The Children's Corner

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 10, 23 September 1927, Page 15

The Children's Corner

By

ARIEL

Dear Radio Children,-Here is just one more animal for our Zoo, which is growing fast and furiously. This time it is a Faydout, rather a difficult animal to catch and get on to paper, but Ronald Sutton managed to get a lovely one for us, so, of course, he has the prize. Mervyn Jillings, too, sent in a very good specimen, but we haven’t room for more than one at atime. However, I am keeping him safely tucked away, as he is too good to lose altogether. This very next animal is to be a "Squealer." As I told you before, he is a first-cousin to the "Howler," hut is a thinner kind altogether-in fact, very much inclined to be scraggy. I want him by October 19, and after that I think a "Surprise" would make a nice Zoo inmate, don’t you? He has big, wide-awake eyes, and comes in with a bounce, just when you least expect him. He often.comes in the Children’s Hour and is usually in a pleasant frame of mind then. Of course, he can be very unpleasant at times, and has a funny way of giving quite a nasty little jar. I-heard of two boys who were always fighting, till one night a Radio Uncle called them over the air and requested them to give it up at once. He sent them a Big Surprise, didn’t he? They were so startled that they have not had a single fight since! Are you all busy writing stories and poems? Don’t make them too long-just little ones, like the examples I gave you, are best.’ Don’t you all love the out-of-doors just now? The trees are looking so fresh and green, and everything seems glad that Winter has really gone at last. There is a little fat round kitten basking lazily in the warm Spring sunshine on the steps just outside my window. She is having a lovely game with a lizard, but I don’t think the lizard is altogether enjoying himself. You see, he has to keep perfectly still, because every time he dares to move, kitty gives him a playful pat with her paddy paw. I wish he would gather up his courage and make a bid for freedom. Goodbye till next week.- ARIEL.