The Young Folk's Budget

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 24

The Young Folk's Budget

TEASERS FROM CHINA, CAN YOU MAKE A TANGRAM? A NOVEL PUZZLE 4000 YEARS OLD. Dear Boys and .Girls,— The wholehearted sympathy of Budgetites is extended to Ginger Meggs, who, they seem to think, gets the thick end of the stick far too often. We cannot wonder, then, that in last week's competition most of our hero's adventures led him to brilliant victory, scoring triumphs over Tiger Kelly, and treating Eddie Coogan—just as the young person deserves to ft# treated. The Christmas spirit was also in evidence, and in many cases plum puddings, with the threepences and sixpences which are always associated*with them, played an important part in many stories. Little characteristics of the folk from "Star" Twinkles were noted by the competitors, who incorporated them in such a way that one could very easily picture Ginge and his associates. I .wonder how -,many of my readers have ever heard of tangrams ? It is ap ancient Chinese puzzle, which ■ was known in' that country about 2000 years B.C. We learn that it was a favourite pastjiiie of the exiled i Napoleon, and it seems to have amused other people, for a volume about ■'The Fashionable Chinese Pu*jje" was found in the library of Lewis Carrol, the writer of "Alice in Wonderland.'*. "Our Competition Corner" ; will explain how these tangram# are made, and further designs will be seep in next Saturday's Budget, so little Aucklanders can amuse themselves with * puzzles that interested the £mperors of China thousands of years ago. To make a tangram, you must first draw a square on stiff cardboard, and cut it up iptp seven pieces, as shown in the illustration to be seen ; elsewhere on this page. If you are using £ut one design the square can be cut from the p&per and pasted, on cardboard, but if you require more than , one set of tangrgms you must make some for yourself. If you mark the point B, midway between A and C on one fide of a square of any size, and D midway between C and E on an adjoining side, the direction of the cuts i f needs no further explanation. These Pieces can be arranged to make all sorts of quaint designs and i P ,c |ures. .The silhouettes on this page are both made of tangrams. To make the silhouette arrange your piece, on a sheet of blank paper, into the shape of the picture, then draw round it with a fine pointed pencil, : i afterwards Removing the pieces and filling in the outline with Indian ink. if you wish you my make more SPinplfcated pfptures by using more than , one set nr tangrams, but remember . , • that always compete sets MUST be used, and NOT portions of sets. /T/ TTf 1 '* j i Now then, Budgetjtes, let ma \ >s V/ see what good work I can set before •> .' j the judges for our next competition' ##**************** ******** * % OUR COMPETITION CORNER. • ".'ll.l-1.1 „|.hi,.. .. A ' i . Tan ® ram# ar ® con >fng back into fashion. If you don't already know ' To/ 7 a / B ta T/ am 4 ;% r ; ad J to - day r Spe **} p» ces ° f Wednesday. /6 /° r the best entnes received by next « RESULTS OF COMPETITION FOR NOVEMBER 27. ; T T h f P rize oo y n t to McVeagli, Anzac Street, Cambridge, a^e Brn H i n ore ' ?' l loimt Alberfc Eoad > Mount Roskill, age 17° Jack Brockbank, Carrington Road, Point Chevalier, age 14, Zoe Tibbits Paparoa ICaipara, age 12 and Mavis Moore, Taupo Road, Taumarunui, ago 15 were ' the recipients of- the four 5/ prizes. "TV- 0 * " ere Certificates were Awarded as follbwß • "RTTTU 1 • Tv>v>-r. i< v - ;2s SMSS SS. Bmi ' y B " ker ' E - o,son ' Ina : ai.'A.V-.v.A- l.« ' • . •- I