Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-11
REAMLAND
ADVENTURES
THE GREAT FIRE"
by DADDY
CHAPTER V
Tho Smell of Smoke


"MY FIRE story is about two young
Nl owls who came near getting
burned up In hollow tree began
Z Reddy Woodpecker, beatnn!ng his ta!e.
'Oh Ooh! groaned Great Horn eo
Owl, trying TO squeeze through the dooE
Of the hollow tree where me was shG, IN
because he had become so fat he coulun
get out ~
owls and had been trl,r TO find BIRDS
eggs to eat" went on Reddy Wood
pecker, wInking at Bniy and Peggy. foi
he was telling his Are story. aS part OF
Billys plan to drive Great Horned wv
out Of Blrdand They found the nest
OF King Bird in an old tree Three nc, nice
eggs we're in the nest 'Whoop'se SAD
the Young owls. Here IS "h'Fe we
but Just then SionE came King Bird
to see II all was well with his nest, re
got there just as the young o" We. "e' =
going TO grab two Of me eggs. hWl,' ,
gest owl a peck that made him see stars
'Kwitr and he gave the other owl a
dig in the neck Then 'kwit xviii XVII
Pnd how he did slash those Young Owls. Owls.
hid in a hole at the bottom OF hoIIo"
King pird d'dnt follow. them INTO
The trunk as they could. and they STAYED
Hoo Hoo ia have ,TSatsn, Iha}'
King Bird :" ooasted Great Horned ."
Billy and Peggy and continued h.s
they stayed in that hollow tree unit.
suddenly they Smelied smohe
yroaned Great Horned Owl, shifting the
The tree was or fire" sh; lled ReddjT
woodpecker "Ard so we're me lr"es II
around They had caugh, from tnns ne
birds were screaming 'tiFe f'Fe 3
"oh. ooon grOaned Groa; Horned
The Young owls tried to get ont OF tho
tree. and then what DO you thlnN theE
found" , n,. ,,o-,od Owl
Tell me ouick-what did they find,
"They found that the bottom o. tne
tree was on FIRE and they couldn't get
out :" screamed Reddy WoodpccEet.
oh! oooh - groanG,d Great sa1ae1a moFnSa
through the door, and once more hnd'nS
himself too fat .
The Are spread faster and faster,
screamed Reddy W09dpeSSN,enr ,no IN ,ree an rTew r%
hotter and hotter The young Owls
pcreeched for help but they seemed TO
screech in vain, for Fl the nirdS we're
in wild flight. And then what DO YOU
oh. Gooh, They were burned up
rroaned Great Horned owl
NO, they were not burned up Tor
lust as the tree began 20 blaze ! came
aiong," said Reldy woodpecker Great
Hsrre ed Owl and all the birds were us,
tening with wide open ears. Billy leaned
over and whispered a message IN Judge
Ow,'s ear. Fly TO the perch at the
door OF the tree said Billy. Grab
Great Horned Owls dark goggles, and
give him your red glasses. That IL part
Of my plan Judge owl nodded and
fiew up to the perch beside the door.
"T heard the younR owls dying cries
yen, on Reddy Woodpecker. There
5,6n't seem anyway to save them when
OF a sudden thought OF a plan"
What hooted Great Horned owl
1t was 20 cut a hole in the tree with
my sharp beak, answered Reddy
woodpecker. so ! began TO bore.
bored and | bored while the fire roa:ed
and roared and the loung owls m
plored and !mplOred me 70 hurry. The
fire crept closer and closer. Then l got
rhe hole big enough SO the smallest owi
could squeeze through. Then the other
tried to squeeze after MIN, but he was
fat,er and got stuck | grabbed hin
and pulled and pulled----
oh :" shrieked Great Horned ON.
81 smell smoke
Al that moment Judge Owl Era boeC
the dark goggles of GREAT Horned Owls
nose and switched the red goggles Owe
Great Horned Owls eyes.
The red glasses made everyh'ni
Fire" shriekcd Great Horned OUi