Oh! Timothy Trundle was bouncingly fat, As round as a robin was he; The jolliest babe ever sat on a mat To frolic and gurgle with glee! His father who tossed him now up and now down, Called him "Timothy Trundle of Topplety Town." When Timothy Trundle grew up to be "Tim", A rotund, jolly chunk of a lad, The hoop that he played with looked slim, beside him, Such a sphere of a shape as he had; And folks on the street lost all signs of a frown, To see Timothy Trundle of Topplety Town. Once Timothy Trundle went out for a slide, He dragged up the sled with a will; But as he pushed off on his ride, o'er the side He rolled, and then rolled down the hill;-- A snowball, like Heidelberg's fun of renown, Buried Timothy Trundle of Topplety Town. Of Timothy Trundle, the youth like an O, For years I had never a trace Till I went to a circus, and lo! in the show I found his full-moon of a face. A troup of trick tumblers performed, and the clown Was Timothy Trundle of Topplety Town! [Illustration: AN UNWELCOME GUEST] [Illustration: PLAYMATES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY HARRY W. FREES] [Illustration: MORE PLAYMATES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY HARRY W. FREES] [Illustration: A DREAM OF GLORY] PICTURES BY CULMER BARNES [Illustration: DOGGIE:--"DON'T YOU KNOW THAT IT'S DANGEROUS TO SIT ON THE THIRD RAIL?" CHORUS OF BUNNIES:--"MAY BE, BUT AT PRESENT IT DOESN'T SEEM NEARLY SO DANGEROUS AS SOME PLACES WE KNOW OF."] [Illustration: FATHER OWL TO MR. WOODPECKER:--"HEY! WHO'S THAT KNOCKING OUT THERE? DON'T YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO DISTURB OUR DAY'S REST? CALL AGAIN AT A REASONABLE HOUR."] [Illustration: THE REUNION OF THE BRUIN FAMILY AT THE SEA SHORE.] THE BABY MICE ARE INSTRUCTED BY THEIR FOND PAPA [Illustration: "NOW, CHILDREN, THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST AND MOST DANGEROUS TEMPTATIONS YOU WILL EVER MEET. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS SO THAT YOU MAY REMEMBER AND ALWAYS AVOID IT."] [Illustration: AND IT WORKED FINELY!] ROLY POLY ON VACATION DRAWN BY CULMER BARNES [Illustration: CONDUCTOR: "ALL ABOARD FOR THE JUNGLE! STEP LIVELY, PLEASE! BOTH GATES!"] [Illustration: THE THREE GIRAFFE BOYS: "COME ON IN, ROLY POLY, WE'RE DYING FOR A SWIM, BUT THE WATER ISN'T DEEP ENOUGH."] MOTHER GOOSE'S LAST TROLLEY RIDE [Illustration: ON A RUNAWAY CAR: "HERE, YOU, CONDUCTOR. I WANT A TRANSFER AND I WANT IT NOW!"] [Illustration: MOTHER GOOSE: "LUCKY FOR YOU I FELL IN THE WATER. I'LL NEVER TRUST MYSELF ON LAND AGAIN AS LONG AS I LIVE."] IVAN AND THE WOLF [Illustration: IVAN SEES THE WOLF] [Illustration: AND TAKES REFUGE IN A HOLLOW TREE] [Illustration: HAVING FASTENED THE BASKET WITH HIS STAFF.] [Illustration: WHILE TWO BABY BEARS LEFT IN THE TREE IMPEDE HIS WAY,] [Illustration: THE MOTHER BEAR COMES HOME,] [Illustration: AND IVAN ESCAPES WITH THE CUBS.]