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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1952.

BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

THE DESERT'S DRAGONS

By IDA SMITH

from a teaspoon..

Early une spring they took him back to his home on desert and let him loose to roam at will.

the

which has pretty blue The western Racerunner, their fear turned quiddy, to markings on its throat and a day lizard, has stripes fun when they saw him wear ICTURED here are baby stomach. They vary from that run lengthwise. An- his cowboy hat and drink milk

species is gally Collared Lizards whose shades of grey to almost other Black collars and bright- black. These lizards become decorated with cross-stripes. coloured bodies make them very tame and have a cute. They are as full of whims the handsomest of the way of cocking their tiny as women's dresses.

Thoir general colouring lizard family. These particu- heads to one side and blink-

ranges through sand-colour, lar lizards are orphans and ing up at one.

The most curious and reddish-brown, black, green they are being raised by O. N. Arrington in Phoenix, gentle are the desert horn- and yellowish. Nature has Collared will bite if frightened Oct.Arizona, USA. When grown,

Nagoya, Kobe

10 am. 14th Oct.

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5 p.m. 17th Oct.

dam. 1st Oct.

5 p.m. 25th

• Balls from ARRIVALS FROM

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Kobe

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Djakarta, Semarang, Sourabaya & Mascassar

..Kechung

Bangkok

Binlit

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& Yokohama

ALS FROM

Australia Kobo

& Manila

am, 6th Oct. 4 pin. 8th Oct, 8th Oct.

they will be returned to the desort.

In the western states of America there are many different species of lizard. Some roam during the day and sleep at night. Othera are night prowlers and hide out during the day. If one watches at dusk or early dawn both kinds can seen, one hunting its break- fast and another its supper.

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23rd Oct. 25th Oct.

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со

10th Oct.

18th Oct.

24th

Oct, 31st Oct.

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"dragons" are man's important friends. Most of them live upon buge, files and ants. They horned toads. catch thousands of them in

A wild Chuckawalla will blow himself up like n balloon and· scare his "onomies. He and tho

COLLARED LIZARDS DINING ON GRASSHOPPER

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dio 9th Oct.

ed lizards, commonly called provided them with a mys- terious method of protective

Fence Lizard that colouring

matches Most of the day lizards them to their surroundings. helped" the writer's busband make Д eement porch. He a day and are valuable in are scaly, while most night

followed him all around, watch- the garden.

lizarda are smooth and Lizards are non-poisonous ing intently as ench patch of Birds, lizards and other glossy. Some of the night and perfectly harmless, all cement was smoothed. Then he animals enjoy water during lizards are pop-eyed. Some except the Gila Monster would run quickly and patter the hot weather, although have such short legs they which is the only poisonous around on on the desert, lizards live wiggle like ก snake, and lizard in the world. This almost without it.

some have forked tongues lizard is found only in The most common is the which they dart out to scare southern Fence Lizard, the male of people.

If You Don't Have a Penny

-Don't Mind; Lots of Nice Things Are Free-

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By MAX TRELL

had a

penny," Knarf the shadow-boy

with the turned-about name, said to Teddy the Stuffed Bear, "I'd buy everything that begins with a T

"You would?" said Teddy in

DE LA RAMA LINES Pizzica voler, "Why?"

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DOE

"Because penny begins with a 'p' und that's what I would with it everything that begins with a P

צנונן

"What things begin with o

Package of Pins

Knarf thought for a minute, 'then he said: "I'd buy a Pen, a Pencil and a Package of Pins."

"Oh," said Teddy. "I see what you mean." Then he thought for a minute or two, and finally he said: "If I had a penny, I'd buy a Palace, a Panther, a Pafl, a Pear, a Peach and a Pill."

1

"That would be lot for a

penny" said Knarf, "especially the Palace. You would have to have at least a nickel to buy a Palace."

"What would you buy if you had a nickel, Knarf?"

7-18

Toddy

thought

the about things he could buy with a nickel.

And some Dates, and a set of Dominoes?"

Arizona and

over.

it, looking

Mexico, and the extreme CROSSWORD

southern parts of Nevada and Utah.

POISONOUS AND FAT

fat and

MONSTERS measure NILA

from one to two feet in length.

prc They clumsy-looking, even to their short talls. All other lizards are

end have tails. The Gila Monster

more slender

bead-like

skin,

Salmon colour, mottled

long

has

yellowish to

wide. dark-brown or black

mistake

the Hittle

with markings, and Its feet are black.

Don't Banded Geckos or the big Chuc- kawallas for the Gila Monster. Geckos are snooth-skinned, "and Chuckawaling have long taila Both are harmless. Chickawnl- las are the largest of the harın- less lizards, about 18 inches long

Including their talls.

Many of the harmless lizards have been stoned to death by poople who did not understand them.

FUNNY PETS

Cartoonist Cal has placed Puzzio Pete's. erossword puzzle on a silhouette map of France:

田

ACROSS

1 Capital of France

6 Nautical expression

7 Musical note

8 Louisiana (sb.)

↑ Penetrate

11 Seasons

1 Prels

of

"And a Deer?" said Teddy, the other hand, many

people have made pots them. One couple had a pet Chuckawalla that lived with them. Often-friends would be frightened to see him crawling out of his master's pocket. But

All Those Things Knarf unid Teddy could buy all those things if he had a dallar. "And you could buy a bunch of Daffodils, and Dleionary, and a Derrick!"

A

Teddy was very happy about all the things that he could buy he But then he "If I had a nickel, Teddy, I'd

suddenly reminded himself that buy things beginning with "N"

he didn't have a dollar. He Such ns for instance?" "Such as for instance a Nail, didn't have a nickel. He didn't didn't have a quarter. He a Necktie, a Net and a Number

"I've have д

fot penny. of Noodles."

nothing!" he sold in a dis- "Oh!"

said Teddy. Then he appointed voice, thought about this for awhile

dis- and said: "And if

Knarf sounded just as had a

appointed. "And

got nickel, I'd buy a Nesa Note,

nothing, too!"

a Nut, and a Now Nose.".

Knarf shook his head, "I'm

"What can wo

sure, Teddy, you couldn't buy nothing?" said Teddy.

I've

buy

for

nothing, Teddy, we can a New Nose for only a nickel. You'd have to have at least a buy just nothing!" quarter."

Q

For

Well,"

DOWN

Genus of grasses

3 Egyptian sun god.

4 Small island

5 Heavenly bodies

10 Symbol for føllum--

(Solution on Page 10)

ZOO'S WHO

ELLEGARTO!

said Teddy, "that's *"Quarter?" said Teddy. "What something." And he felt better And so did Knarf. things would you buy with a right away.

And then Kaart said that HE ALLIGATOR COMES FROM THE WORD ELLEGARTO quarter, Knarf?”

they MEANING LIZARD..........EARLY SPANISH EXPLORERS BELIEVING "All the things beginning there were lots of things

THE CREATURES TO BE LIZARDS... could have for nothing without for cxample

what even buying them, things like things?"

air and wind and water and and "As for example a Quilt,

and the oceans д smiles 21st Oct Quail and a Quart of Quinces." meuntains and mow and sun- shine and hellos, and fun and Aren't Many Loft laughter and days and weeks

and years and months Then Teddy remained silent, kisses and thinking, for several minutes

In Part on or abt. 4th Oct.

28th Oct.

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Isses and huss; nid Teddy, THE BUMBLE BEE QUEENS ARE THE until at length he said: "There you couldn't buy those things| MOST DEMOCRATIC....THEY GO INTO really aren't many things left to for all the money in the world, THE FIELDS ALONG WITH THE OTHER buy for a quarter that begin and you can get them for MEMBERS OF THE COLONY TO with a 'q, except," he added, nothing!",

4th Oot.

“a Queen,'a Qulli, and a Quick Quack."

4lb Oct.

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Again Knarf shook his head, "Queens aren't for sale, Teddy, and a Quick Quack costs moto than a quarter."

"Oh, how much would I have to have. Kaart?{

"A dollar"

"A dollar?"

"If you had a dollar, you could buy all the things begin- ning with D

exclaimed Teddy. "There must bo Dozena of things beginning with "D"

"There are," replied Knarf. "Just let me seo. With a dollar, Teddy, you could buy a Drum, a Donkey, a Daisy and a Dip- per of water to Drink"

Toddy smiled. “And I could Dragon, couldn't" 73" could and one to buy. It's kind of hard to find Dragons, Hut you

cold buy a!1 DOE

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