A BILLY-GOAT
Do you know how to make a. billygoat? It is very easy. First of all get hold of some nice clean, shiny straw and a little red cotton yarn. Flatten out the straw and discard the dark and uneven pieces, and arrange the rest in two
bundles, which we will call I. and 11. The quantity and length will, of course, depend on whether you are going to make a wee billygoat for the dinner table or a big fellow to stand in the room. If the straw is very stiff and inclined to break, soak it in a little water. , Bogin with bundle 1., the body and four logs. They can be finished off at
once, binding them with red cotton and cutting the ends level so that they will stand. Next bundle 11. to form the top. Bend one end to form the head; stick a little spray of an ear into the cotton which keeps the head together, so as to form a beard. The two horns should be plaited and stuck into the top of the head by means of thin -wire. Finally plait the tail, leaving a tuft at the end, and then bind the two bundles I. and If. together with red yarn.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19400920.2.17.12
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
211A BILLY-GOAT Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in