Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 132

rrrmn Oakland Tribune, Sunday, March 27, 1960 12-M PICKING FLOWCW 'pamq I A.i.r,ru,nt-q ncLeod (lorgnce Cochran -q Craifl Luccrxesg-W THE PRETTY SILVER BIRD Dcbra Gardiner, 8 Years One night in the window there was a bird. His name was Silver. He was a silver bird. I got out of my bed and went to my window. Then I saw the silver bird.

When I went to the window, it flew away I put on my robe and went outside. I caught it. The bird cried. I was happy now, but. the silver bird was not happy.

I ran to my mother's room. I woke my mother up. When my mom saw the bird, she told me to let it go. OF TWO LITTLE TURTLES Mary Wintergerst, 9 Years Two little turtles named Jelly and Kelly had no shells, and when people stepped on them, it hurt ery much. T-e two little turtles wished people wouldn't L.ep on trem so much.

They were walking down tre beach and something fell on Kelly'j back ai.i then on Jelly's. It was sea shells. The turtles wondered what had happened and they looked up. child had accidentally dropped two sea shells from his bucket. When people stepped on th the two turles now, it didn't hurt them.

Every turtle that is born norv has a shell. SALLY AND THE PUPPY Peggy Henderson, 7 Years Once there was a girl named Sally. She was a very happy girl, but one day she was very sad. She wanted a pet. Her mother and father took her to the pet shop, and she looked and looked but she couldn't find the right pet.

When she got home she was tired. One beautiful spring morning the Smiths opened their door because it was such a beautiful morning, aid up the street trotted a little puppy. Through the gate and into the house he trotted. From that day to this, the little puppy's home was in a little basket in that house. EMBARRASSED GARDENER Kathy Tausheck, 9 Years Prize Winner Once there was a man named Kim.

He had a prize-winning rose that he took care ef with his hoe. He would go out every day and water the rose and see that no harmful insects were on it. One day a man named Tom came to Kim's house and asked to see the rose. Then Tom asked if Kim would enter his rose in a rose contest. Kim took the rose out of the ground and put it in a bowl of water.

Kim didn't think of what would happen if the rose was out of the' ground. When the man at the flower shop sold the rose to Kim many years before, he said that the rose could only stay out of water 48 hours. Soon it was time for the contest. Kim hurried because he didn't want to miss his turn. Kim said to himself, "This is about the most important thing in my life, be- cause the winner will get $1,000, and I know I will win." 'Just then Kim looked around and everyone was holding their roses in pots.

Then it was Kim's turn. He went up with his rose. Suddenly Kim's rose died down. Kim was so embarrassed that he ran away and was never seen at the fair grounds again. A FIGHT IN THE SNOW Sharon Campi, 9 Years One day John woke up and saw that winter was here, at last.

He ran downstairs to" By THORNTON W. BURGESS Burgess Nature Story THE VISITING IMPUDENT STRANGER TRIP TO THE LIBRARY Benny Stelloh, 8 Years Prize Winner One morning Johnny woke up with only one thought in mind. He wanted to go to the library, so he put his clothes on, ate breakfast, then asked his father if they could go to the library. His father said, "Maybe, if you are good." All morning Johnny thought about the fun he would have at the library getting books. After lunch and his nap he asked, "May we go to the library?" Mr.

Night said, "All right." They got in the car and went down the road. Soon they saw the library. All the parking spaces were taken, so they had to park in a parking lot. Finally they went inside of the library. It was packed inside with people.

Johnny wanted to get a book on Robinson Crusoe. He looked in the files. He found the book on "Robinson Crusoe." It was J523.45. He looked all over. Finally he saw a librarian.

He asked her, "Where is the section?" The librarian told Johnny that the section was on the other side of the library. He found Robinson Crusoe. Johnny looked at it for a little bit, then he showed his father. He checked it out. When they got home, he showed the book to his mother.

Then he started reading. Johnny told his parents that it was interesting. Two weeks later he took the book back to thelibrari THE LITTLEST INDIAN Janet Hurd, 8 Years There was once a little Indian boy who was the smallest in the Pima tribe. The little Indian's name was Running Bear. He was so small that he couldn't go fishing or hunting: He was sad because he was the smallest Indian in the tribe.

When equal danger is the threat All petty quarrels we forget. -JOHNNY CHUCK Johnny was still having hard work finding enough to eat. New grass was just beginning to grow in places. There was no clover to amount to anything on this part of the Green Meadows and so Johnny did a lot of running about looking for food. It was on his return from one of these trips that he met with a most unpleas snarled Johnny, growing more and more angry.

"I happened along and found no one at home here, so I took possession. You know the law. Among the furred and feathered folk whatever one can take and hold belongs to him. I've taken this hole and I think I can hold it," retorted the stranger. Johnny felt the hair rising along his back and neck.

It always does 1hat when he is very angry. He was very angry now. He would put this stranger in his place. Johnny gritted his teeth and -mwled asjieadyjncedxfejy. ant surprise.

A stranger was sitting on his doorstep. Yes, -suva stranger with teeth without doing any damage. This was repeated several times. And then the stranger threw caution to the winds. He was spoiling for a fight.

When Johnny least expected It, the stranger suddenly sprang out and caught Johnny at a disadvantage. He knocked Johnny over and in a flash was on top of him. Then began such a fight as the Green Meadows had not seen for many a day. The fur flew. Yes, indeed, the fur flew.

Johnny was finding the stranger even' better as a fighter than he had expected. "Not strong, but he knew all the tricks of successful fighting. It was clear at once that he had fought before. At last they separated and paused for a bit of rest, but all the time they were growling. In the fight they had rolled some distance from the hole.

Now neither dared make a run for it lest he expose himself to an attack from the rear. It was Johnny who renewed the fight. A new and greater rage swelled within him as he thought of the in steps. The stranger wasn't tell the good news. He ate breakfast and put on his winter clothes.

Then he asked his mother if he could go in the snow. She said yes. Once Timmy had knocked down his snow man. This year he planned to trick him. Timmy came to John to have a snow fight.

Timmy knocked down John's snow man, but this time he felt sorry. justice oi ine suaiiger aim 1 1 1 i sitting there for all the world as if he owned the place. Johnny stopped few feet away and looked the stranger over. He saw that the latter was fully as big as himself and younger. He too, was thin and hungry looking.

"Who are you?" demanded Johnny. The stranger merely glanced at him and said nothing. "What are you doing on my doorstep?" demanded Johnny, his anger growing. "You are mistaken," replied the stranger. "This is my doorstep.

Just go on about your business." Johnny could hardly believe his ears. "Look here, fellow, I dug that hole," said he. "Much obliged. It suits me fine. Now run along and dig another replied the other.

Never had Johnny met with such impudence. He gritted his teeth. "Are you going to leave peaceable or have I got to drive you away?" he demanded. "I don't intend to leave," replied the other, gritting his teeth. "Haven't I just said that this suits me fine? This may have been your hole once, but it isn't any longer.

It is mine now." "How do you get that way?" afraid. This was plain to see. But he was cautious. He backed into that hole so that only his head was out. He grinned at Johnny in the most provoking way.

To get him out of there would be a task and he knew it. "Run along, old fellow, or you may get hurt," said he in the most impudent manner. To be called an old fellow was more than Johnny could stand. "Come out and fight! You're afraid to," taunted Johnny. "Come get me out," retorted the other.

"I have this hole; let's see you get me out of it." "I will," growled Johnny. "I'll make you wish you never had come this way." "Do tell!" replied the other tauntingly. They growled and snarled, and they snarled and they growled at each other, and all the time Johnny was watching for a chance to spring in and get hold of this impudent stranger and drag him out. And all the time the stranger was watching every move Johnny made. At last Johnny thought he saw a chance and darted for-' The other was eady for -him, and teeth 'clashed Barbara Bryant" now ne ieii upon nun luuui and nail.

1 From a distance Reddy Fox had seen them rolling over and over but couldn't make out what it was he saw. So out of curiosity he headed that way to find out. As he drew nearer he saw thetwo' Chucks, and right that instant his interest became more than that of mere curiosity. He instantly became alert. He stood up on his hind feet for a better look.

Then he dropped down with a grin on his sharp face and crouching as close to the ground as he could he headed for the two fighters. He moved swiftly, stopping only for a to care-Continued on Next Page.