A MAZE PUZZLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 857, 28 December 1929, Page 27

A MAZE PUZZLE

A GIRAFFE BOOK

Gerald was very popular with all his friends, and it was all because of his Giraffe Book!

“Please draw a giraffe in my book,” said Gerald to one of his friends. And, of course, all the others crowded round. “Shut your eyes, and remember giraffes have long necks,” explained Gerald, as he watched Peter Potter make his giraffe’s neck so long that there was no room for the animal’s head.

As you may guess, everyone laughed! Let me tell you how to make a book like Gerald’s for yourself. Aslc mother for some sheets of notepaper and a nice piece of brown paper for the outside cover. Cut the brown paper cover .exactly the same size as the double sheets of notepaper. Lay all evenly together and pierce two holes about two inches apart, along the side where your paper is folded. Draw a coloured ribbon through and tie firmly in a nice bow 1 'Now draw and colour a giraffe, or cut one out of a book and stick it on the outside cover.

THE APPLE WOMAN

There was once an old woman, who used to sit by the roadside, selling apples.

One day some naughty boys upset her basket and then ran off, leaving the apples rolling in all directions; but fortunately a little girl was passing by and helped to pick them up so that none were lost.

As soon as they were all put back in the basket, the old woman (who was really a fairy in disguise) picked out the largest and rosiest one and gave it to Pansy, saying: “Thank you, my dear. Take this apple, and when you have eaten it, bury the pips in the garden and you will gain your wish!” Now Pansy’s wish was to have a friend to play with, for she had neither brothers nor sisters, and lived a long way away from other children. Astonished at this speech, she hastened home and did as she had been told. The very next morning she went down to the bottom of the garden where she had buried the pips and found a little tree, which seemed to grow as she watched it. It grew and grew, until at the end of the week it was so big, that all the birds came and built their nests in its branches. But what was Pansy’s surprise when she found a little fairy boy living in it, who played with her whenever she came into the garden and told her wonderful stories about Fairyland, where he spent each night! So her wish had come true!

WHO AM I?

For this players sit in a circle. Each decides on some well-known character he will be, but does not tell the others, Here are some which may be chosen: King Alfred, Dick Whittington, the Queen of Hearts, William Tell.

Each player has to try to guess all the others by asking questions about what the characters did in turn round the circle. For example, you may ask: “Did you burn the cakes?” If the one asked has chosen to represent King Alfred, he must say: “Yes, lam King Alfred.” If he is not, he must say: “No,” and the questioner must pass on to the next. The one guessing the most in one round is the winner. It is great fun. Just try it if you have to spend a rainy day indoors.

THE SECOND

Billy was cleaning Father’s boots and was taking a long time to do it. “Haven't you finished those boots yet?” Father called to him. “Almost; I am doing the second,” said Billy.

“Well, where is the first?” asked Father. “Oh,” replied Billy, “I'll do that when I've finished the second.”