New Britain herald., 1928-05-31

some other folk. But they were biz and round now. He had just watch ed Lonsbiil the Woodcock bore 8 hole in the earth and draw out a worm, and he couldn't understand it at all.
 "How did you know that worm was down there." demanded Cubby. Longbill answered with another question. Didn't you see me lis- tening:"
 cubby nodded. "Yes, but I lis- tened. too. and didn't hear any thing" said he. Even if you did hear 1t. how could you tell when you reached 1t! You didn't see it." Certainly not" replied Long, bill. Ut wasn't necessary to see it. If . flea bites you. you don't have to see 1t to know that flea bit you. do you:"
 Cubby blinked hts eyes. Say" said he. "we're not talking about fleas. we're talking about worms. Do you mean me to understand that that worm bit you:" ..... Certainly net" reterted Longbili. How fooitAh! That worm couldn't have bitten if 1t wanted to. Earth worms don't bite. You are net very smart, Cubby Bear. What I meant you to understand was that I have sense of feeling. Let me put 1t another way. If you put your paw down on ! stick, you den't have to look to sec that 1t is . stick. do you:"
 "No." said Cubby. T could tell by the senae of feeling"
 Exactly" replied Longbiil, ''ex- actiy. can tell when I have reach- ed worm by the sense of feeling. I don't have to zee it. Cubby scratched his head and then wrinkled hts forehead. "Ex- cuse me, Mr. Longbill." said he. "but what do you feel with:"
 My bill. of course. What else should I feel with7" replied Long, bill.
 "But-but-but-ho how can you feel with thing like that?" demanded Cubby. And even If you can feel with it, how can you open 1t to take hold of the worm?"
 Now, suspect that if Lengbill could have srinned, he would have grinned right then and there. Yes, sir. suspect that is just what he would have done. Instead. he walk ed just two or three steps nearer Cubby Bear. And then he did a funny thing. He opened his bill without opening hiA mouth. What I mean is this: He opened the lower part of his bill, while the upper part remained closed tight. The two parts of | birds bill gre called the mandible. There is the levef r.aahdi- ble and the upper mandtble.. You know you have two lips-the lower lip and the vpper lip. It is the same way with z birds bill. The upper mandibis takes the place of your upper lip, and the lsvsP maadible takes the place of your lower lip.
 Nov. as Cubby locked sk that long bill, he discovered that tho up- per mandthie was lifted for about . third of its length. It was movable.
  could take hold of . worm down in the ground.
 My" said Cubby, admiringly. that is handy bih."
 Tt certainly is." replied Lonsbill proudly. II can feel . worm with it and then I can grab it, and all the time my bill is down in the ground. So you see don't need my eyes to find the worm. Just let me hear a worm in the ground. and If hs isn't too far down, I'll get him. There's one right below me now"
 Longbill thrust his handy bill down into the ground and pulled out another worm, and left . nice. little, round hole. just like the holes Cubby had first seen. which used to puzzle him %. (Cepyfisht. ls2e by T. W Burbsss)
 The next story: "cubby Gets Left"