GOOD-NIGHT STORIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 22 February 1927, Page 19

GOOD-NIGHT STORIES.

DICKY MEETS MAMA AND DADDY CHAMOIS. e f (Told by BLANCHE SILVER 7 for PETEH PAN.) [. a When Dicky spied the pretty little £ creature grazing on the side of the mountain he stopped for fear he -would v frighten him awav. 's "Oh, dear! I wish Happy Giggles was :r here, but I'm so far away from home >' I don't suppose he could find me if I n did wish for him," Dicky mused to him- '. self. 7 ''Is that so?" laughed a merry voice, 0 and the very little elfin himself hopped y up beside the astonished Dicky. "You h thought I didn't know where you were." '■■ he laughed. "You can't hide from the •* Fairy Folk. They always know where you are." e "Goodness! Happ- Giggles!" exf claimed Dicky, shaking the wee elfin's f hands. "I'm sure glad to see you. What \ is that animal eating over on "the moun--1 tainside there?" Happy Giggles looked up at the e animal in question and whistled on the e magic whistle. The creature, hearing, 1 turned around and seeing the elfin came r running up to him.

"Well, well, if it isn't Happy Giggles," he cried, holding his pretty little head so that his black horns flashed in the sunlight. "I'm glad to see you again. Who's your friend, Happy?"* "Dicky from New Zealand," replied the elfin, patting Dicky's hand. "Dickv, this is Mr. Chamois." "I'm very glad to meet you, Mr. Chamois," said Dicky bowing politely. "I've never seen a chamois before." "You're not the only one," laughed Mr. Chamois. "But take a good look and youTI know me the next time you see me." Hβ was just about two feet tall. His long hairy coat was of a brownish yellow colour with a darker streak running | down along the back. His pretty head I was a pale yellow, darker from the nose ] upward. His black horns were about | seven inches long. Just as Dicky was i about to compliment him on his looks, up scampered another Chamois, which Happy Giggles introduced as Mama. , Chamois. I "Mama Chamois is a wee bit smaller! than you are," said Dicky, "but I must I say I think you are both lovely." j "You see this is Dicky's first visit to the Alps, and he is all excited," declared Happy Giggles. "I'm glad he had a chance to meet you folks. Hell know a chamois the next time he sees one." , "Don't forget we change the colour of our coats in the winter time," laughed Daddy Chamois 'It's all right to wear brownish yellow in the summer, but in the winter time we put on a real dark brown coat. Well, we must be on our way. Come and see us again, Dicky," and away the two creatures scampered up the mountainside. ! Dicky waved until they were out of I sight. Then he caught the elfin's hand, i and away they went in search of new i adventures.