WHO FOUND THE EGGS?

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 33, 4 October 1946, Page 6

WHO FOUND THE EGGS?

THE DOGGIE WAS TOO QUICK FOR THE SPECKLY HEN / Tim was trying to teach his puppy to find balls and bring them to; him; and he spent hours throwing his white India-rubber ball into the hedge and calling, “Find, Whisk, find!” But Whisk would do nothing but dance round and bark; and, though his nose followed Tim’s fingers to the very spot where the ball was, he always waited for Tim to pick it up and put it into his mouth! Then he got very excited and flew round the garden with it. “I’m sure the speckly hen is laying somewhere out of her nest,” said Tim’s mother one day. “But though I’ve searched everywhere I can’t find her eggs.” “Whisk and I will look for them!” cried Tim.

“Yes, do,” said his mother; “perhaps your eyes will be sharper than i mine. But I don’t think Whisk will be much good,” she added, smiling. Tim called the dog, but he was too busy sniffing, after something he had found, so the little boy searched by himself; but he couldn’t find the speckly hen’s nest. “What a pity!” said his mother. “I know she’s laying somewhere; and I don’t thing it’s very far away.” “I’ll have another good look this afternoon,” said Tim, and he scampered off ,with Whisk at his heels. “Come on, Whisk,” he called, “Find, good dog, find!” Whisk danced round Tim for some time and then raced over to the other side of the hedge to explore.) Presently he began to bark excitedly and jump about with his tail wagging, just as he did when he wanted Tim to pick up the ball for him. “What is it?” called Tim; /‘have you found the hen’s eggs, old boy?” Whisk jumped up at him excitedly and whined with anxiety as Tim pushed his head into the bushes. There, in a dense part of the hedge, Tim saw the speckly hen’s nest, with eight eggs in it! Tim burst out laughing, “Did you think they were balls?” he asked Whisk, patting him. “Come on, and let’s tell mother you’ve found the eggs!” And, as Whisk seemed a little disappointed that the eggs were put into a basket instead of into his mouth to carry, Tim played a special game of ball with him as a prize for finding the nest.

ALWAYS TOGETHER Runo is a little black dog belonging to a parachutist who served in Italy, the devoted pet of a devoted master. He has his own special parachute and, moreover, can claim to have been on active service. This was when his master was sent on a mission to discover an . airstrip near Belgrade, then occupied by the enemy. Runo went too, and at the right moment, they jumped together and landed safely on their six legs.