MR. EARWIG

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 116, 6 August 1927, Page 27

MR. EARWIG

There was no doubt about it —Mr. Earwig was a wonderful dentist. Everybody in Jungleland said so. One day, however, a terrible thing happened. At first everybody thought it was an earthquake. There were great roarings and rumblings and the ground began to shake! What do you think it was? It was Mr. Elephant. He had the toothache! Tusk-ache he called it, and, my word! he was making a fuss. “Send for Mr. Earwig,” he roared. “Oh! My tusk, my tusk!” So they sent for Mr. Earwig; but, of course, he could do nothing, and soon crowds of other animals were on the scene. At last a huge snake, Mr. Python, wriggled up and then Mr. Earwig had a splendid idea. Whispering a few words to Mr. Python he began to get busy. He asked some of the larger animals to hold Mr. Elephant still, while Mr. Python coiled half of his long body round the aching tusk and the other half round a stout tree trunk. Then Mr. Earwig was very brave, and gave a tremendous leap and landed right inside Mr. Elephant’s huge ear, and began to tickle like anything. Mr. Elephant squirmed and wriggled and plunged and rolled, and at last there was a tremendous “crack!” Mr. Elephant fell heels over head backward, and when he scrambled on to his feet his toothache had gone, and so had his tusk! Then Mr. Earwig jumped down to the ground and said in his most professional manner: “Thank you. sir. My fee for extracting a tooth is half-a-crown.” HIDDEN BIRDS 1. GINCODLFH. ADWKAJC. 3. TORARP. 4. GINFKREHIS. 5. LIBABRDKC. —Annie Cordon.