THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 45, 4 November 1946, Page 8

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. Well, Labour weekend was wet after all. I am sure there must have been a lot of you who had planned picnics and other outdoor excursions who were disappointed. The pets and I had planned one or two things to do also, but I am afraid we had to cancel them too. Butinsky was very disappointed, and Butch kept saying hasty things about the weather man. Peterkin was the only one who didn't mind, and he spent the time making a small dam at the bottom of the garden, and draining water into it from the water barrel. I don't think there are any more holidays until Christmas now are there? I sppose you are all planning what you are going to do during your six weeks away from school. Some of you of course will be going away with your mothers and fathers whilst others will be making their own fun at home. I myself am thinking of going for a short trip to the Antarctic with a friend of mine who wrote me the other day saying he has the loan of a submarine and asking if I would like to go with him to the South Pole. Peterkin, of •course, is very keen to see some of his old cobbers, and his old hunting grounds again, although he may not remember as much as he thinks he will as he was very young when I found him. I know that summer is the wrong time to go to the South Pole, as the ice is usually breaking up under the warmer weather, whilst in winter it is all frozen solid'. However, we will be in a submarine, and as Christmas is the only time that my friend can have the use of the submarine, it cannot be avoided. In the meantime, I hope the weather improves and stays fine, so that we can all have some fun out of doors. Cheerio for this week. P.T.W.

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

Whew! I was-just about bowled out by the number of entries which flooded in for last week's competition When the postman arrived he wa§ quite bandylegged from carrying his heavy bag, and it was not till I had supplied him with four glasses of milk that he stopped grumbling. The lucky sailors who Win the tickets this week are:— Shirley Cooper Jeanette Cooper , ; Valmai Griffith. Congratulations sailors. Collect your tickets as soon as you wish. P.T.W.

NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION

Now then, we'll see how many seafaring artists we have among the crew. Here is a small picture of a sailing vessel. By the looks of her she's a Norseman but I would't be too sure. My eyes aren't quite as sharp as they used to be,- and the picture's a bit small. Anyway sailors, I'd like to know what she is so how about drawing it bigger—a lot bigger—-for me. Free tickets go to the best entries sent in. P.T.W.'

MY MAIL BOX

Joy Perkinson: Step aboard the Good Endeavour lassie, glad to have you with us. If you send 3d in stamps I will put your name on the list, and then you will be an official member of the crew. In the meantime, I will hold your jokes. P.T.W.

Aileen Fitzgerald: If you would like to receive the Forest and Bird Magazine Aileen, the best plan is to forward me the 2/6 subscription and I will forward it on to the Society's Headquarters. P.T.W.

RIDDLES

What tree clothes half the world? —Cottontree. What tree is a city in. Ireland?— Cork. What plant is a letter of the alphabet?—The Tea (T). (Janet Hill—3 points). Why does a donkey prefer thistles to corn?—Because he's an ass. Why is a lollypop like a horse?— Because the more you lick it the faster it goes. What is it that we often catch hold of but never hear?—A passing remark.

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LIMERICK

There was an old man from Dover Who used to eat flowers and clover, But alas don't you see In the flower was a bee— I pity the poor man of Dover. (Aileen Fitzgerald—3 points).

JOKES

Smith: "Why do you look so happy?" ' Brown: "I've been to the dentist." Smith: "You're happy about that?" Brown: "Yes—the dentist was out!" X X XX Employer (engaging, boy): "Is there anything you can do better than anyone else?" Boy: "Yes, sir, read my own writing." x x x x Ist Boy: "My father made a scarecrow that frightened every crow in the place away." 2nd Boy: "Mine made one that scared them so badly that they brought back the corn they stole three years ago." (Lons Jensen —3 points).

STILL HIDE AND SEEK

The snow was falling so thick and fast that Betty and Alice and Malcolm couldn't go out to play. '-"Let's play hide and seek,"-said Malcolm.

"Oh, no," said Martha, "we can't play such a noisy game, for it would wake Baby Sue." "I know how to play still hide and seek," said Betty. "Still hide and seek! Oh, that would be fun," said the others. "We can just pretend to hide. You may be it first, Malcolm. You imagine you are hiding somewhere in the room and we will guess where you are; We must always ask questions that can be answered by yes or no," explained Betty. "And the one who guesses the hiding-place is it," she said. The children had fun hiding and guessing where each other was hiding until it was time for the baby to awake. .

"Thank you for being so quiet while Sue was asleep," said mother. "It is a good game for a stormy day." Maybe you would like to play this game sometime when you have to stay inside. ' <

RIDDLES

How do sailors know there is a man in the moon?—Because they have been to see (sea).What does a king do when he wears his shoes out?—Wears them home again. ■ When does a chair dislike you?— When it can't bear you. What tree is older than the Oak? —The elder.

Why was Adam's first day the longest?—Because it had no Eve. What is the longest night?—A fortnight.

What is the dirtiest letter in the alphabet?—O, because there are two of them in. soot.

(Three points to Julia Morice for these riddles. P.T.W.)