"You may be thankful if you don't get those two young alligators in the other tank," said a gruff-voiced adjutant.
"Good gracious!" exclaimed Juno. "You don't think it possible?"
JUNO IS WARNED BY THE PELICAN.
"Of course it is possible," said a pelican, stretching his neck through his cage-bars. "You'll see what comes of being too obliging."
"We all think you are a good creature, Juno," said a crane. "Indeed, I should willingly trust you with my young crane children, but really, if you will do everything that is asked of you, there's no knowing whose family you may have next."
Juno went and lay down in a sunshiny place near the elephant's house, and thought over all these words. Very soon she grew sleepy, in spite of her anxiety, and was just dropping off into a doze, when she heard the keeper whistle for her. She ran to him and found him in the hippopotamus's cage.
"Juno," said he, "I guess you'll have to take charge of this young hippopotamus, the poor little fellow has lost his mother."
"Dear, dear!" sighed Juno. "I was afraid it would come to this. I'm thankful it isn't the young alligators."
