A Little World for Little People

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1082, 20 September 1930, Page 29

A Little World for Little People

FRIENDSHIP IS A STEADY LIGHT SHINING IN DARK. PLACES L LAUGH, CHUCKLE AND SMILE HO you know how Happiness came into t-lie world?” asked the if smallest Pixie Postman, who was helping the Little Thought to paint his wheelbarrow in honour of the Spring. "! have heard several theories,” answered the Little Thought, wiping a smear of yell6w paint from his chin. “What is yours?” “Well,” confessed phe smallest Pixie Postman, modestly, “my theory is contained in la story 1 have written, but perhaps we’re too busy?” ( “Pair you remember it and go on painting?” asked the Little Thought. “I have an appointment with Doctor Spring Sunshine in half an hour, and after that he is going to inspect our morning’s work.” ) “Yes. I know it word for word,” admitted the smallest Pixie Postman, breathlessly, |*and I’m .just longing to tell it. It’s called 'Laugh, Chuckle «nd Smile.’ Those are the names of the characters in it. They tised to be Beyondy people because they lived at the Edge of Beyond and went to the Beyondy School and had the Beyondy lUan for a teacher. They wrote on Beyondy slates with Beyonldy pencils and learned their lessons ont of Beyondy books. Butt Laugh, Chuckle and Smile could never behave in school, and ttiey used to exchange jokes with each other, even during the arithmetic lesson. The Beyondy Man never caned them because I hey were such happy little creatures, but their pranks upset the rdst of the pupils. At last he took away their Beyondy slates ahfl their Beyondy pencils and their Beyondy books and sent thean into the world to learn wisdom. And oh. how frightened they xvere. for the world was full of seriousminded people who did know how to laugh, chuckle or even smile. At last Laugh greiv very brave. ‘l’m going to tickle one,’ he said, and he chose a bier man with a worried look and a very long face. He tickled aijtd tickled, and soon a strange sound came out of the big man’s mouth. He was laughing! Encouraged by Laugh's success, Chuckle and Smile tried some of their tricks, and wherever the three friends went Happiness went with them. Every night they tised to meet and tell tales of the day’s work, and the Beyondy Man, amazed at the change they liad made in tiie world, wrote tip on the Beyondy blackboard: ‘Two and two are four, but the pecret of wisdom is to laugh, chuckle and smile.’ That’s the story, Little Thought,” concluded the smallest Pixie Postman. “ai»d I could see you were iate'r- « ested because you have .7 Gq\ j_ i painted the wheel of this ■ i7\Af KL/ OlAA>w wheelbarrow three times; —— —" I over!” i \ —'