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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 32, 14 December 1945, Page 10 (Supplement)

LITTLE MISS DANDELION

Little Miss Dandelion lived close to a l'ence in a lovely garden. She was a very pretty little thing with golden hair > and always wore a beau, tiful green dress. Near her j*rew some tall sunflowers- and gay l;olly-< hocks whose heads just rciched above the high hoard l'ence. Tlicy were always talking about the ercit. ing things they saw out in the world and this made Miss Dandelion very unhappy because she 100, wanted to see what was going on out in t'be world. So she would stretch! and stretch and try her best to grow taller, but it wasn't any for she remained just about the same size. Her neighbours Miss Pansv with » " J the lovely blue eyes, Sweet William Nasturtium and Forget-me. ? 9 not told her to try to be contented as they were sure there wasn't any other place in the world as lovely as their own beautiful garden. But day alter day Miss Dandelion worried and longed to escape. Then one morning a surprising thing happened. She discovered that hier beautiful golden hair had turned snow white. Then while she was wondering

about it a gentle breeze came along and carried her up in the air and right over the high board fence. Hurrah! At last she was going to see the world. Soon she found herself by the roadside, and it was hot and di'v and dusty, and slie. felt very uncomfortable. She couldn'-t seem to ke* p out of the street, and away from the automobiles that seemed to be- roaring by. Dogs chased hci' } children ran after her and it wasn't long be. fore she was afraid of everything that she saw or heaHd. Before evening she was longing U be back in the garden and v. as forlorn looking little thing sitting by the fence, with her while hail all dusty and tangled and her dress torn. The gentle breeze liad been watch ing her and now that he saw how tired and sorry she was he took hei in his arms and gently lifted hei back over the garden fcnce. She is there, today, and when the tall sunflowers and gay hollyhocks' wliis,per about the wonderful thing; out in the world little Miss Dande. lion doesn't even hear them. She knows now that her little place in the garden is tbe best in all the. world.