THINK AGAIN

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 98, 19 January 1935, Page 23

THINK AGAIN

Why are chickens’ feathers always smooth?—Because a chicken carries a comb. 'What tree sweeps the floor clean?— The broom. What kind of a pen is never used for writing?—A sheep’s pen. Why is a horse cleverer than a fox? -—Because a horse can rpn in a trap and a fox cannot. at eventide When the sun has just gone down And the mountain dons a gown Of faintest rose; When the clouds arc in thc west, And each bird within its nest Seeks repose. When the shadows softly creep From-the valley to thc steep In silence shy, And thc stars shine, and the moon Comes to walk in silvery shoon Across the sky. Then thc fays from fairyland Come a-dancihg hand-in-hand, And gaily-sing; And the merry-making elves Frisk and frolic by themselves In magic ring. 1 And thc pixies on thc green Lightly dancing may be seen If you but look; While the lovely moonbeam sprites Shine their glowing silvery lights Upon a brook. Oh, the nights are very gay, Gladder far than any day With fairy glee; There is joy in every glade, Wondrous sights within thc shade For eyes that see. But when morning’s gladsome beams Shine upon the woods and streams With golden light, Then the stars all fade away, And thc elves and fairies gay Take to-flight. 1 “Excelsior Elf,” aged 17, Hawera.