Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-20
DREAWLAND
ADVENTURES
"The Winter Birds"
BY DADDY
CHAPTER ~
Climbing the Icy Pole


,,,,,,v on,t Billy were almost swept
L oor their feet by the wind when they
o, into tho winter storm to try
.o,.c the house birds who had fed into
the blizzard a,,sa
watch way shall we GO? cried
,,,. for there wasn't sight nor a
,.,,d of the runaway canarles' para =
,,, and thrush. Billy looked around
u,o furrying, swirling snow before
no answered. ,,o,., cor ,L.,
NJ co 60" he said. That was to
hlIoS ,ho wind for they certainly coul
,,, 0, against it" Indeed. even teggy
md Billy couldn't hSntt Stora aGaUHS "a strongIv civ,
'mI SWhilS,S thny went along they called our
,.,,iI,. MiI tn The birds: "Ho, Rollo canary
Ito, Tom war rarraH%St b%S you 5o' D'0""''
~ p,,S mS" no answer came back. The only
.onnd was the roaring of the WIND
through the bare trees. ,, ,o,n
IN. on they went, hopping g ana ad leap, :,
ug until they came to swIit rumnlhS !.
c@M oTgr T9i7 SFSTSd $StSnding g"S on any an icy rock
~ 'Ir midst Of the hurrying waters We're
Vr and Mrs. Tom Parrakeet ana
Erowne Thrush. ,-I.,.
20
,r,rr9' cried Billy to the birds you'll
,Irn nv, into ice birds if you stay long on
that rock s...,,.- A.,
icatht" walled the parrakeets ana
,SrIsh This water is the only thing
900 have found in all this snowy world
T,ot isn't frozen, and we flew here to
yrt warm, but we are cold, cold :!
"Tt serves you right for running, away
from your warm sun-rooLn garuSn, crisu
81 tiFtfr tn
nj Il looked so unhappy she couldn't
no ross with them. Come here, and
Btlv and i will warm you under our
coats" she added. ~ ,,
,ncir shivcring wings ana jumped into
10 air hut with Il howl of glee the
Wind caught them and tossed them high
M 10 tho very top of telephone pole
,I.It stood beside the creek: Ih"y grah-
LaI the telephone wires with their claws
,rL Clung there, swaying and swinging.
Cree! cree Save u.s." shrieked the
"C'ome down, and we will save YOU"
answered Billy. as the wind lulled for a
,1"mcnL The birds tugged at their feet.
irving to get free, but, they couldn't
'TeFrcc cree. Our wet feet have frozen
fast 10 the wires" they shrieked fran
"Oh what can we do to save them?"
.r.nd Peggy Billy looked UP at the
mole, It was covered with Ice and snow;
"inl try to climb up to thcm, said
Billy He ran to the pole and climbed
a few feet.
"Wh0o.cc-ee" roared the wind, and II
tore BILLY from the pole, and hurled him
To- the edge of the creek. \ few inches
more and he would have been in the
swift current.
the polo. It will blow you into the creek
md drown you :" exclaimed Peggy. and
90 i, seemed. But Billy wasn't boy
who gave up quickly.
"L"ud mo your mufflcr, he said TO
pcCgy and when she handed il TO him
he tied il to his own. Then he took the
.wo mufflcrs and made a loop arounl
10 pole and around his waist, tving Tho,
Qosc ends together. Now the wind
And it couldn't. Up Billy climbed.
htchng the loop with him as he went.
Tile wind snatched and tore, at him,
but the mufflers held him. and he went
up. up until he, reached the top. -,
There Billy had hard time freeing
HE frozen feet of the birds. He had to
melt the ice with his breath and with
ho warmth of his hands. First he got
Mrs Tom Parrakeet free. and put her
under hts coat. Then he got Tom PARA
kcet loose" and showed him in beside
urs i'drakeet Then, after lot OF
blowing. and after nearly freezing his
hands, he worked Brownie Thrush loose,
and pushed him in beside the others
"ON. take us home to our nice warm
-Un.room Eardon," walled the birds.
we never want TO roam again"
Rur Peggy and Billy couldn't take
h,m home then. They had to look for
Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Canary.
WilI they find Mr.. and Mrs. Canary
800 h" storm?
And if they do find them will they
nr ahln to save them?
n you were telling this story what
"nu'd YOU have happen in the next chap