Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-18
'DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The grateful Dandeiion
BY DADDY
CHAPTER III.
The Hungry Aunt


oav and Billy were glad to see
,ho monster humble bee go tumo,lng
f of the dandelion; Ihey We're naIf
ou. ou.,Sered hiding under the stamehs %. OK
! ,shn sh,Va aower, and would nave peeh wnons
w. tp..tbered had the humble pee hciu 'hei''
,bsre s much longer. t.,,,, or. of tbo
ny It,,ar fower when Peggy and Billy
danueih lie foes. was tbrashing around
tickieo Grass forest below. Peggy ana
10 tpe sotod down at him from the
edge so.z.a.z.z! .. Buzzz-z-z-z!
puS a~er SO tickled in my life " buzzed
was he ioudly. as It tried to get free
tne ". ,be tangled grass. He was still
itrount,inp and laughing and seemed IN
hIsh good humor. .,,,h h,a ho,r
Ine peggy and Billy, shrank away
teen,ntb s, tbe humble bee as If fearing his
snnnSyyhot was It that tickled you?"
" the worm in its Kissing whisper.
assssTTb as.sTbat's the funny part of it, gig
~, ,hn bee. "I didn't see anything
NV tbe dandelion flower, but something
" itaIekled lied my feet. ! am going back to
~ what It was" , a,,
seea saf,o pn 20 back, urged the worm. "If
n. d. pair of strange ant size crea.
that walk on their hind legs. I
b sb YOU would sting them and throw
x.m down here for me to finish.
'rTh 'rThe humble bee quit buzzing when he
hoard that. 80. A. ,,,,,,,, ,,, ,o.
h,If scared, and rs he didn't want the
pnmhle bee to come back and sting
them, be made up his nina TO scare
:.hs bee some more.
inss inss.Wbere IL that big mumblng, rum
x,,,s humble bee?" he cried out as loudly
ns could. "I was just starting to
His feet when he got away from
! 81 Where is he, because | want to
Snish my meal" .,
y" Tbs humble bee heard that. He was
b,sye enough chap when it came to
,asctina creatures he knew. but he
S,ssded strange things-particular
st,anse things that wanted to eat him.
~Tbere is the ant size creature talk
d. now." whispered the ssnake-like
worm. "Go and get him -.
"T'm sorry, but / haven't time, y
,,d the humble bee. II think l am
wanted at home.
Saving that. the humble bee freed
himself from the tangled grass forest,
End went sailing away, roaring like
an airplanc.
a they saw him buzz out Of sight.
But the sly old worm wasn't through
'"st. st st-st!" he said. BLACK ant
Black ant Come to my MD -
Peggy and Billy saw a fierce looking
monster running swiftly through the
tangled jungle. To their tiny eyes it
seemed as large as a tiger. 1t was
really only an ant.
"Back ant Black ant! Climb the
dandelion stem. and throw out to me
the strange creatures you find there,
said the worm.
The ant began to climb the daudelion
stem. Silly thought he would scare the
ant as he had the bee.
Here comes a big ant said Billy.
"I'll eat him for my supper.
But the ant couldn't be scared as the
bee had BEEN. ,,
"I'd like to see the creature that i
going to eat me for supper. Perhaps
I'll do some eating myself And tho
ant climbed faster.
Now Peggy and Billy found them
selves in trouble. The fierce ant could
make quick work of them with his pow
erful nippers.
1--WE will have to jump from th'
dandelion flower" whispered Billy.
"If we do we will fall into the mouth
Of the awful snake like worm." moancd
Peggy.
The ant was just climbing over thc
edge Of the dandclion, when shadow
swept over the dandelion, shutting Of
the sun like a thunderstorm on q sum
mer day.
What the shadow was and how il
saved them will be told tomorrow.