ODDS AND ENDS BY MEMBERS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21940, 14 November 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)

ODDS AND ENDS BY MEMBERS

f' T|iE POETS goj* uight, *> IriMWt and BjlHßpi'iilt beside the beater, jp&itdtft know wbat to do yft, ' not -op to standard," Peter r - JUtadtodL was ecu* it would be rvanMit at once to Lady Gay, ■ r Sb^aMT *PUw» print it without ' ***** —JtJMTH MARSH, 'AAX. PBJL, LAE. M.O, ev,*; j, ■ (pamw.

I have a baby sister called Phil* ippa and my baptam rooster P«|y vakea her In tee morning. —HELEN STARR (aged 6), Amberle&

• "VRBBS SHHT GAKB tfradiauts: ; I ci| happiness, | tup suns hint. s9* /«*, HI laughter ■ 3 smiles . Mi* happiness, *mm»kine and fun together. >‘Meut. smiles, then add to mioh H-9PP9* Lastly, add laughter, ts*aited< Bake far l\ hours, t ire with gladness and sprinkle .!?'* joy. i-JITtHTH MARSH, U H. M. 0., Glenroy. • r L had a nice picpic for all the jfcitem at Waitaki Hydro. We ire oMl|Mn.g here soon. We all got iliplpi'apd 1 won a race; we had tea, riWßlnd chocolate. We had lots of [MfcAK WILLIAMSON (aged..«), p* ; Waitaki. sums and spelling at school. : m , —WM4*Y KENSINGTON. - "Broom fleld. ,? ■ Amberley.

Wgitfn* for a Bite

Paint them in y«r brighteft colours NEVER AGAIN One day Billy Boat went for a ride Out in the ocean at high tide. In the eea he was towed to and fro. Up and down and high and low. At last he began to com© to the wouldn’t sail any nwfe. __JIM MARSH (aged 9). Qlenroy. SING A SONG M yon Give your chain » hl»e. ruffty-tuffty I Ruffty-Tuflty went out one day. Into the garden to have a Pjay, He ran in and out and round about. And that ii all I have to say- | -ELAINE BUNDLING (aged 7).

WHITE BUTTERFLIES White butterflies on tbs peach tree White butterflies on the pear, White butterflies on the cabbage, White butterflies everywhere. With branch in hand I scramble, Through a giant goosberry bush. Under the old gnarled quince tree, And through the currants with a push. White butterflies op the peach tree, White butterflies on the near, White butterflies on the cabbages, White butterflies everywhere —’MATE MIDBHIPMAID, Robinson’s Bay.

FISHING

My father *nd J went fishing yesterday. We lost the hooks and sink# the lest time we threw the line out. I was not fishing. I was raking tunnels for sand-hoppers, saw raq, green and grey sandhoppers. After storms there are many penguins on the beach and there are always katlpos in the tussocks. They are shiny black spiders with red stripes down the middle at their backs. —JAMES LANGBEIN, Wharanui. NO, 1 WOULDN’T

I would not like to be a fish that swims in the river. It would be so cold, and I would shiver. I would not like to be caught on a hook And taken home for mother to cook—JOK MARSH (aged 7). Qlenroy.

I found a turkey’s nest to-day and it had fight eggs in it. I suppose you know what a turkey egg is like. It is flesk-coloured with bright E*ink spots on it. It is not, nearly as big as a goose’s egg. but very delicious to eat. -DOROTHY LANQPAI4S, West Melton. BROOM ’Tia now that the broom. Is bursting into bloom, the hillside# look ftWwe. With such • wogdwtol *' Ever so gracefully II does stand. Helping to make a fairyland. —JUDITH MARSH. USJB, A» H-,

“PLEASE TAKE A RIDE”

“Please ride In me.” says Aunt Amelia Aeroplane to the witch. Faialee Deam, Homebush. beard her, and drew this picture. Falalse is seven years old

OUR PET MAGPIE

We have a pet magpie and I can carry it about. It sits on my lap like a little bird in a nest. It barks like a dog. and can whistle. - MAVIS MACANN taged B'. Ashley.

I am very fond of riding, and I ( have two horses. Their names are j TUo Wd Teddy. I ride Toto to I school every morning. --PAMELA SYKES, j Menzies Bay. My sister and I drive Tiny and Tofo in a sledge, on which we cart cones. -MARIE SYKES. Menzies Bay. i “MY CAT” I have a cat at home; he is all black, and sometimes when you say “shaltc” he shakes hands. And he is my cat. When he is outside he is so funny that I think he is the | be»t oat in the world. I —BEATRICE EYISON (aged 7). 64 Fisher street. Beckenham. I have a cat named Sooty, a white rabbit named Bobtail, two pet sheep named Joy and Jenny and three bantams. —MARGARET HARRISON. Amberley, ERNEST THE ENGINE Ernest ia an engine. He belongs to Lady Gay. He runs all her messages And puffs along all day. MOLLY LANE (aged 7>, Horotanc, Heathcote, S.EJ.