The Washington times., 1925-09-14
FOXY
GRANDPA.

G6nLEASE give me a nickel,
- Foxy Grandpa said Bobby
as we passed the peanut stand
just inside the entrance. or the
Zoo. land I will pay you back
when ! get my allowance on SAT
urday."
.sI'll give you the nickel, Bob.
by.'II answered, 'but you needn't
nav me back. This is my treat
TODAY. And 1 know how much
boys like peanuts"
oh exclaimed Bobby,
didn't want them for myself.
who do you want them for?
I laughed, as Bobby put the bag
of peanuts under his arm and.
walked along by my side.
For that big elephant Foxy
Grandpa-that nice big elephant
that reaches out so far for the
peanuts which people feed him.
''Then we'd better go right over
to see him." I chuckled. because
might want a few peanuts my
self and then that would spoil
~On to the cage we walked and
of course there was big crowd
in front of it, feeding the h.g
beasts and Laughing as they dain'
tily took the peanuts with. the tip
Of their big trunks and content.
edly tossed them back into their
mouths.
Bobby waited until he could
politely work his way In toward
the rail and when he finally did
get to where the elephant when
seemed to interest him specially
could take the peanuts out Of his
little hand, how his eyes did
shine.
I was waiting for Bobby by a
bench q little distance from the
cage and when 1. saw him coming
back to me, / said:
well! young man, did you
feed them all to him?
''Not quite. Foxy Grandpa.
said Bobby, something funny is
going on. in that cage today.
"What do you mean?p asked,
getting to my feet. h,
Come over here and will
show YOU" replied the boy.
We waited and got right next
TO the rail and then Bobby took
q peanut out the bag and held 1t
in his hand toward the elephant.
AS the big fellow took the nut
out of Bobby's hand, Bobby whis-
pered:
He won't eat them today. Watch
what he does.
Carefully and with that pecu-
liar, good -natured look in his lit
tie eyes which only elephants
have. the great beast took. the
peanut from Bobby. and then
much to our surprises turned 2his
back on US and walked right.
straight. to the very back or h1s,
cage. -
This is strange declared.
We were still standing there
thinking It over when back came
that very same. big elephant.
reached out his trunk and begged
!. for another peanut Bobby natIt.
rally gave him another one and
was interested to see what
would happen this time.
Do you think The ate the pea,
nut? Not at all. Again he turned
around and numbered to the very
back wall OF his cage.
l''He'll keep on doing it, Foxy
s Grandpa, announced Bobby,
shaking his head emphatically.
II haven't seen that elephant eat
one single, solitary peanut today.
/ don't know what is the matter
with him.
Here's the guard" said I. ast
/ saw the, grey.hafred keeper In
his blue uniform approach the
cage. ),
GOOD day, Foxy Grandpa" said
he as soon as he saw me. What
can 1 do for you today?" s
Explain a great mystery. it
you will. :
What is it, sir?" asked the
keeper.
rWill you kindly tell me why
this big elephant does not eat
peanuts anymore and what he
does with them when he goes to-
the back of his cage?"
''I'll tell you," laughed the
keeper. I'm not surprised that
you ask. Do you know what has
happened to that elephant? He's
turned miser. He takes the pea
nuts and hides them back in his
feed box and saves them up until
he has a big pile and then he
never eats them all at once"
IN bet a squirrel has been in
there talking to him." said Bun
ny, winking his right pink eye
at me.
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