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

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 98, 31 August 1942, Page 6

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

r PETER THE WHALER jj . HA L E " ISLAND 8 1

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. Well it's certainly good to get M bit of settled weather alter all the wind and. rain. 1 have had quite a busy time over the week-end puttiny my little garden in order. A young river had cascaded down the rocks right across the face of it and left my lettuces, beet-root and nice young cabbages all hanging over the edge of a low cliff. I'm afraid, it doesn't pay to live on the top of an island, at least, when there's a storm blowing. I had quite a peculiar experience last Saturday evening. After the rain a light mist drifted in from the sea, while I was out collecting driftwood. Do you know I all but lost my way back. I couldn't sec a tiling in front of me and at last 1 holloed out and way above j my head I heard a squork. It came from Petcrkin the Penguin, and then the next thing down came Butinsky the goat, bounding over the rocks and making a funny baa-ing noise. Well I Avas very glad to see him I can tell you and followed him back to the hut where I ma die a nice warm fire and had tea. Cheerio till next Aveek. P.T.W.

OUR STORY

THE SEVEN TINKERS

Once upon a time, there was a family of seven tinkers.; Now it was Very silly ol all these brothers to be tinkers, for there was hardly enough work for one linker in their village—let alone enough for seven! The eldest did lpost of the tinkering and the second one sometimes helped him, but, except at springcleaning time, there was never enough for them all to do. So Number Three made up sad little stories for the children on the village green. They didn't understand that the stories were sad, and I'm afraid, they generally laughed at them. .linker Number four w<\s verv lazj, so he Mas nearly always asleep. Tinker Number Five made a flute and played tunes'on it. Tinker Number Six planted daisies and Tinker Number Seven cleaned the little house and did the cooking . when there .was anything to cook. Now all this happened Jong, long ago, be lore steam engines and motor cars had frightened the fairies away, and people were never surprised at any tiling. So one d.av when a very old lady, carrying a very old kettle, came hobbling to where they were all sitting on the village green, they looked at one another and thought, "Now something interesting might cpme of this. I wonder if she's a fairy god-mother?" "Good morning to you," said the old lady. "Good morning Dame." replied the tinkers, "and can we mend anything for you?" asked Tinker Number One. "Trade's slack. "We don't charge much." "Don't charge anything at all," whispered. Number two. '"I'm sure she can't afford it."' "1 want you lu mend this, kettle/ said the old lady, and' she handed it to the eldest brother, who at once began to mend it.. "Only one hole, il' you please, my good man.'" siid she rapping liis knuckles with her stick. "There are seven holes so thai will be one hole each. I can see you don't get enough work to do.'' And she fixed her sharp eyes on the sleepy brother, who yawned uncomfortably. One after the other the brothers took the keltic, and mended the holes. The eldcsc thought. "I do wish she could turn, out to be a reai fairy and then she niignt arrange for me to be t.ink* '-ii'-ehL'f to the Palace.'" "Oil dear!" though [ Number Two, "only one h-le, in oh! he ilk-, for one old lady when I wn.dd like to mend and polish suonls. shields and helmets for a whole army!"' (To b- c:.r\ i nued)

CONFESSIONS

a Would you really like to know why Fm in di'sgrace And whj T my imrsie goes about with c such a fritcnin' face, 1 And makes me stand against the e wall and not turn round, till tea, p Till my legs is stiff as pokers an' X t can't hardly see? l 1 Well, ifs 'cause I tied her apron to l ' make believe a tent: ■ It was her Sunday muslin one and 1 such a great big rent - Came where the tent door ought, to [ be, and so—■ t- Well, Avould. you really like to t know? 1 CRAZY CORNER TURN THE OTHER "Oil, Tommy, you've been fighting again." "Well, Billy started' it." "Yes; but haven't you been taught that when an enemy smite you on one cheek you should turn the other?" "But he hit me on the nose, mother." VOLTE-FACE Lieutenant (roaring with rage): Who told you to put those /lowers on the table? Steward: The Commander, Sir. Lieutenant: Pretty, aren't they? ON ALL HANDS Teacher: As we walk outdoors on a cold winter's morning and look about us, what do we >see on every hand? Pupil: Gloves! ; MY MAIL BOX j : : Dear Peter the WTialcr, As it is impossible for me to an-* j swer every contest I will try to send j some items of my own. WTiy I, can not send my letters in regularly is j because we are so far back in the country and only Mondays and Thursdays our grocer comes out to bring our groceries from Ku tare re store about ten miles away and so - you can see how hard it is to write 1 regularly, but I will try and, keep 1 up with the S.S. Good Endeavour. ' Rangi Biddle. Thank you shipmate for your contribution and I only hope that you cyn find time to come in and; collect your tickets some time or other. Your letters arc always bright and j your poetry very good. Your old , friend, P.T.W. ] 1 ] LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION j 1 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ Well I think that it was just a . liLllc too hard for you this time. There were three answers and. although none of them Mere quite right I am giving free picture tickets to them for trying. But who was it said Nelson was killed in the I Battle of Waterloo, oh Dick! The questions were: - 1. What do Chinese eat with? 2. What instrument measures atmosphe r i e p re ss u re !>. Why arcnt's birds electrocuted when they perch on electric wires? 1. In what battle Mas Nelson killed? Common French coin? {!. Height of football goal posts? 7. What is (door) in French? <S. What causes the. tides'.' <). What does R.S.V.P. mean? 10. Who was Whakatane's Ilrst Mayor? Here are the answers:-— 1 , Chopsticks '2. Barometer ;{, Bccau-se electricity must first be grounded L Trafalgar . Franc G. lift Gin. bar 101't <

7. La Porto. 8. The attraction of the moon 9. Responded si votis plais 10. Mr G. Brabant. Tickets go to. Peter Jaram Dick Ward Arthur McLean NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION HIDDEN WORDS Another clever sailorman has sent , in this week's competition. Hero it is Hylas, and lhank you. Now what , you have to do is to work out what the following letters mean in words ; such as D.lv. —Decay. Here we start:— 1. F.E.G. 2. A.Q. 3. L.E.G- , 4. X.L.N.C. 5. N.R.G. 6. 0.1.C.U.R.M.T. 7. X.P.D.N.G. 8. D.D.E.E. 9. K.N----10. A.Y.Z. Think hard 1113* hearties and you'll get them. P.T.W.