JUNIOR COMPETITION

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 674, 28 October 1933, Page 7

JUNIOR COMPETITION

GUY FAWKES DAY. FIRST PRIZE AWARD. (Frances Clay, Meade S-t., lOyrs.) As we know, the fifth of November is Guy Fawkes Day, marking the anniversary when Guy Fawkes- plotted

to blow up James I and his Parliament, 328 years ago. He was discovered and found guilty of treason, so- was executed. His punishment seems particularly hard, .since many have done worse nowadays, but he and his friends -had good reason to feel sore at the ill-treat-ment they had had from James I. It is just as well he didn't blow up Parliament, isn't it? lStill, we always enjoy the fifth of November. As it approaches we are kept very busy collecting ruibbish to heap on our bonfire and making a dummy to represent Guy Fawkes which will be thrown on the top of a bonfire 'to burn. as we play around j him with our fireworks, with cracks and bangs and pretty coloured sparks rising' and fa.l'ling around as. I am sure, if Guy Fawkes ever came to life, he would be astonished at the pleasure which his attempted crirne •brings to children and grown-ups. SECOND PRIZE AWARD. (Biddy, lOyrs, Old Taupo Road.) Many years ago there lived a man named Guy Fawkes. He attempted to blow up Parliament House but he was caught in the act of doing so. They led him away to prison and left him in prison for a few days. Then they took him and burnt him as a punishment for the crime he was about to commit, which was on the fifth day of November. Every year we look forward to that day as we buy all kinds of fireworks and father makes a big bonfire for us and that is how we celebrate the fifth of November. We make an old rag man and place it on top of the fire and set olf all our crackers. Mummy does not like us playing with firevrorks, so we get Daddy to sct th'em for us. I am goirug to invite some of my friends t0 see our bonfire next week. "What a jolly time wc-'ll have watching all the different kinds of crackers as they are let off. We are going to put a cracker on his nose. Some of the crackers we are having are these: Skyrockets, sparklers, jumping-jacks, throw-downs, roman candles, star-lights and spinning wheels.