CAN YOU END THIS STORY?
A Guinea For 500 Words HIS is the sad tale of Mr. Potts. Or perhaps it is the glad tale of Mr. Potts. There is neither a happy ending nor a tragic climax, There is no end at all. The author supplied one, but was doubtful about it. He tried another, but still could not be sure that he had done justice to his attempt to characterise Mr, Potts, However, his investigation of the possibilities showed that they were many. Can you hit upon the right one? The Editor has retained the author's solution of the problem that faced Mr. Potts and the story is printed without conclusion, A PRIZE OF ONE GUINEA IS OFFERED FOR THE BEST ENDING. Entrants to this competition are asked to extract Mr. Potts from his difficulties within 500 words. Attention should be paid to maintaining the character of Mr. Potts as drawn by the author, and to keeping the events within the bounds of possibility, but it is not necessary that ‘your solution should itself be a literary effort, A reasonably full outline of remaining events will meet the case. Entries should be typed or written clearly on one side of the paper, marked SHORT STORY, and addressed to The Editor, at Box 1070, Wellington. Entries will be accepted only if they are postmarked not later than August 31.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 10
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230CAN YOU END THIS STORY? New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 10
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