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THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Aboard for the Goodwill Cruise €</ PETER THE WHALER of WHALE .ISLAND

What ho, what lio, ma hearties! Whew, we have a long tour in front of us, and Ii want you to get completely new outfits. You see. wc have the whole of South America ahead and there will he mountain climbing and jungle exploring to do until we are thoroughly fed tip. Still this is the only way to see the world and when we get home to Wliakatane, what a wonderful tale we will have to tell/ Now South America has some very modern towns and countries, but there are also great tracts of forested country ,of. which very little is lenown even these days of aeroplanes and travel. .We will go to Columbia first, then on to Venezuela, and then to the great big country ~ known as Brazil (where the nuts come from) and where the mighty river Amazon drains one of the largest basins in the world. That s * enough for the present but when we are all properly fitted out with helmets find tramping outfits we will make , for Cartagena on the gulf of Darien. Well these South American States are certainly rather backward but you see it is only since the beginning of the present century that they have had any real contact with the world. Now they are progressing and building line capitals. Hop in this little mountain train and soon we will be puffing along the ranges which separate us from Cartagena. Here and there you can see the farms or 'ranches as they are cfiled here. There arc yellow abode houses and great mustering yards. You see in this country they go mainly in for cattle rearing. Some of the finest beef for the • American market comes from Columbia. Well that is enough for this week. Next time we will see ' something of the pretty toAvn of Venezuela. Till then we will sav cheerio,

Oliß STORY A NEW FAMILY IN THE DOLL HOUSE . * The doll house was in the attic. For a long time it had been there with its door shut tight and its curtains pulled down. Mrs Mouse had passed it each day on her way to and from the mousehole. "Such a pity," she had said to Mr .Mouse, "that nice house should be all shut.up." Blinking and winking Mr Mouse answered, "Why don't we move in?" It was just what Mrs Mouse wanted him to say. She smiled until her whiskers touched her ears.

"Why not?"' she chuckled. The next day she was up bright and eavly."Mousics," she said to Molly, Millv and Matty, who made up her family, "wc are moving to-day into the doll house. 1 ' They smiled, too, until their whiskers touclicd theii ears, then they danced, up and down and made little squealing sounds. "Molly, you are to take the bread box, Milly, you take the cheese dish, Matty the hat box, and I will carry the bags;" said 'Mrs 'Mouse. "And I," said Mr Mouse, "will walk ahead swinging my cane. Out of the rnouseho'le they came, one by one. -Across the attic they marched to the door of the doll house. It was a green door with a bright knocker. Mr Mouse raised the knocker. "Just to be'certain there's no one in there," he said. They waited while' Milly counted to a hundred, but the door did not open. "The house.is empty," Mrs Mouse said. With his grey paw Mr Mouse turned the door Knob and opened the door. It was very still inside , and there was dust on the doorsill. "Follow me," Mr Mouse said and i then "ker-clioooo!" They went into the house all ol them., trailing their tails behind them, through the hall which, had a window, through the dining room which had two windows through the living room which had three windows and up over the stairs which had a red carpet. "It's a very pretty house," Mrs Mouse said. "It's a very dusty house," Mr Mouse answered: He was leading the way into the first bedroom when he stopped suddenly. "Look!" he cried. Blinking and Avinlcing. Mrs Mouse and the thicc little mice peeked around him and saw sitting in a rocker a tiny doIJH She seemed to be asleep for her eyes were' shut tight. "Speak to her, Mr Mouse," Mrs Mouse said. "Mistress Doll," he said, and then louder, "Mistress Doll!" "If only you knew her name," Mrs Mouse sighed -and Mr Mouse shouted every name he new beginning with an A. then with a B, then with a C, straight on through the alphabet. But the doll did not open her eyes. "'What shall we do?" Mrs Mouse Avhispered. It was- then that Molly Mouse tiptoed to the rocker. Very gently she learned over and kissed the ros3 r , round cheek of Mistress Doll. Pop! The doll's eyes opened wide. She sat up and stared at them. "Have you come to live Avith me in the doll house?" she asked. "Have you?" She smiled, shoAving her pearly white teeth. "I've been waiting

so long' for you/' she said, "so very long that I fell sound asleep. Please say you have come to live with me." Milly looked at Molly, Molly looked at Matty, Matty looked at Mrs Mouse and Mrs Mouse looked at Mr Mouse. And Mr Mouse said, "We have!'* DOGS AND CATS Here is a rhyme and a word or two On our homely dog and cat; They arc mostly to do with their voices. And I'm sure you won't mind that, For you have heard both dog & cat And therefore know 'tis true, The few little words that I'm writing In a verse or two for you. You know the dog has an ugly barkBe it Collie or Pekinese; And a growl which is alarming—■ Makes you feel ill at ease; But when he commences to liowT,, You think liim just a hound. For lie utters the most awful noise— It lias a dismal sound. There's a wonderful deal of difference In the voicc of homely cat, As she kindly "me-ows" to greet you Or she purrs upon the mat. But when she joins in an argument, And all the "swearing" is said, You're awakened from your beaut;/ sleep - And wish all cats were dead. JOKE CORNER Picture-Taking Hint The sweet young thing was showing him her snapshot album, • "This," she s'aid, "is a snap I took of a bird.'' "B-but," lie murmured, "I can only see his tail." "Well, you see I wfis afraid it would frighten him when he heard the click of my camera. . "Yes," and the young man waited. "So I coughed to drown the sound and the silly thing Hew away!" Cleaned Out "Bring in the oysters I told you <o open," said the head of the house hold, growing impatient. "There they are," replied the new housemaid proudly, "It took me a long time to clean them, but I have done it at last, and thrown all the insides away." Getting an Average A traveller went up to a-railway porter at an important station and said: "There arc half a dozen clocks in this place and they are every one different!" "Well, sir." said the porter, "if they were all alike, one would do!"

On the Scent An Irishman whose wife was fond of moving from one house to another, was met by a friend while walking behind a vanload of household goods. "Halloa, Mick, shifting again? Where might you be going this time?" "I don't know," said Mick. "I'm following the furniture to find out." t■ K ' Association of Ideas? Professor-: "If I say 'week,' you think of 7 days. Then if I say '30 days,'-what do you think "of?" . Student: "Gaol." ODD ADVERTISEMENTS To let: A house with bath and basin on the main street. For sale: A fireside stool by a lady going abroad, with wooden legs. For sale: A piano, by an old lady with one dumb note. Lost: A fountain pen by a soldier half full of green ink.

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

COLOURING THE, SCOTSMAN There were not many of you cared to try this competition, l'erliaps it was the number of colours you had to work into the kilt and plaid. Well those that did arrive Avere really excellent, and I have 'to congratulate Charlie Armer on a wonderful entry. Here are the winners:—■ Charlie Armer May Hanham Don Huwat.

THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION HIDDEN NAMES llcrc is a list of the names of some well-known businesses in Whakatane. See if you can work them out and send in the solution to me. There are twenty-one names in all. .'The three answers with, the most correct will 1 receive free picture tickets with my best compliments. COBEAN GRAMRONT'S DR.IBREG TATERiSNOP BRATBAN YES LAIC LACELAW PUPSLEIS THEMPRO SWATHEM RELCUT MALLIH THUN NALCEM TETTPIP HIWS INWN NOTES SMIBT LERE.HEW NOBO VULIALSN and KULE NIGANNG TENIv IN MY LIBRARY "Laugh and Be Happy," by Mary Anne Bright. "Prfccious Gems," by Val. U. Able. "Round the Camp fire," by Mary Singers, "Fun.For All," by Y. B. Blue. "At tile Races," by Bet Anne Lost. TONGUE TWISTERS How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good coolc could cook cookies? Just as many cookies as a good cook could cook would a good cook cook if a good cook could cook good cookies. A twister of twists once twisted a twist, and the twist that he twisted was a three-twisted twist. Now -if one of those twists that he twisted untwisted, the twist'that untwisted would untwist the whole twist-

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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 216, 23 September 1940, Page 3

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THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 216, 23 September 1940, Page 3

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 216, 23 September 1940, Page 3

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