THE BEST STORY

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 14, 21 October 1927, Page 15

THE BEST STORY

The prize is given for thebest story written about any advertisement from any paper. George Best has carried it off for his little tale of a Radish, from Ryder’s seed list. yHere it is:A RADISH. In my plot peeped out of the ground some radish plants, to see the surrounding country, to hear the birds sing their cheerful songs, and to feel the warmth of the spring sun. ‘Their green tops began to spread out, and wonderful tap-roots, some long, some round like little turnips, began to find food in the air and soil. As they grew, one by one, I pulled thei out for tea. In the middle grew two large ones, which I left to see how big they would grow. At last they began to push: one another about, as there was not enongh room. Two months had passed before I puiled one of ‘them ont. ‘One will make a whole meal," I said to mother, bnt to my great dismay I saw that it was not fit to eat. Next day I found a bare patch in the rockery, so I planted my remaining one in it. Up from the middle grew a long, straight stem, which open ed out into many buds and branches. From the buds finitered out pure white flowers, four-petalled and yellow-heart-‘ed. At last the whole radish was hidden by snowy flowers. A little later the bush was still handsome, but this time being covered with bright red and green pods hanging everywhere. ‘That was a wonderful radish!" exclaimed my mother. , HOW THE KNIGHT ESCAPED FROM PRISON. This is a pretty little story sent in by Joan Kelly, aged 7. There was once a knight who was captured and taken prisoncr. He was put in the top of a tower to await ~ lis death. Now there was a Raven who, pitying the poor knight, made friends with him. ‘The window was open just enough for her to squeeze through. After a few days the knight said, ‘Dear Raven, can you let me out of prison?" "Yes!?? said the Raven, "I am going now. Goodbye!" and the Raven flew away. ‘Three days and three nights passed hy, but there was no sign of the Raven. Poor knight! he thought the Raven must be dead. But on the fourth day he saw a bird coming nearer and nearer. Tt was the Raven. In its claws it carried a pebble. The Raven touched the chains that were on the knight’s hands with the pebble, and then he gave it to the knight, who touched the door, which at once flew open. So the knight escaped, taking the Raven home with him, and’ he tried to show his gratitude to the bird by taking care of it ever after. MISSING WORDS. This is the solution to last week’s verse ahout the fisherman :- A man of parts had caught a sprat And it was windy weather, "Give me my strap," he cried, "to fix My fish and traps together." FOUND ON A PENNY. IIow many of the objects did you find on a penny? These are they:- . A place of worship-temple. Part of a bottle-neck. 3. Part of a hill-brow. . 4, A personal pronoun-I (eye). 5. Part of a trunk-lid (of eye). 6. Part of a whip-lash. 7. A protection against thieves-lock. 8. A river crossing-bridge. 9. A badge of royalty-crown. 10. A receptacle for corn-ear.