Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-10
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Jolly Joker
BY DADDY
yOUB JOkeT
BY DADDY
The Trick Turns Glad

DEkhI SQUIRREL was puzzled by
the jumping peanut. He got over
being afraid of It rs It popped out OF
his paws. but he couldn't understand II
at all. He never noticed the thread
through the hole in one end of 1t. He
had no idea that Jack was at the other
end OF the thread making the nut jump
every time Perky tried to nibble It,.
But finally Perky grew vexed.
'Ek- eek Quit your jumping" he
chartered. Nuts are made to eat, not to
chase"
From being vexed, Perky Squirrel
grew angry. He gave n great leap and
bounced upon the peanut.
And then Perky got n surprise. In
stead Of finding one peanut under him
he found whole nest Of peanuts. And
hese peanuts didn't jump away. They
had been placed there by Jack, who had
led Perky to them with the jumping
peanut. Perky quickly cracked their
open and ate the crisp kernels inside.
That made Perky happy squirrel.
"Ek- eek like jumping peanuts, -
he chattcred between nibbles.
Jack. Janet. Tom the Teaser and
Jolly Joker. Kidding behind the clumy
of bushes. had to laugh. Perky looked
very funny in his sudden change from
being mad to being glad.
Now I know what you mean BY
playing glad tricks said Tom the
Teaser to Jack: II think they are more
fun than playing tricks that are bad
$50 do l." said Jolly Joker. 81 car
think up n lot of jokes like that"
That surprised Janet. for only q
short time before jolly Joker had said
he never had heard of r glad trick that
! would make folks glad. He had learned
something from Jack-that helpful
Jokes are as funny as harmful tricks.
II know a glad trick that I am &c.
ing to play right away" whispered
Tom the Teaser, pointing to the nest
of Mrs. Brown rhrasher. Their five
mouths were wide open. The mouths
were so large Jack and Janet scarcely
could see the birdlets to whom they
belonged. They were the mouths Of
baby Brown Thrashers. who were SO
hungry their poor mother couldn't keep
them fed.
Tom the Teaser turned over a large
stone and beneath 1t he found number
Of surprised worms. Tom caught one OF
these and tied 1t to piece Of Jack s
thread. He tied the thread to a long
stick, and dangled the worm above the
hungry birdlets. They opened their
mouths wide. Mrs. Brown Thrasher
coming up saw the dangling worm, bu,
couldn't understand how It got there. as
Tom was hiding behind the bushes
''Tschet! Tschet.' ~ she scolded. Down
dropped the line bit. and hungry
birdlet gobbled the worm.
Tom got another worm, and danglct
IL over the nest Mrs Brown Thru Sho,
raised q great fuss at the sight OF
thread and worm. She couldn't under
stand this way of feeding a baby bird
But second bird took the worm, ant
then Tom offered n third. And so hs
went on until every bird had been fec
several times. Mrs. Brown Thrasher'
fussing became less and less violent
and at last. when every birdlet haC
been filled up and had gone to sleep
she opened her own beak just as tn,
babies had done. and down dropped ,
plump worm right into it.
Then Mrs. Brown Thrasher was Q
happy bird mother. She sang q 90,
song to pay her unseen friend.
"Ha. Ha! Ha! This is real fun, ;
cried Tom the Teaser. "I'll play gla,
tricks on all the forest folks on whom
| have played tricks sad and bad"
Away he ran to do as he said, an,
away ran Jolly Joker with him.
stopped them short-the dinner bell. /
sent them scampering home. but cage
to return to Birdland to see how Ton
got along with his new tricks.
TN next weeks story q real cirru
comes TO Birtlland' In a most peculia
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