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

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 100, 4 September 1942, Page 6

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

PETER mB WHALER | pf WH ALE I SLAN D^Jj

What ho, Avhat ho, ma hearties. Here we are again and here the rain is again. T declare' this is the wettost patch of weather T have experienced all this year, its a job to. keep everything from going mildew. In fact if I didn't keep u fire going all the time in my cave everything would be. However I have still a large pile of 'driftwood and so I can keep a roaring fire going and I can tell you its about the only tiling that keeps me cheerful, except perhaps for Petcrkin. But you sec it doesn't matter what the weather is like outside if you are snug and warm inside. L have a good library and there is nothing I like [better than reading my books by a big fire. It seems to help me to enjoy them more and also I can let my imagination run wild and think I am actually living with the characters in the; books. My favourite ones are books of adventure like "Westward Ho" and "The Three Musketeers." I am never tired of reading them and often I, just like to pick one up and read a chapter to bring back old. memories. I am in the middle oi a good one now called "Mr Midshipman Easy" so I

must hurry up and back to it Cheerio till next week, P.T.W.

OUR STORY

THE SEVEN TINKERS

"You're not much of a tinker," said tlie old lady when she came to Number Three. "lie never does an}* tinkering," said one of the village childen. "He makes up stories for us ajfl day. lie told us a lovelv funny one yesterday." It wasn't meant to be funny," said Number three. "I can tell you a sloij now il you like, madam/instead of mending your kettle."' No, no, go oji with your job," said the old lady, "but J, hope your stories are belter than your tinkering, lor thai is very poor indeed!" "O-c-h, how sleepy I ami" said Number Four when his, turn came. "I wish I could go to >sllecp for live j hundred' years and not have to mend any more kettles." Number Five laid down his flute and took up his tools. "How nice it would be, if I could put a little tune into every kettle I mend, so that it cou'ld sing when it boMed." "Do you like flowers'?" asked Number Six of the old dame, as he took it. "f can give you a bunch of pink daisies from the heart-shap-ed bed, or j'C'Hoav ones from the round bed." 'No, thank you," she answered tartlj-, "flowers arc all very well, but I'm in a hurry: you get on with your mending."

At ilast Number Seven's turn came. ''Oh dear!'' lie thought, "if only we had lots and lots of things to mend how splendid it would be. I .should have nice dinners to cooj* every day and not just sometimes." but lie' finished the last hole neatly and smiled as he handed the kett'le back to the old lady. '"Thank 3*011." she said. "I am much obliged to yon all. I have l no money 'to pay you. but you will r : ot be any the <.rf y .r-.- courtesy. And s!,. av. Now she v:u- hardly out vi before a glittering mmiiary <1' hnrsciUiTi appeared ill the oppo.dt;: direction, am! who should' they turn out to be but •:!;•. King and some of his «ol>!v< -o'Mier.-. They rode right up Uroiher-. ' Hai ' eric-: a smart captain, "the very men \vc seek, your 'Majesty." And before they realised what was happening the First and Second Tinkers found themselves engaged as Tinker and Armourer for the King's palace. They were just, about to ride away when His Ma jest 3' noticed Tinker Six and his daisies. "Why!" he cried, "this- is the man for the post of lioyat Gardener. If lie <*an make such a charming arrangement with a few daisies, what might he not do with the Paiaee Gardens?" So away went Number Six to be a Koyai Gardener. Now the people of 11 ;e village were greatly c.\ vi led io 5 bn;k I heir very own i inkers had become so famous, nn-1 en' '!•,_> c;i ~ij

ami kettles they could lay hands on. "Tell us a'll about it,," they begged. So while Tinker Number Five mended their kettles (and every one he mended had a little tune in it ever after), and while Tinker Number Seven cooked the dinner, which they could: now afford to buy, Number Three told the story of the old woman's visit and the good fortune ivhich' followed. He told the tale over and over so many times that at last he got tired and lie wrote it out in little books for people to buy and read at home.

So you sec all through bring kind to the poor old woman, all the brothers had got just what tlicy wanted. i

TRY THIS

TO MAKE A LEMON PIG

The frosts have withered and dried the lemons.. Don't let mother throw them away. Gather enough for 3 T oiir friends and cnjpy this little competition. Perhaps mother can find a cellaphane packet of hazelnuts for the very best pig.

Make it this way: Choo.se a lemon with a good stem end. Split this for the snout. Insert two burnt match ends lor the eves. Bend up two small pieces you cut to a point for ears. A very tinv curl of shaving would do for the tail. Four matches arc his legs, well spread lor running.

A word of warning! When making a pig do not make a li'itcr.

TWISTERS TO TRY When next you hear someone talking of the King's Coronation you might ask how many kings have been crowned king of England. Only one, James VI of Scotland was king when lie was crowned king" of England. Many of you arc good at sums. Can you take one from nineteen and leave twenty. XIX—I—XX. What is the difference 1 between twice 25 and twice five and twenty. Answer: 20.: 2 x 25—50. 2 x 5 and 20 —30.

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

HIDDEN WORDS

This must have been pretty hard for most of you for there were not many replies. Here arc the questionn and correct answers;— 1. F.E.G, Effigy 2. A.Q, A que 3. L.E.G, Elegy 4. X.L.N.C, Excellency 5. N.R.G, Energy U. 0.1.C.U.11.M.T. Oh I sec you are empty! 7. X. P. D. N. C. Ex pcdie ney 8. D.D.E.E. Disease (d's e's) f). K.N, Cheyenne 10. A.Y.Z. A wise *ead! Now none of yon Ave re' 'all correct' but I am going to give tickets tu those Avho nearly were and here art the lucky ones: — Ann Goodrwin Josephine Fennell Peter Jerram THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION J I'MULED SOUTH ISLAND RIVERS

Here ii a list of jumbled riA'ers of -the South Island sent In by Pat Comisky. Now just see how many of you can work I lie i n o,ut correctly and semi me in the answers. Free picture tickets will be awanle:! the best three 1 answers. P.T.W. SHATA RVLKK 111 11 AE REVIR RUUHiUN RREIY TOE! If VEiilHl f UKAUTA E'UVlil LRUERE IRVRE EUHATC REIVIi YEG 11 EI 1 vYR A AREA 1 A"RI RE' hevri