just suits Us, th:" Anil tls-
~ others waved their fins in agreement