A LITTLE WORLD FOR LITTLE PEOPLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 340, 28 April 1928, Page 31

A LITTLE WORLD FOR LITTLE PEOPLE

A STORY PICTURE

friendship is a steady light shining in dark places “'THIS is going to be interesting,” murmured the Doorkeeper, 1 '“‘but I should very much like to know what those two little girls are gazing at. It looks to me like one of those 'Awaiting a story’ pictures. What do you think about it?” “Well,” answered the Joy Shop man, “it is quite as big a mystery to me, because whatever they are looking at has vanished from the picture. I think the artist must have left it out on purpose just to make the whole thing seem more exciting. Don’t you think so?” “That is probably the explanation,” answered the Doorkeeper, wisely. “I know that I always feel excited about anything left to the imagination. And supposing the artist had drawn in a rose bush or a dog kennel, the Sunbeams would have to write about a rose bush or a dog kennel instead of seeing just exactly what they want to see. Why, those little girls might be looking at butterflies, or fairies, or lilies in a pond, or almost anything.” “What are you two talking about?” asked the Little Thought, flitting up and surveying his friends with the deepest interest. “Oh,” answered the Doorkeeper, mildly. “We are just talking round a subject and arriving at conclusions. It is something like a game of toy railway trains. The conclusions are the stations.” “I should like to play, too,” murmured the Little Thought. “Where do I stand?” “Right between us,” said the Doorkeeper. “Now you have to give your opinion of this story picture and say what you think those little girls are looking at.” “Perhaps it is a frog in the grass or the first daffodil,” suggested the Little Thought. “You have arrived at a station,” said the Joy Shop man, importantly. “And what new game is this?” asked the Dawn Lady, coming across the grass with a Pixie Postman, following at her heels. “It’s called ‘Arriving at conclusions,’ ” answered the Doorkeeper. “We are just discussing that new story picture, but it seems to me that we need more players. Little Thought, I think if you were to skip across and ring the Competition Bell the Sunbeams would help us out. And oh, by the way, the Woodpecker is as proud as anything. I found him this morning tucking some private messages from Sunbeams under.his wing. And be wouldn’t even let me read them. Wasn’t it selfish of him?” ■ =