s a trick ake a lesson by it, Leopard. You stle.

    surprise you very muco kno you sard-plaster on a sack of coals?

    ell, calling names  catctle of it is t  matco take Baviaans advice. old me I ougo co c my skin Im going to c.

    to? said tremendously excited.

    to a nice le purple in it, and toucy-blue. It rees.

    So ed than ever; he had never seen a man change his skin before.

    But  me?  little finger into his fine new black skin.

    You take Baviaans advice too. old you to go into spots.

    So I did, said t into ots as fast as I could. I  into t  of good it has done me.

    O mean spots in Sout spots on your skin.

    s t? said the Leopard.

    tripes, ts and stripes give t satisfaction.

    Umm, said t look like Zebra--not for ever so.

    ell, make up your mind, said te to go ing  you, but I must if you insist on looking like a sun-flo a tarred fence.

    Ill take spots, t dont make em  too vulgar-big. I  look like Giraffe--not for ever so.

    Ill make em ips of my fingers, said ty of black left on my skin still. Stand over!

    t ogety of black left on ill) and pressed touc five little black marks, all close toget Beloved. Sometimes t a little blurred; but if you look closely at any Leopard no ts--off five fat black finger-tips.

    Noy! said t on t on tone. You can lie out on a leafy brancing t across tre of a paticular. t and purr!

    But if Im all t you go spotty too?

    O for a nigger,