Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-02
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
JUDGE OWLS SECRETS
BY DADDY
The Magic Worm


L Robins funny adventure with the
Magic Worm chucklcd Judge Owl as
he fluttcrcd through the dusk to the tree
where he told his evening stories to
Peggy and Billy.
Robbie Robins boy friend, Jackie
Jumper. was very grateful to Robbie
Robin for catching the robber ghost
who was none other than Jerry. the
tame crOw--but Jackie was great
joker. and lie couldn't help playing n
Joke on the robin.
"Robbc Robin often used TO get his
supper from JaCkie'S lawn. lie got II
10y hopping around. listening for worms.
then pulling them ont of the ground ana
gobbIing them. No one objected to Rob.
bic, doing this, but once in while
Itobbir would get into .Iackir's vegetable
garden. and Jackie didn't like that. for
he feared Robbie Robin might damage
his seeds or plants. Jackie warned
Robbie to keep ont of the vegetable
garden. and when Robbie didn't heed
the warning. jackie fixed up trick on
him.
Robbie saw ,Iurk-e digging in the
garden. but thought Ii" was just work
uuuS". Robbie thought he would look
tor worms in the soft earth
And he found worm nice,
rouud. red worm.
My. this is fine feast, thought
Robbie to himself. II" grabbed the
worm and CAV" il jerk. lie expected
III" worm to com" slipping out of IN"
earth and go sliding down his throat. +.
Bat the worm didn't slip. it stuck and
Robbie couldn't bulge il.
Robbie Robin brar"d his feet and
plIlrd and pulled, but the littI" worm
uulIrd aS hard a. he did. Robbie Robin
was vcXed AT that He took fresh
grIp on the worm. aud he CAV" terrific
Jerk. That jerk did the business Th"
worm came out Of the ground 50 fast
Robbie Robin tumhrd over fiat on his
Dark.
"R"bbic Robin. more Nexed than
oyer. hOpped 10 his feet. aud grabbed
'h" worm again. lie was surprised to
nnd he hadn't pulled it all ont of the
ground.
Robbie pulled again. just as hard as
U"fOrc aud once more the worm came
easily So easily that for second time
Robbie Robin went surawling Oh his
back. Robbie got up and grabbed tn"
worm. determined to gobOle it III II
hurry to pay it for tumb!ing him about
that way--aud then Robbie got his see
oud surprise Tn" worm suddenly
i"rkcd back and i"rkrd Robbie of his
feet dragging him along tue ground to
Ih" worms hole"
"Nevcr had Robbie tackled such Il
strong worm as that lie thought it II
magic worm. But RObbi" was fighter
lie wasn't going 10 Jet any worm get
the better Of him. magic or no magic.
lie pulled il ont again, II great long
length that stretched like rubber, foot,
TWO feet. three feet. and still there was
more worm left in IN" hole. Robbie was
bound to pull out all the worm. and inst
as he had done so. the worm ierked back
and again it dragged Robbie tumbling
and thrnshing over the ground.
THAT made Robbie mad and he tried
to bite the head off tn" worm. But
the worm was too tough TO bite in two
"1hrn Robbie thought that as he
couldn't bite the worm in two, he would
swallow 1t.
He took thc head Of the worm in his
mouth and began to swallow. Then
something strange happened. The magic
worm began to blow. And it blew and
blew until Robbie Robin swclrd up like
toy balloon. Robbie Robin let go
the worm in hurry at that, but when
the head came out of his mouth it blew
Robbie Robin off his feet.
"Robbic was still full Of fight and
he went NJ the worm to cut it in two.
But now he got third surprise. The
worm shot at him stream of water
that drcnrhcd him from head to toe.
Robbie was now hopping mad and he
started in to give the worm n thraShing
but the only result was that the worm
gave him Il soaking, shooting water into
his face. wctting his feathers and
knocking him into the mud with the
strength Of the stream.
"\O worm could treat Robbie Robin
like that and Robbie pitched in to finish
him. and Robbie might have been pitch
ing into him yet, only Robbie happened
to hear Il Chucklc,
"And who do YOU suppose was doing
the chucklngE 1t was Jackie Jumper.
Jackie was hiding behind box and the
minute Robbie Robin saw him he knew
hc was up TO mischief. So Robbie quit
fighting the magic worm and flew up
into a tree. and when he got up into the
tree he saw the whole trick that had
been played on him. The magic worm
wasn't n worm Al all, It was long
rubber tube that Jackie had planted in
the garden just to fool Robbie Robin.
Jackie had blown into the tube 10 blow
Robbie up. and he had turned the hy-
drnnt into it to give Robbie Il soaking.
THAT cured Robbie Robin OF going
into his garden, as he never got over
that joking lesson. And Goxt time |
will tell you n story about Balky Sam,