THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Abroad for the Goodwill Cruise

Bay of Plenty Beacon, 2 May 1941, Page 3

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Abroad for the Goodwill Cruise

_ PETER ™E WHALER of WHALE ISLAND

Darwin was surely a wonderful l place!, as on,q well known writer has "it i s the meeting place: of West," which means that the people Asia rub shoulders with the Europeans for the first tj me . ißut we could not stay long there for the captain of a pearling luggerl asked us to go for a trip with 'him in order to see the way the Japanese pearl-divers, carried out their work. Well Ave all go! aboard, packed on somehow, and off we sailed till Ave thought avo Avore just about over the pearling grounds. While \vq watching diver* Tjfty ..became so i nterestcc! how the f' weather "was changing. A. storm blew up from the west,, and before we--knew-.it v>*e were in a: tearing gale. All my crew, I am glad to ' say, behaved magnificently. Wo helped the captain with the sails and climbed the weit slippery mast like Aete.rans. Well for two Avholo <'ays we ran before that terrible gale. On the third, clay, the sun came out again and to our great jov there; was a large gre:cn island iu on our larboard Tide. "What is she?" we. all cried out to the skinI per. "Why its Fiji," he exclaimed [ putting his glass to his. eye. "We'll i make land, at once." So thut is wh v | you and I are at present Avalking f about the shady palm-fringed I streets of Suva. Yes, here Ave, aiv f meeting and' talking to the: fuzzy- [ headed Fijians, and indeed meeting some of our'own soldiers-, from faraway Ncav Zealand. They are here of course ami Averrn't 1 avo glad to i see them! Now Ave are going to stay here a day or two and then I listvo a new surprise for you—Bountv ind I Norfolk Islands. You just Avail till £ then. P.T.W.

THE STORY OF FLAX An old legend of many years ago. When the Avorit'. Avar- quite young, lells us how flax came into the World. A beautiful maiden Holthi, Avas thought to live away up in the heavens. One day a poor peasant, who had lost 'his way in the mountains, suddenly came upon-a. crystal door in the side of a glacier. This sparkling door made him very cautious, but he opened- ?t and Avent in. Upon entering, the peasant saaa' a beautiful goddess seated upon a throne. She offered him any gift he desired, but strange to say, instead of riches (as many a person would have* wanted) the peasant chose the blue flowers the goddess heidi in her hand. Hold a AA r as very pleased at the humble request and gaA*e the peasant a box-of seeds, telling him to plant them and care for them tenderly. When he reached home, the peasant planted the seeds, and soon Tus fields were filled with the little blue, flowers. Later, Holrla visited the peasant's fields and taught him h.ow to spin the flax into thread and to weave linen clot'h from it. so that he became very prosperous and contented. * A GOOD GAME FIGURE CURSING —- By a elcfiafr llittltjJtrick it is, easv to two numbers that a JJl'end: has secretly Avritten dOAvn. Ask him to write domi any two single numbers that he .fancies, ---keeping the paper hidden from you. Noav tell him that lie must double either one of these, it does not matter which, and add 5 to the result. Now he must multiply the result by 5 and finally add the other figure. Then he tells you of the total and vou at once inform him of the two figures life first selected. You can do this by Just taking 25 from the tfttal lie gives you. and the result Avill always be the two figures first though!, of. Here is an instance: Supposing the numbers -chosen. Avcrc 8 and 2. .friend dlnMo-s i-ho x <\ u! get.

other figure 2, getting 107. This is the total you have, and if you take 25 from it you will have 82, the figures which your friend: selected at first. SCATTERED SYLLABLES An interesting game for a party ist "Scattered Syllables." • Choose any series of names: either the names of different com;tries, or of well-known books, animals, flowers, etc. Write out and scatter the different syllables of the words chosen, oil as many sheets of paper as there are placers. For example, take, a few countries like England, Japan, China, Siam,, Switzerland Norway and, Sweden. The way the sheet would, look when the players received them would: be 1 ike« this : cng, 11a, zcr, si, nor,, ja; swe; pan; swit; land; lard; am; way; chi; den. Of course, these arc a few simple ones. Those with four, five or six syllables in them are: the difficult ones. And the more woril.s that are used the harder the game is. Especially interesting is a series of poet's names. The first player to finish with o correct list is the winner. The answers must correspond with the original list. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION CLEVER BRUSH WORK I was very pleased to see the Hw \vork some of you had put into this competition, especially the winner. Some of you have shown tremendous improvement in your work. I'll get you on to painting the hull, in a minute if you don't look out. Free picture tickets go to May Hanham Audrey Butler Ailsa Bagley. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION SOMEONE ASKED FOR AN ESSAY O'ne little friend of mine wants compositions. Well I think we can try a change from the colouring for a while. Now I want you to write something about a subject with which you are all familiar. Let me see. Yes, I know—'What do you think of me —Peter the Whaler'. Do you think I'm a good marinciT, or a bad one. Just write i! down, and make a wee story of it. I'm a tough old salt and can take it. Yes that will do nicely for next week, and as usual the three best will 1 receive free picture tickets with my best compliments, Your old friend,, Peter thei Whaler. MY MAIL BOX Dear Peter the Whaler, I I am enclosing .*Sdi iiv stamps to pay my entrance fee. I enj,oy reading your page, and look forward to tthc BEACON coming on FridlayS. II spend many happy hours, out in lhe sunshine because; I have uo,t been able to go to school lately. We are lucky in having such lovely weather, aren't we. Yours sincerely, AILSA BAGLEY. (Welcome aboard, lass. Just leave by the Clipper 'plane and pick us up between Suva and! Norfolk Island. Your certificate leaves to-day. Let me know when you receive it. Peter the Whaler). Dear Peter the Whaler, I received your letter to-day (certificate) with great pleasure. It has been having a holiday at Craig's store for five days. When my brother went to get the mail Mrs Craig said there was* a letter for me. I wil,l try my luck for the weekly competitions sometimes. Yours sincerely, LOUIS KEEP A. (Clad you liked the certificate', and I certainly do hope you enter for the competitions. Its not every little boy or girl who gets free pic- ' it '? Pin sure we'll

JOKE CORNER Mother was having great difficulty in getting Tom my to take his medicine, which luul a very bitter taste. Smilingly she approached his benl with the bottle and the teaspoon held l in licr hands, "Now, Tommy," she said, coaxingly. "I know the medicine is not very nicc, but it will make you get well ever .so quickly. Be a good boy and take it like, a man!" "No, thank you, Mother,," lie/ cried.. "I've read the instructions on the bottle', and. it says that a man must take double the quantity!" « « * m R.S.M. (to recruit): What is your name? Recruit; Bill Brown, R.S.M.': I want your proper name —and say sir to me. Now( try again. What is it? Recruit: Sir William Brown. "Yes, mum," said the sailor,,, relating his experiences to an old lady, "i was torpedoed in the Atlantic, and lived, for a week on a tin of sardines," "Dear me. weren't you afraid of falling off?" M « * " First Tramp: "How did you get up that oak tree?" Second Tramp: "Lummce, ain't yer got no sense? I. sat on it when it was an acorn." RIDDLE POT Why is hot bread like a caterpillar? —Because it's the grid) that makes the butterfly. What is the (inference between a lisherman and! a truant boy?— One baits his hooks, and the other hates his books. a a • • Why is a kettle unfortunate?— Because it sutlers Irom boils. ■■ » ■ * What relation is* one paving stone «o the next?—A stepfather. « • » * ** What still remains Avhen all its letters have been taken away?—A pillar-box. n«« » - When is it dangerous to go to church? —When there is. a canon in the pulpit. m • • • A shopkeeper had 1 a brother, who joined the Army. The. soldiers, though, had m brother. How w;.s this?— The shopkeeper was a woman, and so she was the sister ot the soldier.