The Crocodile Takes a Holiday

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 17, 20 January 1940, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Crocodile Takes a Holiday

Dear Boys and Cirls—• Of course, you all ktwiv ihe Crocodile: he's one of the oldest inhabitants of the Nevef-Never Land. He's the grumpy person who goes round until a clocl( ticking in his inside and collects all the competition entries whose senders have broken the rules of the club. Secretly, I don t think die Croc, a bad companion at all. He sleeps almost all the week* for Budgetites usually send their entries strictly in accordance with club regulations, and even when he does wake up he is always regretful when he must gobble up a letter or two. Well, the Croc, has disappeared! What are we going to do? Wendy is desolate. She says it's because she never treated him as well as he might have been treated. Tootles, who always had an inclination to get up* on a chair when he came in, is bearing up very well under the strain. And Tink• • . - well, Tink. is quite openly jubilant. But what are Tve going to do? Who is going to go "tick-lock, ticklock!" when the office is quiet at night? Who is going (o Jake care of those disqualified entries? What are We going to do? Isnt it amazing how even the Crocodile can be missed? You know, we might have given him a little corner of his own in the Budget and perhaps a special birthday present once a year. No one ever Writes the Croc, any letters ... we might have had a competition to Budgetland: "Let's Write a Letter to the Croc.!" Oh, dear, why didn't we appreciate him when we had him? Why, Wendy has fust found a note. Let's sec! Yes, it's from the Crocodile.

41 Cone away for holiday. I know that there Wont be any entries for me to gobble for meets and week* and weeks. Budgetites are gelling belter ST\ all the lime. Love lo all ike members— from the Croc." Well, ivhal do you think about thai?