A TRUANT SWAN
A swan in Raphael Park at Homford, England, was gliding serenely on the lake when he took it into his head to go where he had never been, before, states "The Children's Newspaper.''
The spirit of adventure rising up within him, he dashed from the lake, flew along , Cplchester Road. towards Londoivand made'a stir in Rbmford market place. Flying low, he compelled a policeman to jump out of his way, .scattered pedestrians with his six-foot wing-span, and ended by crashing heavily into a cyclist. The impact dazed the truant swan, and before he, .could come to Jus senses the police had arrested him for travelling to the danger of the public. Presently some of the park officials arrived with a lorry to take the adventurer homeY
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 109, 4 November 1939, Page 17
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129A TRUANT SWAN Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 109, 4 November 1939, Page 17
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