Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Fairies at Work
ny DADDY
CHAPTER II
THE BABE IN THE JUNGLE

CHAPTER III
THE BABE IN THE JUNGLE
"III! Hi! fairies 1 hear a call!
IL There's work for fairies one and
nll!"
So shouted Filter. Flash, the fairy
lender, when he heard the cry from the
jungle. At once all the fairies began
to dance In great excitement. and they
sung IN answer to Filter Flash.
'.When fairies work their work is play.
So they are merry alt the day.
Peggy and Billy were excited. too.
The cry they had heard was like the
wall of baby. Could a baby be lost
here on Twinkling Isle?
Yes. a baby was lost in the jungle
Of Twinkling 1sle-a very queer sort
If a baby us Peggy and Billy saw
when, with the fairies, they darted
down among the tange Of trees and
bushes. 1t was a tceny- -wceny baby,
but at first glance IL looked like n very
big baby to Peggy and Billy, who were
looking at it with the eyes of tiny
fairies. 1t was lying in the crotch Of
a tree, and it looked very forlorn in-
deed, rs 1t squalled and kicked at three
big black crows who, perched ON Il
branch above its head. blinked hungrily
ut it:
why, who could have left baby
here alone?" cried Peggy Indignantly.
who do you suppose?" laughed
Filter Flash. "Some careless monkey
mother has gone gadding and left hcr
baby here as meal for the crows"
''Oh. it is baby monkey ~ cx-
claimed Peggy in aStonishment. That
explained why The baby looked so queer.
She had thought it was All odd looking
boy or girl baby.
''Wa-wa-wa! ~ walled the money.
IVA wa wa ~
The three black crows, when they
heard that wall. winked at each other.
AM. and slyly grinned, Cav cav; cav !"
fine dinner for US
I'VE must save the monkey baby
from the bad. hungry crows" whs-
pered Peggy to Filter Flash.
Let us drive them away said
Billy. "Ttcy shall not harm that poor
monkey baby"
I'VE can't drive the crows away"
said Filter Flash. ''Sec how large
they are and how small we are
1t was true the crows were 50 much
larger than the tiny fairies that even
u great army of fairies could scarcely
drive them away. They seemed rs big
as balloons.
I'VE must use our wits" said Fit.
ter. FLASH. First we will send our
swiftest fiers to find the gadding
monkey mother and send her home
And while they are bringing the monkey
mother We will try to keep the crows
50 busy they will not have time to
eat the monkey baby"
Il will go with the swift Hiers, for
L. L.
strong wings" said Billy. and away
These fairies flew far, searching and
searching, and came finally to shady
corner of the woods. where a great
chattcrinG was going on. There they
found the monkey mothers holding II
party They were all Chattpring at
once and seemed to be having lot of
fun.
Billy and the fast flying tairies flew
about among the monkey mothers try
ing to find he mother of the poor baby
OF the jungle.
"Who left her baby at home:" the
fairies cried. The monkeys chattercd
on, and the fairies could not make
themselves heard.
Monkey mothers, hear us! The
crows are going to cat your baby for
shouted the fairies. But the montey
mothers were all chattering at once.
each trying to make herself heard above
the others, and. Of course, they rouldn'
begin to hear the voices of the tiny
fuiries.
What shall we do?' cried the
fairies. ""rhcSe mothers will not heed
uS until they get tired chatterng ant
the party breaks up. BY that time
the crows"
Billy thought this problem over
Then an idea popped into his head
What Is was will be told tomorrow