A LITTLE WORLD FOR LITTLE PEOPLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 188, 29 October 1927, Page 27 (Supplement)

A LITTLE WORLD FOR LITTLE PEOPLE

A TITLE PICTURE friendship is a steady light shining in dark places "THIS is a curious sort of competition,” said the Doorkeeper I “Paint a picture and say what it means. I never have any lock, but I am soing to try again this time. It looks as though it is meant to dlu.strate some proverb. I shall call it ‘A rolling stone gathers no moss.’ How would that do?” “But that doesn’t seem to fit the picture at all,” said the Little Thought, gently. “It would be just the same as paintina picture of a mastiff and saying: ‘This is a portrait of a prize Persian cat. The title should alwavs fit the picture “Of course. [ understand that, but in this instance, there is no mastiff to be seen at all. It is all very puzzling. I should like to ask those Quisle Quags for their opinion, but they mightn’t know either. And then they can’t have much sense when they keep on nagging at each other. Let’s go across and ask the Jov Shop man. ... ■’

I don t know at all,” said the Joy Shop man, peering at the picture over bis rose-coloured spectacles. “The onlv proverb I know is Penny wise and pound foolish,’ but, as there‘is no money in my till, I can t distinguish between a pennv and a pound Here comes the Dawn Lady. She is sure to know.”

“All! ’ exclaimed the Doorkeeper. “I have it! It’s ‘Birds of 3 feather flock together.’ ”

, s&id the Lady. “We shall just have to depend on the Sunbeams to supjdy the title.”