JEAN'S REWARD

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 147, 24 June 1933, Page 20

JEAN'S REWARD

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It was the" middle of winter, and how cold! So thought poor little Jean as she trudged along the road to'the wood. Her almost thread-bare co*t was pulled uround her-as far'a» it would go, and she sighed a little as phe'paw her best friend, Ngaire, who was' the daughter of the richest man ih the village, go skipping gaily down to the^ head grocer's shop'in her pretty "Red-Rid-ing-Hood."' ' Jean soon reached 'the wood, and started to gather somo'twigs and sticks for the fire. She went ,on and on, deeper and deeper into it, but with very small success. When she turned to go home, she found that ahc didn't know where she was, ,sp she* slowly, plodded on; but at last she sank down, too exhausted to go any further. The next thing Jean remembered was waking up to find herself in a strange room, lying in a warm bed. As she lay pondering as to whether she wis dreaming, the door opened, and revealed a kindly-looking lady, with * bowl of something hot'in' her'hand. Once again the door opened, this tim* rorcaling a >yell-dressed man loaded with presents, and followed by Ngaire. Ngaire ran -forward, and 'placed them all on Jean's bed. "But why!" said Jean. " 'Cos when wo Vero both little, you saved ttio from f«Uing in the stream." "Oh, I remember," answered Jean. ' *'' Now Ngaire's father came forward. "We thank you'very / much for saving Ngaire so many £eataf*feo,'' he said, "hncl we whh wc'ceild' have thanked you before, but we \ waited for a chanco." Soon Jean _ father had a' talk with' Ngaire's, and it wa? decided that they would all go and live in the dear little cottage with the 'red; fQtea. climbing round it. "" Now if you look out of the window you will see the two little girls skipping happily down tho road, hand-iia*. hand, with "Eed-Eiding-Hoods" ont "MOONSHINE TAIBT" (10), | Karori. '