BABYLANDA BED-TIME STORY.

BABYLANDA BED-TIME STORY.

After the little boys were all snug in bed for the night, Norah would go in to put out the lamp. And this is the story she would tell them, while they leaned on their elbows and watched her face closely, for “it’s aseeingstory as well as ahearingstory,” Teddy said.

THE WAYS NORAH LOOKED.

THE WAYS NORAH LOOKED.

THE WAYS NORAH LOOKED.

“Once there was a man, and he looked just likethis,” and Norah twisted her under-jaw around to the right. “And his wife looked likethis,” and Norah twisted her jaw to the left.

“And they had a boy who looked likethis,” and Norah drew her under-jaw in back of the upper one; “and a girl that looked likedthis,” and Norah threw her under-jaw out beyond the upper.

“And they had a dog that looked likethis,” and Norah pursed up her mouth to look like a round “O.”

“When it was bed-time the family wanted to blow out the candle.

“And the man would blow likethis,” and Norah puffed out of the right corner of her mouth, “but he couldn’t do it.

“And his wife would blow likethis,” said Norah, puffing out of the left corner, “but she couldn’t do it.

“And the boy would blow likethis,” and Norah threw back her under-jaw and blew downwards, “but he couldn’t do it.

“And the girl would blow likethis,” said Norah, throwing her under-jaw forwards and blowing upward, “but she couldn’t do it.

“Then the dog would come along and blow likethis.”

Out went the light!

“Good night,” said Norah.

The little boys always laughed then, and cuddled down to sleep.

Mattie W. Baker.

“WHICH IS THE TALLEST?”

“WHICH IS THE TALLEST?”

“WHICH IS THE TALLEST?”

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