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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
8
A city hotel hosts an enormous giraffe arrived from the East. The curious beast wears a long linen duster and carries a stoff. Its wit and its chaff amuse all, as Carolyn Wells presents an epigrammatic giraffe.
Fatima revives Bluebeard's slain wives with the minstrel's water of life bringing them back to life. The castle becomes festive as the widows marry well, Fatima restores dowries, and Bluebeard's crimes are forgotten.
In a country tale, Kitty asks the unseen Fairy Wiseacre about where butterflies go in winter. The fairy guides her through a field of fluttering travelers, naming Monarchs, Sulphurs, and Brush Footed butterflies, explaining southward journeys, winter sleep spots, and risks from storms and hunger. Kitty learns to observe butterfly migration each late summer toward frosts.
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