FATHER CHRISTMAS PUZZLED

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22593, 24 December 1938, Page 5 (Supplement)

FATHER CHRISTMAS PUZZLED

Father Christmas -was puzzled! He could not find one of his reindeer! He hunted high and low and everywhere. He even went over and asked the moon if die

knew where it was, but the moon did not know. No children would be able to have presents on Christmas morning if the reindeer could not be found. Father Christmas next asked the clouds, but they did not know. So at last he decided to put the other three reindeer in the sledge, although he knew the load was too heavy for then. When he got to the sledge he saw the lost reindeer already yoked up waiting for him. Mrs Santa laughed and laughed when he told her all about bis worried searching, and said she had put the reindeer in the sledge a long time ago to help him get away earlier! —GERALDINE DENNIS (aged 9), AJB„ LEE, M.G, Hororata.

“Look at my Holly,” says this Christmas podding. Dtnm by Derek Palmer (aged 8), Fernside

f SCENE I f (Santa Claus’s Workshop at the t South Pole) ; Santa Clans (reading: ; a letter); ' ’Tis Christmas Eve, and I must f be on my way. What’s in this , letter? H’m! (He reads) Dear Santa Claus: F We have never had a visit from you yet, so please be sure ' and come to-night. We don’t t think it fair that we should be left out, when we are very good F beasts and birds, much better . behaved than some little girls and boys. We are very poor, so F please bring us some toys. We , have a small Christmas tree, but . no toys. Signed—t Two Giraffes. Two Wise Old Owls. F Two Cockatoos. ( Two Storks. One Pelican. [ Santa Clans: Oh, dear! 'How can f I visit, an'animal'cottage when jp all my time is taken up dropf ping toys down human beings’ f chimneys. f (He thinks) i . I do feel sorry for them, though. I must do something. f Oh. dear, there goes the tele-