Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-15
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Toddie's NeU Home
By DADDY
CHAPTER I

ToddIe Goes Hunting
ToDDIE PUPKINS came trotting
- down the street carrying a large
bone In his mouth
> Hello Toddie, where are you goIng?"
bone down, on the sidewalk before he
could bark his answer.
'woof! Woof! I'm moving to a new
home." answered, Toddie. II have de-
cided thatr1t will be too lonesome In
our cave when my chum Podgie Lone
some Bear begins his long winter sleep"
And where are you moving tor"
asked Peggy
"Woof! Woof! want a place that
Is airy and free" barked Toddie
would you like to 30 home-hunting
with me?"
II think It would be fun answered
Peggy. So Toddie picked up his bone
and they set out for Birdland. On the
way they met Billy Belgium.
whittier away this nice day, fair
maiden and fuzzy puppy?" asked Billy.
speaking like a prince in a fairy book.
Toddie carefully laid his bone on a patch
barked his answer.
I'm looking for homo that will
be airy and free" =.
'chee chee!" screamed Blue Jay
as he flew overhead. For home that
is airy and free; try home in a tree"
''woof! Wool! That sounds good
to me!' barked Toddie. I'll look for
| a nest In a tree"
"A puppy In a nest In n tree--what a
funny bird you'd e!" laughed Billy.
II know. nice, quiet, safe dog-housc
for you"
mo, no! want to be airy and free,
no dog-house for me-" barked Toddie
well, then, know where there is
a dandy vacant nest" said Billy. Il
| found 1t hidden In a big fir tree. Crafty
cretiy thinking he would spend the win
ter in Birdland spelling the nests Of the
other birds while they were on their
vacation in the south"
Crafty Caw-Caw Crow Is n mean bird
Judge Owl ought to shut him up In Jail
again." said Peggy
Judge Owl has attended to him."
laughed Billy. Crafty Caw-Caw Crow
thought he was very sly in hiding his
nest, but he forgot one thing"
What was thatT' asked Peggy.
He forgot that he snored In his
'Woofl' woofr barlSed Toddie, lay
ing down his bone again. What did
his snoring have to do with the mat
teri"
TT gave Crafty caw-caw Crow
away" said Billy. ''He finished his
nest and went to sleep, dreaming Of the
tricks he would play on Judge Owl all
through the cold winter.
And as he slept, he snored. Judge
Owl came by on his rounds as head
watchman OF Birdland, and he heard
the snores Judge Owl didn't know what
10 make of the snores. He was afraid
they might be made by some fierce ami
NAL But while Judge Owl was a Bit
scared he was curious, and he poked
about In the fir tree until he came
upon Caw-Caw Crows new nest.
Now another bird never would have
been able to see black Caw-Caw Grow
in tho darkness of the night and In the
gloom of the fir tree. but Judge Owls
, big eyes see better in the dark than II
the day time. 30 he found the rascally
) crow snoring away like the robber he
, was.
"Caw-Caw Crow was just dreaming
B of sneaking up on Judge Owl and scar.
ing him into fits by cawing into his
ear, when suddenly there was terrific
screech in his own ear Hoo. hoo, too
toov And with that screech something
tornado all mixed together hit Cav
1 Cav Crow. He was snatched out o.
= the nest he was Gpanked, he was buf
= feted, he was plucked until he wa
= sore.
d night has me " screamed Caw-Caw Grow
9 and away he blundered in the darkness
4 and he never knew 1t was Judge Ow
that was chasing him. And the nest h
; left IL now waiting for you.
). How they found the nest Will be tolt
. tomorrow.