"And it wouldnt be America, "Apart from the strength based on would it?" asked his wife. "We're this spirit, Japan is strong due to. not at war with America. are we?" among other factors, her self-sufR-"If we were you wouldn't know," ciency in food. Some complaints The Sparrow. have been heard about a shortage of forget the exact name of the rice, and about the mixture of for-ace at the moment," said his wife, eign rice with our own rice. Never-"but I seem to remember there was a K in it" theless, Japan has piety of food. "Japan proper and Korea produce "Oh, you do. do you?" said The 85,000,000 koku (429,000, bushels) Sparrow. "So we have a clue at last.
It's somewhere in the entire world hi rice; and our fisheries produce outside Australia or America, you seem to remember there's a ant of fish, valued at in it, Well Well. well"
"I can't remember everything," said his wife.
"The only thing you can is a grievance." said The Spatrów.
"Tm sure I have enough to think of," said his wife, a tear starting in her eye, "what with the children and the shortage of worms and keeping' the nest clean and everything"
"Was there any more biws you don't remember?" asked The Sparrow. sunk somewhere," said Lg wife.
"There was something about a ship
least, I'm not sure if if was sunk, but they thought they bad hit it with a bomb or something."
"Don't tell me any more." said The Sparrow, "it's too exciting."
"I'm only trying to remember," said his wife, the tears rolling down her beak, "Try something easier," said The Sparrow, jumping aut of his chair; "you're making me nervous?"
"Where are you going?" asked his wife.
Sparrow.
"Where do you think?" asked, The "To that awful "ree Tops club." said his wife.
"Signs of intelligence at last" shouted The Sparrow ds he of the nest. "Light in our "The sun breaks through the clouds and swallows up the fog. You might firmly om] get a brain storm if you had any any brain."—Nat Gubbine in the
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