TWINKLETOES-DANGER

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22509, 17 September 1938, Page 2 (Supplement)

TWINKLETOES-D ANGER

This i§" ihe story of Twinkletoes, » An- then,fell a, bombshell! The. Now. Twinkletoes was'irtTelfy' and" & Chief Postmaster held a dance and very conceited elf. AV ■-"■yojtt,. can Twinkletoes was not' invited! At §uess from his was a great first Twinkletoes was scornful. The ancer. When he .was. very-young Chief -Postmaster >was too poor to he was known everywhere {tor. his provide : fancy .dancing lor his Sood .- nature" ' and," marvellous guests! ancing, and everyone used .to ask After the party, however, the him to 'give exhibitions at* parties, people "of the village, tired of As' .the demands-for > T.winkletoes' Twinkletoes' overbearing ways, told "'""' him that there had been a dancer there, a wonderful' dancer, called Merrilegs, and Merrilegs had copie to live'in'the village! '- '.' ] . Twinkletoes - had, jiever \ been angrier, but he remembered his old aunt, the witch: . He obtained frpm his aunt a powerful wand, and then waved it over Merrilegs. Lb r,'nd behold, poor JMerxilegs could only 'limp along. When • the fairy king sent Merrilegs an invitation to dance at his ball he' couldn't accept and the king had to invite Twinkletoes instead! The witch, however, grew afraid, and fearing that she was going to die she went to the king and told him that she had, on Twinkletoes' given him the wand. The king was extremely angry and decreed that Twinkletoes should be banished. But Merrilegs was of a forgiving nature .and begged the' king- to let him go. Twinkletoes was so 'overjoyed when the king Anally agreed that he repented of his vanity and selfishness, .and became very friendly with Merrilegs, and at the king's ball they danced together. And .so, you see, "Everyone lived happy ever .after!''. - —MATE WATER SPRITE, L.B.H. „ , (aged 14),,. "26 Cheltenham street; Merivale.

presence increased," *Twinkletoes" Head swelled bigger and'bigger with pride, until he had to have nis caps specially made,- because the ones -in shops were now far too small. Twinkletoes, confident that his -dancing bettered; - did not bother to learn new steps, and :he gave up half his practising so 1 that he could dance a 1 more parties.