A Matter Of Beards
"N\A A-MA," said the little white kid out of his perpetually moving mouth, "why does pa-pa m-have that extra sort of m-beard under his m-chin?" "M-goodness m-me," said his mama, "m-how should m-I know? Run and m-play. I’m m-busy." "M-m-m. Just m-chewing. Go on, m-be a sport and m-tell." "M-m I tell m-you I don’t know. M-you’ll m-probably grow m-one yourself when m-m you grow m-up." "Oh, m-goody. Then Ill m-know. M-anyway, I m-s’pose it’s m-just one of m-those m-ata-vistic m-things — m-m-vestigial m-form of the handle m-they m-m-used to hang the bell on m-m-when we all wore m-m-m-bells in the old days in m-m-m-m-m-Switzerland." "M-m-my-goodness! What high-m-brow m-nonsense they m-do teach m-you these days. M-m-m-when I was at school m-m-m they just m-m-taught us_ the three m-m-ch’s. M-m-chew, "M-fair pop, m-mumP No m-m-kiddin’?"
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19430205.2.27.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 189, 5 February 1943, Page 13
Word count
Tapeke kupu
137A Matter Of Beards New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 189, 5 February 1943, Page 13
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in