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V tua Ipetial Page 5r TEn IBe' Bmsy Little IHforoey V 8 5! i! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?! Of Pat and Micky are Movie Kids Boys and Girls Like to Go To School in Lithuania Stories by Our Little Folks Prize. """" Playing Store. Klla Roach, Af 11, Campbell, Minn. One day in My, when Mark planned to go fishing, it began to rain. How it rained I Not patter, patter, patter, but oour. oour. oour. Mark stood at the window, with his nose flattened against the pane. "Oh dear." he sighed. "Oh. dear!" But the wind blew 10 hard that nobody heard him. - "Oh. dear!" he began again. And then how can 1 tell it? A tear as big as a raindrop rolled down the window pane! You may be sure grandma saw that. Grandma always seemed to know when anything went wrong with Mark. "Why! why! why!" said grandma, looking over her spectacles. Rain outside and rain inside. What shall we do?" . Mark turned away from the win dow and brushed away a tear. "There's no fun anyway," he said, trying not to cry. "Saturday and a pouring rain! What can I do? "Read your new book," said grand ma. "f've read it " "Read it again." "t have." "Spin your top." "I've lost my string." "Well, then," said grandma, "this it just .the time for you to play with me. You can keep a store, and I will buy from you." Mark liked to play with grandma. He forgot the rain and ran to find something with which to build his store. He placed chairs in row for a counter. Upon the chairs he piled bores, books, dishes, papers, any thing. he could find. Then he" put a pencil Over his ear, took a little book in his hand, climbed upon his chair horse, and was off to take orders. "Whoa!" he cried, as he drove up to grandma's door in playtown. He threw the reins over the horse's back, knocked at the door, and stepped in when grandma called: "Come." "Good morning Mr. Jones," said grandma. . "Good morning, Mrs. Smith. Can I do anything for you today?" "Yes, indeed, I want a great many things. Have you any sugar" "Yes, I have very good sugar." "Then you may bring me five yards of sugar," said grandma. Mark almost smiled, but he was too polite to laugh. "Excuse me," he said, "we do not sell sugar by the yard." "Dear me!" said grandma. "How do you sell sugar?" "By the pound." "To be sure! Please bring me 10 pounds of sugar, two pounds of vine gar." "Oh, excuse me," said Mark, "we do not sell vinegar by the pound." "Dear me!" said grandma gravely. "How do you sell it?" "By the quart or gallon. "To be sure!" said grandma. "Please bring me two quarts of vinegar and two quarta of eggs." Mark found it very hard to keep from laughing now. ' "We sell eggs by the doten, mad- To be sure! Then please bring a doten eggs and a doten pea- its." . . ow. Mark laughed. , O. grandmal" he said, "we sell nuts by the pint I Yes, yes, yes," said grandma, ting very fast, ana looking over glasses. low mucn i nave 10 ciu. se bring me a pint of peanuts a pint of blue ribbon. len Mark laugnea tin ne cnea. aps you can tell why. With that un came out. i rth now vou can run out to play," said grandma. 'It's fun to play with you, grand ma. May I deliver yur goods the next time it rains," asked Mark. "With all my heart," aid grand ma. "I think it is fun to play with "What should I do when it rained if you were not here to make a good time for me?" "Your smite is better than sun shine for grandma." "Then look for it the next time it rains, grandma," said Mark. Honorable Mention. The First of April Mary Elian Barrett. 4S1S North Mtb St.. On) aba. Neb., Aga II Tear. It was the first day of April and the boys and girls at the Haiel Dell school were having a merry time. Tom Brown pinned a paper to Harry Fong's new jacket and Harry walked around the play-ground for a long time before he found it oft. "O girls," said Ella Cole, "I am going to play a trick on Margery Hall. You know that she is poor and she only brings a piece of bread and butter for her dinner. I will throw it to the dog and see how fun ny she'll look when she finds it gone." "Oh. don't Ella," said some boys and girls, "Do." said some others and away she went close to where the basket hung tinder Margery's shawl. In a minute she gave it to the dog. . When noon came Margery brought out her basket. The "do" children shouted "April fool." But when she lifted the napkin, there was a piece of cake, an orange, and some candy, and hers was the only good April fdol. Williams Enemies. Abraham Lincoln Kallainan. Arc I. 411 Oakland Avenue, Council Bluffa. Dear Busv Bees: This is my first letter to this page. Today Thave a chance to write On the tyewriter as my father lets me and I can writ on it fine. I will write a wonderful story about "William's Enemies," or "The Spirit of 14-18: Who are William's enemies? Answer: Serbia, Russia. France, Great Britain, Roumania, United States and other small countries. In June, 1914, William wanted to have war on account of he had some mustaches that could be put on of ficers. At first he did not know why to declare war, because there has to be a reason. At last he thought that he would look in the papers. So he looked and one of the high commanders found some thing in the racers. It was that thev found the bomb that killed the crown prince of Austria. This was a Ser-i bian who killed him. That said it Ought to have been a German hnmh So they declared war. Then France, Russia and Great Britain went for Serbia. Germany helped Austria. Turkey went for the Germans. Also Bulgaria went for the Germans, but Roumania went for the allies. Thinirs were going along until 1915, in April. The Lusitania was sunk by a Ger man U-boat. America should have gone in war then, but we didn't want to be in any mixups. Germany was losing, but ,they put in the papers. they were winning, to encourage the people. In February, 1917, the allies asked the United 5tates if they wouldn't help them. America at last, decided On April 6. 1917, that she would declare war against au tocracy. She wanted to have free dom. America was successful, but not as it was later, harlv in soring. 1918, the allies won the first battle in the war since United States-German war started. In July, America and the allies were -winning:. Ger many wanted separate peace, bat we would not O. K. it. We won the battle of Marne on the river. We were winning until in October the kaiser was about to surrender, but he didn't. About a month, before this Bulgaria surrendered. In the last of October Turkey surrendered. Austria did the same a week later. Six days later some of the head men signed the terms and there was a report in this country, Germany sur rendered but it was false. About 70 hour later the kaiser signed the terms (November 11, 1918.) He ab dicated November 9. Great cele bration was all over the world. Now the kaiser sawed down over 1,000 trees in Holland since he started af ter the war ended. A Wienie Roast. By Vada Ackarman, At IS. Harman, Nek. Dear Busy Bees: I will tell vou about our wienie roast. It was last autumn. Our teacher went with us. We each took some wienies with us. We had to walk a mile. We played games for a Httle while, then we gathered tome brush and made a fire. We roasted our wienies and ate them, but we did not have enough. After we were through eat ing we played some more games and the teacher took our pictures. When we were about ready to go home our teacher gave us some I candy. Our teacher s name is Miss Hanson. We were' all tired when we got home. Well, my letter is getting long so I will close. My First Letter. Br Pardinand Pilltr. At 11. Blue Hill, 5ieb. Dear Busy Bees: This is my first letter to you. I am in the Fifth grade at school. Last year I had a garden and raised lots of vege tables and earned $25, and bought war savings stamps with the money. I have two pet squirrels. I keep them in a big box. One day they got out and we had to chase them, but we could not catch them. Then when papa came home they followed him to the box and then they went in alone. Then we shut the door and had them again. I have a pair of pigeons, too. I have a, pen for them. I think this letters is long enough for my first one. I enjoy reading the Busy Bee's letters ever so mucn. A New Bee. By Harry Madsen. Hampton, Ntb. Route 1, Box M. Dear Busy Bees: This is my first letter to the Busy Bees. I have two pet rabbits. They have pink eyes. They are very tame. I have had them a year. They have been running loose, but now they are in the pen. I go to sdiool everv dav. T am in the Fourth grade. Our teacher's name is Edith Nelson. 1 have three sisters. The oldest is eoinc to school. She 'is in the Second grade. ?he will be 7 years old in March. Her name is Agnes. Alice will be Pat and Micky are the sons of Nora Moore (Mrs. T. W. Sheffield), the actress. They are 4 and 3 re- spectively and ride horseback and Belgian Babies Homeward Bound The foe. driven from their mar tyred country, the Belgian children who have been sheltered in Switzer land, while the bin task was in prog ress, are being sent home. Here is S years old in June. She is crip pled. She got sick a year ago last fall. She had the infantile paralysis, and she hasn't walked since. Hilda is 'my baby sister and she will be 3 years old in March. "Honesty Is the Best Policy." Rosls Hick., Aw II, CkappSU, Nb. These words were written upon the blackboard when Jimmy came into the school room. At the sight of them he blushed. He was think ing of the boy, Harold, who was to be punished that night after school for one of his own crimes, which was supposed by all the others that Harold had taken the $10 bill off if the teacher's desk the night before He had tried to tell them he didn't, but nobody would believe him be cause a $5 bill was found in his coat. Harold was a poor boy so he couldn't have that amount at one time. These were the thoughts that were in Jimmy's mind. Could he see this other boy be punished for his own crimes? No he wouldn't if he could help it. After school when Harold was brought up, Jimmy jumped from his seat and asked if he may speak first. The reply was "yes." Harold is in nocent, were his first words. "In nocent," was the cry from all. "I am the guilty one." replied Harold and want to be punished for it. and turning to the teacher, said. Thank you, teacher, for putting those words have lots of fun. They both play in the movies, x Micky went into the studio at-2 years, playing girl parts. One day he came to me and said: "Mumsey, seen a group of them in charge of an American Red Cross officer just before the start. They are too small to comprehend just what this new twist in their lives means, but it is A True Story Bluejays By Olive Thome Miller. The young bird has to learn how to do things just as small boys and girls do, although not in exactly the same way. One of the first lessons he learns is how to fly. He really knows how to da this, but needs practice until hit wings grow strong enough to carry him through the air. Many young birds begin this practice be fore they leave the nest. I have often seen a nestling beating his on the board, 'Honesty is the Best Policy."' May 1 join the Busy Bees? First Letter. Paulina Johnson, Age 9, Cratfhton. Nab. Dear Busy Bees: This is my first letter I have written to you. I find your page very interesting. 1 read it every Sunday. I am 9 years old and I am in the Fifth grade. My teacher's name is Mrs. Emma Higgins. I like to go to school very much, but 1 will be glad when vacation comes. I have one brother and two sis ters. One of niy sisters will grad uate this year. I have had the influenza and so can't I be a boy now?" I've been a good girl for so longl" So the di rector changed the sex of the kiddie in the "Prairie Gold" story and Micky started in to play boy roles. not hard to imagine what will be their joy once they are back in old familiar surroundings, though the home they left may still bear the marks of the invader's brutal heel. of Young Trying to Fly wings without stirring an inch from his tiny home. You have heard perhaps that the father and mother birds push their babies out of the nest. Do not believe any such thing because it is not true. I have seen many young birds leave the, nest Of their own accord, but i-ever one pushed out. Sometimes the mother coaxes her children, but often they fly out while the parents are awsy finding food. After the young bird leaves the have both of my sisters. I have two uncles and one cousin who haV been over in France. Thty are all Over in the U. S. A. now. Wind Cave. By Halan Lewis. As 11, Valentine. Neb. Dear Busy Bees: As we v. ere coming home from the Black Hills we went through Wind cave. The leader said that no one had ever been clear through Wind cave. There were crystals and things like that in the cave. We went up on Mt. Harney's peak on burros. I rode with the leader on her horse because I couldn't go alone. Well, my story is getting long, so I will stop. School may seem to some children a very dull way of. having a good time. I know that I have heard many a boy and girl complain of having to go indoors to bother with books when there were so many more interesting things to do out side. Aand I admit that oftentimes school is a poor substitute for daisy fields Or swimming holes or sandy beaches. And Saturday really is one of the best days of the week! But if you didn't have any school, you'd just want one like everything. Ves, you would. I can hear you laugh at the very idea of missing school, but vou know you do like to read, and you do like to have spelling bees, and you do like to try to get high marks. And if every day were a holiday, well, you just couldn't appreciate them. And if you don't believe me, just go over to Lithuania akd ask any little Lithuanian boy or girl you see, and you will find I am right. Where is Lithuania? Look it up in your geography. (Try the Baltic iea.) And what is a Lithuanian? A Li thuanian is a person who lives there, and even if you have never heard of one, the Lithuanians are a fine peo- J II pie just tne same, ana wen worm knowing about. And the little Lithuanian children love to go to schooll And if you think they're curiosities for that rea Our Picture Puzzle 7 9 ..6 ".rlk -a ie - v T 20 v Now when you trace to sixty-eight, You'll see an that's great. Complete the picture by drawing a line through the dots beginning at Figure 1 and taking them numerically. nest his father and mother follow and feed him for lie does not vet know how to feed himself. This is the next lesson he has to learn. He must know where to sleep, and how to protect himself from all the other creatures that want to catch him and cat him. Then he must be able to sing, and no doubt there are many other lessons for him to learn that we do not know about. Once I had a good chance to watch two young blue jays learn to get their own living. After they left the nest they lived in a little grove, where I could easijy find them when I went to watch. They seemed to be always, hungry, and every few minutes one of the parents would hurry up with a grasshopper or some other insect to stuff into the wide-open mouths. They were fed chokecherries too. These little wild cherries grew on a big tree in the grove. One day after giving the twins chokeberries. the parents slipped quietly out of sight, and stayed away long time. 1 could see them perching near but the young birds could not. I he father and mother were not hunting food as usual but seemed to be taking a rest. 1 won dered at this, for I had never seen them resting since the little ones j were hatched. The twins, who were quite as large as their parents now. did not rry to pull any of the fruit from the trees, although it grew all about, and they had often seen it done. They sat idly picking at their toes, stretching their beautiful wings, or hopping from branch to branch. Soon it was evident that tliey were hungry for they began to call. Nothing happened. Thev called again. Still no food. This must have been a great surprise, for usual ly their cries brought a parent with food at once. Hungrier and hungrier son, listen a moment and I will ex plain that great mystery to you. The Lithifanians as a people have had a hard struggle for existence. The Germans and Poles and Rus sians have for years and years treat ed them like slaves, and made them work, and above all things, hare not allowed the Lithuanians to have their own schools, or newspapers, or re ligion, or anything else that binds a people together and makes them what we call a nation. But the Lithuanians would not be downed like this, and though their master nations did everything under the sun to keep them under their thumbs, the Lithuanians went on teaching their schools behind closed doors, and practising their religion, when the inspectors weren't looking. So, the little Lithuanian children think school is the greatest luxury in the world, and they look forward to the time when they can have beau tiful big school buildings, plenty of teachers, and all the time in the world to use for education. Even now they are very well educated. So if you ever meet a Lithuanian child in the course of your travels, don't for goodness sake, let him know that American children don't always like to go to school! He would think we are all ignorant and uneducated Over here, and he prob ably wouldn't associate with us at all. And, of course, we are very nice, and we mustn't create a false impression! they grew, and louder and louder they called, but still no parents. All this time I could see the moth er and father birds sitting near, and I also began to wonder , why they did not bring something. At last the mother flew to her cRildren, but with nothing in her beak. Squawking madly, the two hungry youngsters flung themselves upon her. They almost knocked her off the perch. She just hopped out of the way and did not seem to care that they were hungry. Again the twins flew at her. begging for food, and again she calmly hopped out of the way. Then she hopped up to a bunch of cherries and pulled one. The children crowded close, and what do you think that bird did? She deliberately swallowed that cherry herself! The twins seemed dumfounded. For a minute they did not make a sound nor move a muscle. Then, screaming louder than ever, they be gan jerking at the chokecherries for themselves. At first they were so clumsy they dropped every one, but soon they managed to swallow a few. These two young blue jays had learned the great lesson of their lives "Why do you object to the, League of Nations?" "On musical grounds. After sing ing 'My Country. 'Tis of Thee,' all these years. I don't want the metal effort of changing to 'Our Coun tries, Tis of Those.' " Washington Star. Silas (in a whisper) Did you get a peep at the underworld at all while you was in New York, Ezry?" ICzra ' I hre e times! Subway Ezra "Three times! Subway twice and ratcellar once." 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