THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 8, 25 September 1942, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. What care we when the stormy winds do blow 1113' lads. When the stormy winds do blow ! ! Heigh-ho that's a dash of a rollicking old sea song that I> used to sing long, long, ago and to-day's wind and. rain storm have reminded me oi' it again. Yes the weather is certainly unsettled and. once again I have been ioreed to keep indoors for days on end. Even Butinsky is fed up to the beard and won't keep still. He comes battling away at my d.OOI- to let him in, but X know too much for that and so I chase him bacJk to his own little hut I have built him nearby. I let little Peterkin stay in, because lie is such a little chap. He is in his box now blinking at the fire and as I write he remains as good as gold. His broken Jlipper is almost as good as the other one now though I notice he is very careful with it. Now I must get on to the story so ho-re'S hoping the weather soon clears and gives us a chance to have a_ few more sunny days. Your old friend. P.T.W.

OUR STORY THE VINEGAR DOTTLE There was once an old woman who lived in a vinegar bottle, and as she d,id not like it very much she visited a Fairy. The Faiiy lived at the bottom of a lake. "Please, may I have a house?" she asked the Fairy, and the Fairy replied, "Go home, and see what you will see."' So the little old woman went home, and there she saw no nasty vinegar bottle, but -the' most beautiful little house. "But what's the good, of a house if I haven't any furniture?'' said the little old woman to herself., So off she went to the Fairy. "Please, may I have some furniture?" said ithe little old woman; and when she got home, there were beds and tables, chairs and frying pans, and, the rest. "It will not do to go about in rags, when one has such a fine house," she said. So she was soon hurrying to the lake again. "May I have some fine clothes?"

the old woman asked; and when she reached home, she found that the Fairy had given her all that she wanted. Soon the old woman was saying, "Now that I am so fine, I must have servants.'* The Fairy was very much surprised that she came to ask for still more things; but when the old woman arrived home there were maids dusting" and coo-king, and footmen running here and, there. "Now," said tlie little old woman after this, "I must have a carriage." But when she came to the lake, the Fairy would not answer her for a long time. When at last she came, she shook her head, and said very, very sadly. J "Little old woman, little old, woman, take care and ask for no more. You may have the carriage but nev- 1 er come here again/" " \ Of course tin: old woman wasn't I satisfied, and wanted to gn on ask-j ing for more—and more—and more. I

IHit wlien she came ;sl£;<in to tlvc lake, the Fairy wcuhl, not her call. Shi' called oner. twice,, three times, j'nur time-, anil there came jhi Fairy. .\ t hi>£, U- .\\~ ever. very, very slowly she cair.e— bub-ble, bub-ble. bub-ble, out of the water, and whe:-. slie spoke, it. vas very sternly. "Little, old go home, and see what you vill see," ;>he .s.-id, So the little old Avomon went home, and found that The house had gone. The furniture had gone. The fine clothes had gone„ The servants 3iad uone. The carriage had .Uone. AIJ that remained was tin- vinegar bottle.

SOURCES 01-" LIGHT

;^^^Ab° ar d for the Goodwill Cruis THE WHALER — Of WHALE ..ISLAND

SCHOOLBOY HOWLERS

BUTTERCUP GOLD I'm walking on buttercups With gold upon my toes, And gold upon my petticoat and gold upon my nose; And every little buttercup Has got a powder puff And each of them is sprinkled With the bright gold stuff. [ smelled a little buttercup. And oh, what do you think It dabbed my nose with powder (It didn't like it pink). I ran among the buttercups— Across the field and back, Tliey shone my shoes with yellow (They didn't like them black). f rolled among th«* buttercups Because I felt I must, They sprinkled me all over With their bright & shining <lust. I've gold upon my petticoat And gold on cither sock, And don't you think its kind of them To brighten up my frock.

MY MAIL BOX Dear Peter the Whaler, I would like to become a member of your Good Endeavour League. I enjoy reading the items in the Beacon every Friday. • I am enclosing 3d in stamps. Yours truly, Hazel Ranby. Welcome aboard lass and. I hope you have good luck with the competitions. Your certiiicate leaves today. Let me know if you don't receive it. P.T.W. Dear Peter the Whaler, As I have been interested in reading your delightful little page that has been published in the Bay of. ! Plenty Beacon. I decided to write, asking you it I could be a member. Before I go any further I would like to know what is the limit of the age to join, I am sixteen, is that too old. Well, I hope' you'll accept me. I'll do my best to help. Helen Merit©. I'm just afraid you are a little too Thanks for the enquiry lass, but old. You see although the membership doesn't close, jou arc not permitted to enter for competitions after 30U are 14 years. Never mind we can welcome you and will be glad of any contributions. All the best lass and in ay we hear from 3*oll soon again. P.T.W.

Trevor Wheeler. Sorry lad that your entry i'or tin.' previous week urived too IriU- i'or judging. Better luek next time. IVi-.W.

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

Now it just shows you Jimv nvii old logics liJic- 3130 can make mistakes. Here I was thinking last week's puzzle would be a rcqlLy tough one for you and low and be* hold in come no less than eight answers and the best tiling (or worst) about them is that thev are- all correct. Now n)a hearties, just hold your horses while 1 browse through the entries again. Yes-s-s, I think- J will award the tickets to theie sailormen— Hylas Stewart Laurie Cousins P. Hancock Barbara Wallace Congrats you four, call and collect your free picture tickets from the Beacon Ofl'iee.

A protractor is a person who builds houses. An omnibus is one which goes all by itself* "Darling"' is feminine of "deer." BOOKS TO READ "Forsaken," by A. Bandon; "The Spy," by B. Tray; "Abstainer,' 1 ' by T. Total: "Health Breakfast,'' by C. Real.