THE BRICK BROTHERS.

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 74, 18 June 1927, Page 27

THE BRICK BROTHERS.

The brothers Bill and Bertie Brick Are walking at a double quick. They want to reach an open space With room enough to run a race.

V bull who sees their suits so red uddenly appears ahead; .'he brothers stop, their hair on end, For help there is no time to send. \ itli quick ' and quietude, r pon the road they stand as glued, tys Mr Bull, with snort and roar, I’ve ne’er seen gate-posts there befon

And so he meekly turns about In disappointed grief, no doubt, While both the Brick boys, Bert and Bill, Resume their walking up the hill. H.W.

A JUNGLE TALE A tiger growled to a buffalo: “Pray, grow a little fatter. In seven days I shall eat you up with neither knife nor platter.” The seventh day a monkey cried: “Buffalo, what’s the matter?” The sad tale told, the monkey climbed upon his partner’s back, And journeyed to the tiger’s lair where he began to crack And crunch two big round orange fruits with noisy lick and smack. “These tigers' heads taste good,” he cried. The trembling tiger ran. Meeting a bear, he begged, “Come, catch this monkey if we can— A fearful beast who eats alive a tiger, bear or man!” But each one feared his friend might flee, so lest the matter bungle, They tied their tails together tight and zig-zagged through the jungle— Slip-slipping, sliding, pushing, pulling. wingle-wangle-wungle! They stole upon the monkey then—they heard his fearful crunching. And tiger-cat and bruin-bear both frightened by such lunching. Forgot their pledge and tried to run. their powerful shoulders hunching Until at length old Bruin’s tale broke off in two completely, And fastened on the tiger’s tail quite naturally and neatly! Now, ever after, both brave beasts hold both their tongues discreetly.