100 THE ROMANCE OF EVERIFARM 



Euphrates rivers, they were all colored alike at first. 

 But after all were finished it was decided to make 

 some black, some white, some brown, some spotted, 

 and some with stripes — in fact, to make them so that 

 they could be easily distinguished by each other. 



"So one day, while the Tiger was getting the 

 stripes put on his sides, and the Leopard was having 

 his spots painted, there was a little tan colored 

 animal kept near by to use as a brush cleaner, a 

 thing to wipe the brushes on. Well, after they had 

 finished putting the last stripes on the Tiger, the 

 Giraffe, and the Zebra, the spots on the Leopard 

 and the black on the mane of the Lion, there was 

 a little paint left. They gave this little insignificant 

 animal a few more touches and so they put on your 

 back the unlucky thirteenth stripe. 



"This last stripe had no more than been added 

 when you, all puffed up at being thus decorated, 

 tried to be exceedingly bright. You kicked Old 

 Bumble Buzzer the bumble bee in the face, and took 

 a slap at Bald Hornet. This made them both 

 hopping mad, and as they had not yet tried out 

 their new stingers they at once proceeded to get 

 busy. 



"They both lit on the Lion about the same time, 

 just as he turned his head and saw you inject your 



