MOSS-GREEN VELVET

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 1 September 1928, Page 31

MOSS-GREEN VELVET

My dear.” said Mrs. Slug to her husband one morning, “little Slippery does so want a new suit.. I think I shall take him down to Mr. Snail’s new shop and get him fitted for one.” “All right,” muttered Mr. Slug, grumpily. He got rather tired of buying new suits for young Slippery. “But see that you choose a good, hardwearing material this time.” So after breakfast she and Slippery set off for Mr. Snail’s shop. They had never been there before, is Mr. Snail had only just set up in business. "A suit for this young gentleman. Mr. Snail beamed when he saw them “Certainly, madam. I suppose you want something rather smart for such a handsome little fellow? I have a very pretty moss-green velvet, if you’d care for that.” Mrs. Slub forgot all about “hardwearing” materials when Mr. Snail | said such nice things about her darling j Slippery, and she very soon decide 1 upon a most expensive piece of mossgreen velvet for his new suit. “Send it along as soon as you can.” she said after Slippery had been fitted. The next day a very sad thing happened in the Slug family. Mrs. Slug went out after dark to get some vegetables, and she happened to run into the gardener. Xo one quite knows what happened, but Mrs. Slug never came home any more. Everyone quite forgot about the new suit that had been ordered for Slippery. Days went by. weeks went by, years went by, and Slippery grew up into a big slug. One day there came a knock on his door, and a small parcel was handed in to him. Imagine his surprise when he opened it and out came a tiny little green velvet suit! There was also a bill, which said: Mrs. Slug,— Debtr. to S. L. O. W. SNAIL, Tailor and Outfitter. One moss-green velvet suit <£ 1 1 0 Charge for rushing order through 0 5 0 Poor old Mr. Snail! I’m afraid he’ll never make much of a success of his shop: GOBLIN JONES Goblin Jones wasn't really a bad fairy, but then be wasn’t realy a good one, either. He was a sort of betwix and between! He just loved to play tricks on people. And once he made the. little man who looks after all the queen's money empty his pockets, and then he tossed the shining coins into the air, ami went away and left them to fall in the grass, and the little old man had to pick them all up. So at last the fairy queen made up her mind to punish hint. . She filled up her pockets with spells and flew to his house. And long before Goblin Jones came back she was gone. When he came home he felt hungry and went to the pantry for a cherry pie, but the pantry was quite empty, for it was a Greeds' Spell that the queen had left there, and it had gobbled everything up. Then he put on his slippers so that he might rest, but the queen had put a Restless Spell in them, and they would make him dance. And when he went to bed it was no better, for there was a Hard and Knobbly Spell, and be couldn't sleep. Now all these things happening made Goblin Jones think that perhaps other people might not like his tricks, and he made up his mind never to tease anyone again. Of course, when the Spells heard him say that, they flew back, and since then the queen has never sent them to Goblin .Jones.

SNAKE AND HUMMING BIRDS When you are with plenty of friends or schoolfellows, supposing you play ix game of snake and humming birds. Half the players make the snake, the other half are the humming birds, so first of all divide the players into two equal parties. One party forms a long line, holding hands, the other half just run about singly. Now it is the task of the snake to catch the humming birds, so the snake must run about and try to encircle a bird. As each player is caught, he or she joins .on to the snake, until till the humming birds are caught. Then the game is reversed, the first humming birds taking the place of the snake, and so on. RIDDLES Why is a muddy road like a loaded rifle?—Because it is full of cart ridges (cartridges). What makes the ocean angry?— Being crossed so often. What do we often catch, but never see? —A passing remark. What men are always upright and above-board ?—Chessmen. When do arrows show signs of fear? —When they are all in a Quiver. What is more stupid than taking coals to Newcastle?—Taking milk to Cowes (cows). Why is the earth like a school slate? —-Because boys and girls multiplv on it. By what process can you make a tea-table into food?—lf you take away the T it becomes eatable. PROOF POSITIVE Mother: “Do you think your new teacher likes you. Tommy?” Tommy: “I think so. mother. She puts kisses on all of my sums.” —Sent in by Irene Retter. AT THE PARTY Mother: Tommy, did you behave well at the party last night? Tommy: Of course X did mother. I heard one lady say that she never | saw a child behave like I did.