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<v Speaker 1>Juno lived in a great park where there was a menagerie,

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<v Speaker 1>and neither the park nor the menagerie could have done

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<v Speaker 1>without Juno. Now, who do you think Juna was. She

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<v Speaker 1>was a dear old black and brown dog, the best

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<v Speaker 1>natured dog in the world, and this was the reason

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<v Speaker 1>they could not do without her. In the park, a

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<v Speaker 1>lioness died and left two little lion cubs with no

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<v Speaker 1>one to take care of them. The poor little lions

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<v Speaker 1>curled up in a corner of the cage and seemed

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<v Speaker 1>as if they would die. Then the keeper of the

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<v Speaker 1>menagerie brought Juno and showed her the little lion cubs

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<v Speaker 1>and said, now, Juno, here are some puppies for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Go and take care of them. That's a good dog.

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<v Speaker 1>Juno's own puppies had just been given away, and she

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<v Speaker 1>was feeling very badly about it, and was rather glad

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<v Speaker 1>to take care of the two little lions. They were

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<v Speaker 1>so pretty, with their soft striped fur and yellow paws

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<v Speaker 1>that Juno soon loved them. She took the best care

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<v Speaker 1>of them till they grew old enough to live by themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Many people used to come and stand near the big

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<v Speaker 1>lion's cage and laugh to see only a quiet old

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<v Speaker 1>dog and two little bits of lion cubs shut in it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was very pretty to see Juno playing with the cubs,

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<v Speaker 1>and all the children who came to the park wanted

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<v Speaker 1>first to see the doggie that nursed the lion puppies.

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<v Speaker 1>But when they grew large enough, they were taken away

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<v Speaker 1>from her and sold to different menageries far away, and

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<v Speaker 1>poor Juna wondered what had become of her pretty adopted children.

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<v Speaker 1>She looked for them all about the menagerie and asked

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<v Speaker 1>all the animals if they had seen her two pretty

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<v Speaker 1>yellow striped lion puppies. No one had seen them, and

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<v Speaker 1>nearly every one was sorry and had something kind to say,

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<v Speaker 1>for Juno was a favorite with many, to be sure.

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<v Speaker 1>The wolf snarled at her and said it served her

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<v Speaker 1>right for thinking that she, a miserable, tame dog could

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<v Speaker 1>bring up young lions, but Juno knew she had only

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<v Speaker 1>done as she was told, so she did not mind

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<v Speaker 1>the wolf. The monkeys cracked jokes and teased her, saying

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<v Speaker 1>they guessed she would be given another family to take

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<v Speaker 1>care of sea lions most likely, and she would have

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<v Speaker 1>to live in the water to keep them in order.

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<v Speaker 1>This had not occurred to Juno before, and it made

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<v Speaker 1>her quite uneasy. It is not possible they would want

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<v Speaker 1>me to nurse young sea lions, said she. They are

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<v Speaker 1>so rude and so very slippery. I could never make

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<v Speaker 1>them mind me. You may be thankful if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get those two young alligators in the other tank, said

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<v Speaker 1>a gruff voiced adjutant. Good gracious, exclaimed Juno. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it possible. Of course, it is possible, said a pelican,

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<v Speaker 1>stretching his neck through his cage bars. You'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>comes of being too obliging. We all think you are

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<v Speaker 1>a good creature, Juno, said a crane. Indeed, I should

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<v Speaker 1>willingly trust you with my young crane children. But really,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will do everything that is asked of you,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no knowing whose family you may have. Next. Juno

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<v Speaker 1>went and laid down in a sunshiny place near the

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<v Speaker 1>elephant's house and thought over all these words. Very soon,

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<v Speaker 1>she grew sleepy in spite of her anxiety, and was

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<v Speaker 1>just dropping off into a doze when she heard the

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<v Speaker 1>keeper whistle for her. She ran to him and found

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<v Speaker 1>him in the hippopotamus's cage. Juno said, he, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>you'll have to take charge of this young hippopotamus. The

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<v Speaker 1>poor little fellow has lost his mother. Dear, Dear, sighed Juno.

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<v Speaker 1>I was afraid it would come to this. I'm thankful

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<v Speaker 1>it isn't the young alligators. So Juno took charge of

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<v Speaker 1>the young hippo. She called him hippo for short, and

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<v Speaker 1>only when he was naughty she called him hippopotamus. Aren't

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<v Speaker 1>you ashamed of yourself? But he was a great trial.

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<v Speaker 1>He was awkward and clumsy, and not a bit like

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<v Speaker 1>her graceful little lion puppies. Then he got sick, and

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<v Speaker 1>she had to give him peppermint. His mouth was so

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<v Speaker 1>large that she lost the spoon in it, and he

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<v Speaker 1>swallowed spoon and all, and was very ill afterward. But

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<v Speaker 1>he grew up at last. And just as Juno had

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<v Speaker 1>made up her mind not to take care of other

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<v Speaker 1>people's families any more, the keeper came to her with

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<v Speaker 1>two young giraffes and told her she really must be

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<v Speaker 1>a mother to the poor little scraps of misery, for

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<v Speaker 1>their mother was gone and they would die if they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't cared for immediately. These were a dreadful trouble. And besides,

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<v Speaker 1>they would keep trotting after her everywhere, till the pelican

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<v Speaker 1>and the adjutant and the cranes nearly killed themselves laughing

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<v Speaker 1>at her. Poor Juno felt worse and worse till one

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<v Speaker 1>day she heard the keeper say she certainly would have

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<v Speaker 1>to take care of the young elephant. She felt that

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<v Speaker 1>she could stand it no longer and made up her

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<v Speaker 1>mind to run away. So she said good bye to

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<v Speaker 1>all her friends and ran to the wall of the park.

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<v Speaker 1>There she gave a great jump and waked up and

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<v Speaker 1>found herself in the sunshiny grass near the elephant's house.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh how glad I am, said Juno. What in the

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<v Speaker 1>world has been the matter, asked the elephant. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>kicking and growling in your sleep at a great rate.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been watching you this long time. Such dreadful dreams,

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<v Speaker 1>said Juno. Lion puppies are all very well, but when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to hippopotamus and giraffes and elephant, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you talking about? Said the elephant. I guess you'd better

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<v Speaker 1>go to your supper. I heard the keeper call you

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<v Speaker 1>long ago. So Juno went to her supper very glad

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<v Speaker 1>to find she had only dreamed her troubles. But she

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<v Speaker 1>made up her mind that if the old hippopotamus should die,

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<v Speaker 1>she would run away that very night. End of Juno's

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<v Speaker 1>Wonderful Troubles by E. Mueller