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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 205, 25 May 1940, Page 18

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Is Something From Your Letter Here? 0N the last few days before the holidays we saw some films on the school projector. There was one creepy one about butterflies and caterpillars which made us feel as if caterpillars were creeping down our backs! —Jasmine (14), Johnsonville. Autumn Tit-bits. The other night my brothers and I sat round the fire and roasted chestnuts, then buttered and salted them. They were delicious. On Friday when I looked out on to our back lawn, to my amazement I saw six mushrooms about the size of saucers standing up straight and tall. My brother picked them and we had fried mushrooms for breakfast that morning. —Blondie (12), Eastbourne). Toadstool Talk. One afternoon I cut the back lawn and underneath the trees I found some lovely wee toadstools. There were the ordinary brown kind and some tiny little red ones. I carefully pulled some and went looking for more down the bank where there are a lot of bushes and trees. I found a queer little red thing about half an inch long which looked like a little wriggly red worm standing up on end. Lately we’ve had lots of large red toadstools with white spots under the trees. I made a little “garden” with the small toadstools and some moss in a little dish. Spring Onion (14), Wellington. Cold Weather Ornaments. Br-r-r! A cold draught just blew through the window and down my back. The weather has been so cold lately that I am considering going about with hot water bottles hanging round my neck: and waist! Staffordshire Lass (14), Wanganui. A Sunfish. One day we went down to the Para-. paraumu beach to see a great fish. It was a sunfish, that usually lives in the tropics. It is called a sunfish because it lies on top of the water in the sun—and it is round-shaped, a bit like the sun. A museum-man was there and he measured the fish. —Flax (8),-Levin. Autumn’s Leaves and Weather. We went to Greymouth for our holidays and coming back we noticed that one part of the Buller Gorge was full of the graceful birch covered with red leaves with brown spots on them. You are not the only ones getting William

Weatherman’s tears or cold breath now. We had William Weatherman’s good weather while we were down at Greymouth, and only one day s rain. That shows you what he can do if he wants to smile.—Japonica Fairy (<), Rai valley. Achievement! We are the very first people in Glenside (which lias a population of about 75) to grow lemons. We have one on our tree about the size of a lemon pip. Mother is very proud, for she really did the growing and the tree has only been planted about nine months! — Toe Dancer (13), Johnsonville. For a Good Cause. 1 am in the middle of making a patchwork quilt for the Finns, and when it is finished I hope to make some more. Everyone gives me scraps of material, so I have plenty. I have collected old cloths for the Red Cross and have sold newspaper to the Chinaman to raise moneys for their fund. I am also organizing it concert party of seven of the girls in my form and we hope to get permission to hold penny concerts at school next term. We hope to raise more money for the funds this way. Mrs. Kind Bush (14), Masterton.