THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 83, 3 November 1939, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

-A k [ y r 0 ooc^w Cruise^ THE WHALER > % WHALE ISLAND C

Well, my sailor crew, what ho. for the first sight of Singapore. What a wonderful harbour it is. I'll bet you had 110 idea that it was such a line toAvn, nor that there would be so many of Great Britain s battleships here. Don't they look fine too— makes you proud to belong to the Km pi re. eh whal! Well hurry up lads let's get the long boat out and row ashore. I'm just as impatient as a on •are. lli. watch she doesn't tipple over and pitch the lot of you into the water. Steady there, righto! Now heave away, Oh. Now we're drawing near to the pier. Hullo A\hats this. Ha. ha. well 1 never did. What do you think! They've turned out a guard of honour from the garrison. How smart they look -white pith helmets, shining buttons, and gleaming bayonets. Ha, a brave show, and all in our honour. Here boys and girls, they're playing 'C.od Save the King.' Hats oil', and well I suppose you'll have to do it, stand up in the boat as best yor. can, Now iooli

■Smart and businesslike. Steady on the tiller there 01 you'll have us over board. Look out, look out, by jingo, you've done it too. Splash, splash, splash! ! ! "Weil everyone for themselves, boys .Mid girls swim lor it and make lor the pier. Gee, but the water's warm as milk. See the old boat floating off upside down. Strike out hard lads. Hullo what s this happening? The guard ol honout .ias .broken up and the men are actually diving in to our rescue. Hurrahnow avc'll all be saved. Only a few minutes and we are on the pier, safe and sound, with a laughing, happy crowd of soldiers and sailors all Tovuid us. Phew! Something to icmcmber Singapore by. Well, at an\ rate, three chev'rs lor the Iving. Ilip. hip, liorray! P.T.W.

OUR STORY 808 AND BILL t lit. liy S.K.M. One dav Bob and Bill weu walking in the ANOod after breakfast, -when they heard somebody crying. "Who is that?" asked Bob. there -was silence at first, then the crying started again. "1 can't stand that, Bill. What shall wc do?" Bill said. "Hush,' 1 so they kept quiet and went along very slowly. In a clearing of the wood they saw a little gnl ting on a log and crying. "What is the matter?" asked Bill. The little girl looked up and stared at them. She got oil' the log and started to walk away, looking so frightened. "Please don't be afraid,'' they both said. So she stood still and let them come quite near. ""Why do you cm so?" asked Bob. "Because I've lost my Avay, and can't lind my home or Mummy"—Oh, I'm so hungry too." Tin; little men looked at each ol her. then Bob said "l'ow about cominu back Avith us lirst? We can u,ive you something to cat, and then we could help you find your home." So oil they all went back along the path and soon reached the little green men's hut. On the Ava.v the little girl told them she Avas called Dawn, and that her father Avorked in the forest, leiling tries. That morning she had asked her mother to let her go for a Ava'k all alone, and instead of keeping to the path as imimmv had told her. she had gone off looking for Howes ii"t(. the bush. "Ni iv oT' mind" Bob said, "here Ave are. come in and iest. So tl .y all wc.,. 1

inside and ale some berries the little <»reen men had: then .some cakes lliat Giant Jolly-race had sent, and drank some water. Afterwards tlicy all set off to find Dawn's home. As the birds knew the little men and could talk to them, Bob stopped a little fantail and asked him if lie knew where Dawn lived. 'Oil, yes" the bird replied, "follow me. It's not far." So off lie llitted from tree to tree, making his pretly little cry from time #o time, and I hey had to £0 ever so quickly to keep up with him. "Stop, old fellow" Bob called, "my arc too short to Keep up at that pace.'' The fanlail did laugh at him: asking why he had not borrowed ;< fairy's wings. Now. just as th-> birf 1 said that; said, f do f

so funny." ''Why, so do 1!" said Hill, ami looking al each other they saw that they both had green wings, which had grown in a moment! They were so surprised and delighted. Hob started to walk round Bill and Hill started to walk round Hob, then Dawn laughed, so at them, said they did look so funny each trying to get around the other. At this the fantail chipped in and said how amused he was. but hadn't they better go on as he couldn't wait all day. Then they started off again, Dawn running every now and then to keep up with the others. Hob and Hill were ever so pleased to see how quickly they could go. and gave squeals of delight. Tt seemed only a few minutes more when they came to a big clearing and there was Dawn's home, with her mummy at the door looking for her. They all went in, Bob and Bill having to be very careful to fold their wings. Dawn's mother was very grateful to them for bringing Dawn back. Said they must have some tea before they left for home: and that she would put out scraps every day for the fantail. Now, when they had all had a most glorious tea of iced cakes, lollies and fruit, they went home, went to bed and funnily enough, in the morning their wings had vanished: but as Hob said, perhaps it was just as well, they might have forgotten to close them one day and then it Avould have been a bother

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION rj WHAT WAS THE POLICEMAN'S NAME t I The Policeman, standing in the middle of the crossroads, is named Ford. Question: Win' is lie named L' ord?

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Church. Asylum. Well, avcll jny bonny lads and lassies, 1 seem to have caught most of you at last. Eighteen answers and only four correct. The answer was: "Because his father's name was Ford." Here are the winners: Janette McLeod T. Maxwell i Charlie Armer . Audrey Butler. , Congratulations! Your free tickets await you at the Beacon. THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION 1111)1)FN CLOTHIiS Mother did the washing and among some of the things she did were the following:— 1. IAVOi-.IM-IM.SIS '_>. THHIKS IU'DTSSF I. XIJOrSCI-VKOSCK r>. nrsoTiisi-: (i. ISTTKCXA 7. "LRSOALC S. TKVHIKSTSE <). KSIIDSSF 10. KOSSCGTTN 11 . BKTLA'-TSOLIIC 12. IMvXOS.V. Work them out and send me in the correct list. The first three right answers will be awarded free picture tickets. JOKE CORNER Teacher: I'm sorry. Tommy, but I '•annot believe .your excuse for being late. Tcmmy: Just a minute, sir, and 1 will think out another one.

"Wanted to sell: A machinc by a ladv a lew months old. Lost: A purse by a lady containing a shilling. Lost: A party frock by girl with blue frills. Found: A box of snowballs by a man made of cotton-wool. Lost: A bag of cakes by a boy covered with cream and icing. ♦ RAINY DAYS Hndless little drops of rain Scuttling down the windowpanc; Endless other little drops Tumbling on the mountain-tops. Trickling down the grassy hill. Joining friends to make a rill: Taking partners till they seem Strong enough to make a stream. Babbling loud through woods and meads, Babbling loud by stones and reeds, Scuttling on and resting never; Till at last they reach the river. Moving onwards day and night Till at last the sc-a's in sight: What a journey that must be That starts In sky and ends in sea. ALGIE AIXIGATOR Algie was an alligator, very young and greedy. He had a strong and scaly tail, liis eyes were bright and beady. His home was in a river somewhere south of the Equator. And very fond of eating things was Algie Alligator,

A-basking in the sunshine Upon tltf sand he'd lie,

And just look like a little log -while watching with one eye. Then suddenly he'd twitch Ills tail his mouth -would open wide, And any passing article would disappear inside. Until one daj r he found a keg—-a thing he'd never seen. He slid along and swallowed it— 'twas nitro-glycerine! And there beside the river somewhere south of the Equator Was only left the scaly tail of Alg'ie Alligator. RHYMfNG NAMES Does your name begin with D ? Here are our rhyming fortunes for this week •: Dora, is a precious gift; Diana, huntress, fleet and swift. Daisy, sweet and simple beauty; Doris, loyal to her duty. Daniel has a learned mind: David, loved by all mankind. Duncan, dark-skinned, faithful guide; Donald, leader, full of pride. • RIDDLE POT When did Auckland begin with an A, and end with an E?—They have always done so; Auckland begins with an A and End with an E. When is an original idea like a clock?— When it strikes one,. Why is picking a pocket like paint big?—lt is a work of art, requiring great skill and dclicacj r of touch. What is taken from you before you get it?— Your photograph. Why is an alligator a most deceitful animal?— Because it takes you in with an open countenance. DETAILS OF JOINING. Five years and under: Waterbabies. Eight years and over five. Stokers, stewards and deckhands. Fourteen and over eight. Engi. [leers, midshipmen and petty officers