JUNIOR COMPETITION

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 650, 30 September 1933, Page 7

JUNIOR COMPETITION

FIRST PRIZE AWARD. THE LEFT-ABOUT TOYS-. (Marigold, 9 years, Lytton St.) Once Santa Claus fell asleep in a ' pine wood and a bad Bunny ate a hole in his sack. So all his toys fell out one by one. A good fairy picked them up, saying: "All left-about toys are for the fairies. She hung the toys on the Christmas tree and girls and boys who had never seen a Christmas tree before could see this one. On warm days they took them out to the pine wood and sat there playing at Dollies' Parties" and "Soldier Boy," and other games. One day they ran home, and forgot to take their toys with them. Dolly and Baa-Lamb let fall ever so many big tears. "We don't want to be left-about-toys for the fairies/ 'they crjted, "and this is the second time we have been left in the pine wood." Only the Soldier Boy didn't cry. He was so angry that he had two big red spots on both cheeks. "First of all," he said, "Santia Claus gets a hole in his sack and drops me because he's sleepy-headed, th'en Bill Scott forgets me because he's sleepy-headed." "You are a left-about toy," said Mr. Froggie. "I am that," said the Soldier Boy. Next day Soldier Boy couldn't be found. The fairies had taken him away. The Baa-Lamb and Dolly were there, but they were soaking because of the tears they shed, and the rain. "It is a shame,' 'they cried, "for little girls and boys to make us into left-about toys." NAMING A DOG.. (Peter Pan, 7 years, Tutanekai St.) \Onee upon a time there lived a little boy and his name was Jimmy. Jimmy's mother and father were very rich. The father had a car and one day they went for a picnic near a river. They went for a swim and had a jolly day. One day a man was trying to sell a dog and he came by Jimmy 's house. At first Jimmy's mother and father didn't want him to have the dog, but when they saw how much he wanted it they hought it for him. One night the house was on fire and th'e little dog went into Jimmy's bedroom and barked and barked Pntil Jimmy woke up. He saw the house was on fire so he Went and told his mother and father. They rushed outside and were safe. They were very, pleased they had let Jimmy have the dog and said he was a very brave little dog, so they j would call him Hero. t j .... . . . ..... i