A Little World for Little People

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 572, 26 January 1929, Page 31

A Little World for Little People

ERIENDSHIP IS A STEADY LIGHT SHINING IN DARK PLACES A PINE-NEEDLE HOUSE “UTi.LL. its many years since I have built a house with piue ff needles.'’ said the Dawn Lady, “yet this wonderful little pahi.ee will he here. 1 or days aud weeks after we have gone, and only the fairies will know about it. Don’t you like the wee kitchen with the pine-cone cook, Little Thought?” “Oh,” answered the Little Thought, “I like everything on this island, Dawn Lady, and I aln going to tell the Sunbeams all about wliat we have seen as soon as we go back to Happy Town. The rainbow boat is coming for us soon, vou know," and on Monday morning you will be back under the Happiness Tree opening letters.” “Islands are wonderful places, Little Thought, but, after all, eas , w est—home s best, and our sweetest happiness can only be found in Ilappy I own. I wonder if the Doorkeeper has been faithful to his trust in answering the letters? If he has made any mistakes lam sure the Sunbeams will forgives him. And I do hope the middle sized Pixie Postman has not worn out his uniform. They all promised to look after the Happiness Tree, you know. Since we have been away I have been thinking of som? new competitions and I am afraid you will have to ring" the Coir petition Bell long and often. ... Do look at that wee bird. He las come to talk to us. And here comes his little wife to fell us that she knows all about keeping house, too. J wonder where their nest is? Ah, I can see it, high up in that beautifuT tree It is like a cradle between the earth and sky. And here eom;s u grandfather rabbit to say he is sorry we have to go away. We an sorry, too, Cottontail, because you have all been very kinc to us, but it will be wonderful to feel the Happy Town grass under our feet again. Perhaps you would like to visit us there someday? Some of the Sunbeams have pet rabbits. Come, Little Tho’ight, I am going to race you down to the beach, because I am sure the tide has left some pink and gold shells for us. And there might be some baby fish in that little pool in th.e rocks. . . .

Hush, what is that I hear? Isn’t it the rower’s chant of that strange crew of the rainbow boat? Yes, I ea.n hear Kipperkee’s voice trying to drown the others: ‘There’s an island that’s set in the dimpled blue sea, and it’s known to a goblin called Kipperkee .. . Yes, it’s the very same song. The rainbow boat will soon be here. . . . Good-bye little pine-needle house. Goodbye, little feathered people. Adieu, Cottontail. .. . See, Little Thought, the magic craft is already in sight, hut we must / (TT\ f j gather some of those shells to Ml chaaJ-w take back to Ilappy Town. —v “Ahoy! Ship, ahoy!” called i —■ — the Little Thought. -