PETER POLLY AND WALLABY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 20 July 1929, Page 10

PETER POLLY AND WALLABY

1C X.J/Z i'.j! ' You "can well imagine how"alafmed kicnarS ana Gwendoline felt v they discovered :they hddVl<)Stcth'e i, magic ring; after 1 being turned into lifdians. ( cried “l6st‘ tfie' ring! Well, you had b< find : it at rbncel I simply will not stay an Indian all the rest of niy 1 “D6h’t worry>fne,”.retorted Richafd* “I’m just-as anxious as you are.- 1 roilfld and-see if- it lias fallen ; on the grass; And they both sear j ' .....

RichaVd and 7r Gwendolilic searched carefully in the grass ana at las their great delight ;r >they found ’the ring. “Well, that js a relief,hi said G “I shouldn’t like to -be a Red Indian for ever. Now Richard you had b< wish as quickly as you can.”-- Richard stood with the ring in his hand, afraid; to Wish; ift case some other dreadful thing happens,” he claimed. - BMy, yes I” agreed Gwen, “I’in feeling ever so nervous.” “W said-Richard, “I wish we-were just Richard and. Gwen again.”

U: : If Richard and Gwen expected something to happen when they wis they were certainly disappointed, for they simply remained as they v “Well!” said Richard, “this is terrible. Something must have broken power of the ring. We shall have to be Red Indians for ever, I’m afn “I tell you,” Cried Gwen, “I Simply won’t be a Red Indian all my life. Y better do something! You’ve done all the wishing. Wish again.” “V can I wish?”’groaned Richard. “Oh! I wish we were as we always > before we wefe Red Indians.” „Y T."-"'

t ■•rXv - ■>' _ ' - Now, quite' Unconsciously, Richard had said the words that were necess to turn them back into their proper,forms. Although they had the formi Red-Indians when they first Wished, they were still Gwen and Richard ant they could not change. Immediately they wished to be in their old ah again, they found that they vfrere. “Hurrah” cried Gwen. “Hurra shouted Richard. dfe our’old selves,-and I’m neVer going to w I were something else' any more.” “Hear! Hear!” said Gwen, and the Cht simply jumped With joy. •' •

But'Richard and Gwen! were n6t going to let the evil elf go scot f aftertbe trick he had played Upon them. “We ought to teach him a lesso said Gwen, “so that he cannot play the same game with anyone else.” “Righ agreed Richard, “I call him up.” And, holding the ring, he wished for the i “What do you want,” asked the elf, crossly. “We dre* going to teach yoi le'sl'on,” replied “and we are going to prevent you from harm anyone else.” “Hear! Hear” cried Gwen. , . \

The elf was-mightily annoyed with the Chums but, as they still retain the ring, he could do nothing. “Now!” cried Richard, “I am going to ha just one' more wish.”; “Are you,” said the elf, hoping they would turn the; selves into something, “Go on!” “Right!” said Richard, “I wish you won turn head over heels for ever and ever. We’ll keep the ring in case we shoe ever require it.” And so-they left him, flying round and round like a cai wheel. If ,ever you see a little elf who will turn somersaults, you’ll kne how it. all came.about!