The grandmother was tucking her four-vear-old grandson into bod. "All righl. my dear." she whispered softly, "are you ready for your bedtime story?" The child began to fidget. "Grandmother." he murmured, "not tonight. please.l’hcn." offered the grandparent, "shall I sing you a lullabw.’" "No." said the four-year-old. -no' lullaby.” The grandmother was perplexed. "Then what can 1 do fot vou. my child?” she asked. “Well." proposed the child, "suppose you take a walk and let me get some sleep.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 March 1940, Page 4
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