THE ADVENTURES OF TEDDY TAIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 89, 14 April 1923, Page 24

THE ADVENTURES OF TEDDY TAIL.

~_£•>" NO. 43. Mr. Full .Stop soon came upon the scene, and as he was dressed like a policeman he might have been able to stop us eating the pie; but whether he could have done so or not I shall never know, for just as he arrived so did Q the Queen, and, "Goodness mc!" she cried, "you've brought mc a pie. How kind of you; I hope it's apple." I was so taken aback that I just stood and gaped. Luckily, the Doctor had presence of mind to bow, so everything was all right and correct; but why should the Queen think the pie was for her? • DO YOU KNOW? Q. —Which island is the highest above the sea? A.—Skye. Q.—When soup is likely to run out of a saucepan? A.—When there is a hole, in it. —"Daily Mail" Copyright

r FINDING A THIEF. Once upon-a time there was a rich merchant at Bagdad who had a ,son named All.. This lad was very conceited, and thought himself ' wiser than his father. Once, when they were going on a journey, the- merchant, was. anxious to find someone to whom he might safely -entrust his money, for in those days there were no banks. "Leave the business to mc," said Ali confidently.! "I. will soon find you the right man." So away. he went, and, having told several of his friends what - he-wanted,"one of them Mustapha volunteered to take charge of the money. When Ali came back and told his father the old merchant gave him a heavy box, strongly bound with iron, and Ali delivered it over to Mustapha. Then father 'and son went on their journey, and after having done their business, returned home. ' ?#* ■ _" "Now, go to yopr friend," said the merchant, "and ask him for the box you *. entrusted to him." ' Ali' went, in search of Mustapha, but soon 'came back. '■What :have you, done, father?" he asked indignantly. "You have insulted my friend and doubted'his-honesty. He tells mc that the box you sent him to take care of contained nothing but *tone«! .'• . - "Hqw did Mustapha know what was "in the box unless, he broke it open?" asked the merchant. "And if he had found the gold he expected what do you think he would haw-done with.it?" Ali hung his head, rather ashamed of his own want of prudence, and feeling that there were some things he could learn from his father's greater.wisdom and experience of mankind. I

THOUGHTS ABOUT STARS. Last night I tried to -<ay awake. Not. go to sleep at all: ' I lay and watched the soft blue sky. The spangled stars, high, oh so high, i No one Is'half so tall! They are so friendly, and I know They smile _t mc 'way down below. So many times I want to watch Their -bright eyes wink and shine; Instead of going oil to sleep, I try and try awake to keep To hear .the clock strike nine: But never can, for, first I know. My eyes close tight and stay just so. Of course, I know ithat all the night The stars stay In the blue, ' And never, never leave until Glad morning comes.so .right and still— I wonder, is it true That stars all scamper? "V__t good fun To stay awake and watch them run ! UNDER A WINDY SK _*_ (Theodora Thayer, aged 17.) A galloping horse and a rolling plain Under a windy sky; And the hoof-beats pound on the ground, . the" ground With a rollicking, joyous, sound. And the world stretches far to .the sky all around— Under a windy sky. White clouds scud over the rain-washed ■blue. ' Far up In the windy sky; Like white-sailed ships that dip and dip. Through the clear blue sea, and finally slip O'er the edge of the world with a farewell tip, ' ■ - " Under a windy sky. The sun shines clear through the sparkling air. Under the windy sky ; While cloud' shadows chase with a rapid pace ' Over the earth's fresh, wind-swept face. And the wind shouts.loud as we Joyously race Xnder the -vind? sky.