ROUGH AND FLUFF AND POLLY PAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 32, 7 February 1925, Page 22

ROUGH AND FLUFF AND POLLY PAT.

''Oood-oh—yes. lets. ehnrussed the others, and they rushed through the gates. There was a big char-a-banc outside the very door, much to their delight, and they all clambered in. At the last minute (ieorge Giraffe came rushing along, with a large pieca of red flannel tied' round his throat, as he had a cold. Ellie the Klephant had a bit of trouble getting iv. but they all managed to lit iv somehow and drove oil". Bobby drove. He went at a terrific pace, and when they got to town a tyre came off. However, Sally Snake tied herself round it nnd on to the axle, and all was well. She said she was quite comfortable there, but certainly didn't look it. Everybody sang, and tbe gay little party became very noisy, but nearly everybody iv town was in bed, so nobody interfered. Then they thought they'd better turn back. Harold the Horse had gone into a sweet shop on the way and brought nut several bottles of lemonade. Pcrcival the Tig got in, too, and ate many, many sweets. They arrived home and went back to their various cages and shut themselves up again. "Thank you for letting us out," ihey all said to Bobby as they went. "We've had a lovely time." "We'll have another soon," he answered. "Quick! We'd better hurry back; it's nearly light." Next day all the people who saw the animals at the Zoo wondered why they were all so cheerful nnd happy! Put they didn't know what i\m they'd had out-idc tltrir cages. TELLING FAIRY TALES. CP.y M.u:t"N ST. .TOIIN WEBB.! When Mother tells mc fairy tfllci .She tell- mc one each niirht.. She puts In all the little bits. An' always tells t'.ieni riitht. The tales I like I lie best ef all She tells mc lots nf times - Like how .lack's bean-stalk .-rows an' lTjws, An' tip th" stalk he climbs. She makes the proper v..i-es for The sturv of Three Hears. An' taps her f...,l like l'ii..!ere!',.i Kiinnin' down the sinirs. An' when about "nick Whittln-.-'-'n Was 1j.,-,1 Mayor." Mother tc'.K We always push the w,,„1..w i An' listen for 1!..w Hell-: When Ici.l'.v te'.!-! ~ falrv 1 ., > lie .1.-sni make i- '-.null" leaves ~„- all t ; ; „ Ii f ft.- hits. An" aiwavs tells it wr-mc An" sn I have i,. 'meniher idm An' tell him "how 'it re.'iilv ;-..p<. S„'s 1,,-. ,-in tell it t:.e. THE EARTH AND MAN. •.' ;',-( v-.'in 111 w . _' ,'.'•, -, ;,;? wr. And w X and fields are sweet .iL-.iiu. . , And warmth within the nj-'untaln « breast. So simp!- is the earth we iv, ad. So r,,iick wiih love and life her frame. Ten thousand rears have rlawt.dl and fl™. And still her ma~ic 1- the rani" A little love, a little trust. A sfl'l impulse, a m;,1,1i n drcitn. Ami life as dry us d. s.-rt ,I,i-' I- fresh.r ih.iii ~ iiiio:n:n:n -'-•■, in. So ready for 11. w h"i.' - and j.--T.a, thousand voir, -~,.■■ ii !-'-.-.,ii ! Have left v j... n -, - ,i,.,,j a |„ v — STiil-FOKn I'KOOKB.