WHITETAIL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 454, 8 September 1928, Page 29

WHITETAIL

"Tra-la-la!” said Whitetail. “Tra-la-la, la-la!” “Oh. listen." said Mrs. Rabbit admiringly. ''How beautifully Whitetail sings. 1 really think he must be musical. We ought to have him taught to sing and play. I think." ‘ lie was singing, was lie?" snorted , Mr. Rabbit. "I thought he was in pain by the noise he was making." •Don’t be silly," said Mrs. Rabbit Quite crossly, for she thought that her son Whitetail was perfect and could : do everything. “I’m going to make j arrangements for him to start piano lessons at once. He’ll soon learn all there is to be learnt, and then he’d better have a few singing lessons." Poor Whitetail wasn’t a bit pleased . when he heard that he was to have music lessons. He learnt Quite • enongh lessons at school. But it wasn’t any good grumbling. To music lessons lie had to go. "Whatever can I do to get out of it?” ho asked his friend Bun-Bun. 1 know.” he said. "Make your • mother think you’re awfully good at ! something else. Then she’ll want you ! to take lessons in that and there won't . be time for music as well.” “But that would only mean other lessons,” objected Whitetail. “Ah, but you must choose some- ; thing you like,” said cunning Bun-Bun. : "Like running or jumping.” So that day, when Whitetail saw liis mother, he ran past her at forty miles j an hour, finishing up with a huge leap in the air. “How wonderfully that child runs and jumps,” said Mrs. Rabbit admiringly. “He doesn’t seem to be getting on with his music as Quickly as I’d hoped. I think he ought to study running instead.” The rabbits have sold their piano now, and if ever you see a bunny very busy practising jumping or running, you will know it is Whitetail. A PUTTING GAME Here is a good putting game you can play at home —in fact anywhere. All you need for the game is a piece of chalk and a man’s ordinary walkingstick, and a small hard ball for each '■ player. Measure off the course just ; like a big ladder. To do this, chalk j straight lines about 30 inches wide, and at an equal distance from each other, 15 inches roughly. Make a dozen lines, just like a giant ladder. Now each player puts his ball on the edge of the first line and knocks it lightly into the first space between the lines. Next time he must knock it over into the next space. If it goes beyond the space he must put it back into the previous space, and count liis score in getting it into the next space. Each player keeps his own score, counting how many shots he has to get into each space. The one with the smallest score wins the game. This game will keep you amused for a long time, and won’t take long to get ready. You can play it on the sand, too, but then, of course, chalk is unnecessary.