Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16

ADVENTURES
"THE SOUTH BREEZE
by DADDY
CHATTER Ill
Pooling the Mosquitoes


"uow are you going to bring the the
IL skeeters out OF the swamp so the
birds can gobole them?' asked Bllly ol
The birds, who we're very hungry after
GyinR all day on their trip to the North'
land, listened eagerly for Peggy's an
well" answered Peggy, the mean
mosquitoes like to bite folks when toiEs
are asleep. don't they ,.... 49,,
-" Gree ~ Chirp Chlrpl' sans the plrds.
That's just the way skeeters 90. NY
don't come out until II Is 100 o"rk lot
us to catch them" ,,,.
Then the thing for al you oirds 70
do ia 10 pretend 10 go to bed. while Billy
and lie down on this shady bank the
mosquitoes will think We are asleep
They will come out 70 bite US and nave
a feast, Then you BIRDS Will FuSh OUT
and gobble them up"
The birds thought that a fine plan
So Peggy and BILLY lay down on the
shady bank. while the birds perched IN
the trees at the edge Of the swamp JuSt
cloud passing over the sun threw a
shadow that made It appear as though
dusk were falling. .,.. ..,,
Peggy and Billy kept very Pulet ana
the BIRDS kept very quiet. everything
was silent as in the middle Of the night.
Not whisper came from the swamp :
not a mosquito buzzed.
"Snor-rr.r" Z" went Billy.
"Snor.r.r-r," went PeRgy, Both OF
their, pretended they were fast asleep
And now came sound oiS.G-L S.i
..z-z-z" II was a mosquito scout hying
cautiously around TO see II they, were
really yn.DI.6 sIsmSs5"s went St
Billy. "snor-r-r.r.ry" went Peggy
"Biz-z-z.z-! They are asleep" :" sang
The mosquito scout "Bia'z-S-z.z-S
Biz-z-z-z-z Bz-z.z-z-z!' answered
other mosquitoes from the swamp, BIZ
z.z-z-z! We are coming TO the feast
Out Of the swamp drifted the uosqut-
toes in hungry streams. They mao
waited long for the birds 70 go t" bed
so they could venture forth in srfety,
and now they we're eager for their "'n-
"s,z-z.z-z-z-z," They clrcled around
Peggy and Billy. Biz-z-z.z-z-z here S Is
. Ike tender meat Biz-z-z-s-z-z Here
isa nice healthy boy for those who Ike
tough meat Biz-z-L-s-z-2
Peggy and Billy didn't b; ai IKE ,tt,7S ina;
scarceiy keep from opening their eyes
ard thrashing out with their arms. II
foit awful 10 know that those mosquitoes
we're seeking to eat them alive. sup
rosing the birds had gone 70 Sleepa MY
but they would be in terrible TX
"Biz-z-z.z-z B!z-z-z-z-z-z BIZ
2-z.z-z" From far In the swamp more
mosquitoes came sailing In clouds, The
word had gone forth that every one was
invited TO d!nnerparty, and there
wasn't a mosquito who wanted 70 miss
the feasting and merry making.
"B!z-iz-uz-uz-uz 80 sang a 3Ia mo" no
Fnulto settling down on BHIyS nose
That was too much for Buy -,
,,g tSe TosouIto fat. ouch 80 yelled
Billy as he banged his own nose.
That ouch" was Ike call 70 supper
swallow. King Bird and the others swept
out OF the swamp snap. snap snap
eager heaks seized the mosquitoes, and
In q trice the feasters found they we're
being teasted upon; snap snap snap
z-a!" The hungry birds gobbled, COB
bled gobbied. and the mosquitoes
buszcd, % buzzed. buzzed, trying 10 ge'
away. But the birds now had the mos
scots couldn't hide, and in almost leg;
time than 4 takes 10 tell. the very last
one OF them had been eaten up.
Thank you for fine supper Sani
the well-fed birds 70 PesEy ard B!!!y
and they few happily up into the trees
10 perch for the night.
But there were other birds st'N ve-j
hungry and sad--blrds who we're no
used 70 catching insects on ne wing
part in tn" Feast % rnosGWtoes ne!
we're Mir and Mrs Boboink, tie Wrens
the Robins, and lots Of others.
"Chee! Chez, We want somt'h:ni
70 eat. Help US. Princess Peggy = the!
So Peggy sat down 70 trI. % thini
low to get supper for the birds wht
we're still hungry.
TO you believe Pegg% VIII thlnk ot
,ray 10 feed these other hungry birds
What would you do Il you we're In hci
place? Where would you look for oirC
food?