The Fiary Ring

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 6, 6 July 1935, Page 20

The Fiary Ring

RULES TO REMEMBER

FOURFEET AT SCHOOL

A TOFFEE PAPER PICTURE

'VPLEASE -i ■ - •!"

AN ANSWER TO

"FAIRIEL SENDS . . .

AN EARLY VISITOR

A COTTAGE

Visiting hours to the Fairy Ring are three to , four-thirty o'clock on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. - I. Address letters to Fairlel, "Fairy Ring," "Evening Post," City, Cl. c 2.' Tell your age, name, and address at woll as your pen-name. - 3. Always say whether your work Is original or copied. 4. Do drawings on unlined white papor. In pencil or Indian ink. 5. Leave a margin when writing stories or verses, and write in INK on one side of the paper only. 6. The Ring closes at 4 o'clock on Wednesdays, so post early in the week.

"Our scrap-book is looking very pretty. We have all got two pages each, with .-our! names on. We paste pictures in, in our' spare moments. at playtime or, after school. Last Thurs-. day a black,cat came into school be-; fore assembly. .■ We ■ played with him,; and when the bell rang he jumped up on one ,of our tables, Washed himself, and went to sleep. When it was time for lessons at the table, we had to put him down, so then he wanted to sleep in. the.,doll's bed., Teacher wouldn't let him sleep there, so he climbed up on the spare . tuffiet and snuggled dow.n. He stayed till lunch time, and we hayen't.. seen him since. We have, had several dog visitors,. and once a, sparrow and a bee,' but this was the first cat. We\have called/our heater 'Johnny, Dawson.' ,We know' a.piece of poetry about : ?Johnriy Dawson',': but he is a boy, riotva, heater.; He. is .a' lazy: boy, who never learns his tables; But, 1 .of our' heater'is not, lazy,;be-; 'cause he warms our^robm for us. Here comes Einty. He must know it is rusk time.,' He's wagging !his tail and looking pleased.," ■ .?■■. '. "AIX-OF-US." Ngahau School. . .

will "Littlo-Gladness's'? penfrlend* wait till after exams, for their letters?, ■ : Will somebody aQed eleven or thereabouts write to "Bantam," 157 Daniell Street, Newtown? Will somebody who wants a faithful penfriend please write to "Lady Godlva, 283 Mansfield Street, Newtown. "Peeping Tom. of the same address; would like a ten-year-old penfriend. Wanted, a seven-year-old penfriend, .oy "Mummy's Pal," 39 Nottinsham ( Street, Karori. Nola Brown, 39 C»mb«rwell Road, Haw«ra, asks for a penfriend of 13 or 14, who Is interested in film stars and sport. Somebody who would like a South Island pen- 1 friend—write to Nessie Rees, Day's Road, Lyttelton.

Ltone yon Pechmann, Masterton.—That is a popular street lor. Fairy King mushrooms; Have you discovered them? Joan Murphy, Masterton.—But it is , . . sadly . . . so think again, pixie. The small violet .left blue tears on the page I "Charlie the Clown," Newtown.—Tou will have to share the messages with, him, laddie. I . 'spect' he, was surprised to. find his own name the' first time. ; "Lady Gocliva," Newtown.—Shall we ask again in the "Please" column and see what the postman brings? "Peeping Tom," Newtown— They are,too young to be penfrlends yet,, pixie. You see, the eldest is only five. "Merry Mate," Porirua.—Draw on thick paper elf No sketches must be traced. So It was you who left the albums. A mystery solved ... and thank you. "The Little Colonel," Karori.—A splendid penname for you I And eight years old is not too young to begin to write letters. "Tulip Maiden," Island Bay.—Perhaps that' name belongs- to the little Dutch girl, too. A big welcome, new pixie. "Aussie," ' City.—"Where the woodland pixies peep. ..." 1 like your poem, elf. Carry on with your versemaking. "Thistledown."—Punctuation and spelling need - attention, pixie,- otherwise your- work is good ■ for >your age. .; "Mummy's Pal," KarorL ■ - ....... „

;£ do hope you find '■ one' .•...' and what a' number of. pixies you know I v Ruth Waldock, Newtown.—lt ■. was .. . so you must think of another name, pixielcin.

"Crimson Rose,'" Seatoiin.—l'm ■• i glad you've begun? your scrapbook.. It is interesting work,. collecting pictures.

"Purple Pansy," Seatoun.—And did you win? How disappointed you were, I'm sure, wlieu the match had • .■ to be postponed. "Loliena," Upper Hutt. —Slippers . . ..that ' • is. clever, of. you. • Don't you love making '• the big round ■ pom-poms best? "Pop, tho Penguin," Uppor Hutt.—Can you say "This Jtlss Smith" ten times, quickly? It would 0 make a good elocuttion exercise, wouldn't it? "Cinderella," City.— . And it was right. Were the rest of the puzzles too difficult? "Soot," Brooklyn.— "Bather . .sunny days' .every time. . Thank you for your puzzles and verses. "Bill-the-Bosun," Lower Hutt —A truly winter '"scene, Bill. I do 1 hope-you've left Mr. Plu. miles behind. "Wildflower," Newtown. —A bright idea of yours to make jIK-saw puzzles' of the photo- , graphs. ."Gray Eyes" has not written to the King for ever so long. Edna Boyd, Newtown.— You may bo called "lllnnil," Edna . . . so ilrst was luckiest .. and all tho rest

belonged. "Little Gladness," Karori.—Spring seems to steal a little piece of Winter every year . . . but she makes such loveliness of it that nobody seems to mind. "English," City.—l'ou need practico at drawing forms and fiices, elf. Also, too many lines make con- ■ fusion. Keep your drawing clear. "Marianna," Moera.— Did you mean "wharo," pixie? it "sounded, the Happiest weekend camp . . . and what, mattered the .weather? "Freda Browneyes," Trentham.—What fui over rival gardens.. Arc your bulbs budding yet? I think black and white 'basketball uniforms' will 1)6 very smart. "Boskor," Lyttolton.— Does our Fairy King travel all the way to you? I like your drawing tremendously, but Indian Ink must be used by pixies , over, twelve. ~,,„.,

LITTLE FOLK: ; Still our magic circle grows ~ . almost a score of new people to be welcomed tonight, and we do welcome them, gladly, and hope we shall see their stories and drawings in our own page very soon. Perhaps they will be just in time to find a place in the Winter Page we're preparing. Some sketches have arrived and you'll love them. Storymakers have not yet taken off thinking caps, it seems . . . but a story is a subject for long, long thoughts. How are your gardens, pixie people? Are you remembering that this is planting lime and, that the ivarm, wet earth is ready to cradle the baby seedlings that make summer gardens thiiigs of glory? < ; , // you ask Mother or Father (ivhichever is Gardener Chief in your household) if you might have one corner to be all your own, you'll be simply bursting with pride when flowering time comes. Perhaps you could make a small rockery for your own. Rock plants are fairly easy to grow and in the spring ivhen the rugged, grey rocks hold pools of blue and gold and rose, you'll want to turn all the hillsides of Wellington into rockeries. Shut your eyes arid imagine. ", ' Letterbox Elf is quite puffed out with importance today sort' ing put • Winter .; Page contributions from every-day ones.i "Still more stories needed," he" says, so "jump to it!" as our American cousins would say,'-for Winter Page will liappeh in just two weeksl ■. , . ' ■ - . .■ ■..■..-■■..'..• FAIRIEL.

"Every , morn about seven o'clock when we cross our porch we are greeted with the rtielodious trills of a j bird. On. looking, we discern on a post a large thrush. It stands with chest out, and moves its head from side to side, piping the sweetest tunes. Its coat is shaded in brown and creambreasted. Surely it must be appointed by the queen of the fairies to wake sleepy-heads on cold mornings when Jack Frost has been painting the landscape." "LITTLE GLADNESS" (13). Karori. t , I

"We live in a little cottage, which is just a mile from: the town. There is a little garden where flowers bloom all the time and birds sing all the summer, while rats and mice seek the barns. When you take a walk in the garden you will hear the' sparrows chirp while all the time the butterflies go whirling over your head. If you go a little further you-will see some pretty flowers which sway from side to side as the gentle breeze goes by." "GREAT GREEN-FEATHiiR" (9). I Johnsonville. '

THE FAIRY DELL. j (Original.) At the bottom of the garden, Where the hairy gooseberries grow. And the big, beautiful sunflowers. In their golden glory glow, . ■ There's a dear little glen, Where the fairies live all day, And sing and dance and play, The merry hours away, And whim it grows dark, And the bright moon comes out, The fairies come out of their homes, And sing and dance about, But, 0 dear me, when dawn is coining on, The. fairies stop their play, And their merry song; They run away home, to do their work, For work is something that they never shirk. "THISTLEDOWN" (10). Lyall Bay.

(Original.) How often have we been sorry to throw away those pretty toffee wrappers? Well, here is a use for them. First, find a pretty picture of an oldfashoined girl or couple if you like, a fairy dancer, or something of that sort. Next, get a piece of fairly stiff drawing paper and cut it into a square large enough to put your figure in. Then cut, out the portion you intend to cover, place it on top of the toffeepaper you are going to use, and cut round' it. Then you will have the exact shape.

First, paste the drawn portion on the drawing-paper, then over that paste the cut toffee paper.'' Do this to all the portions you wish to cover, then you will only have legs, arms, and head left. Do not cover these, but stick them into place, then you, will have a.very dainty picture. If you can paint well, it would be a good'idea to paint in a background. It is easier to have a fairly large picture to cover. • "PENNY HA'PENNY" (13). Hataitai. •

"NEW PIXIES . . ." Helen Hamilton Baker (5) c... City Anne Margaret Flannery (6) City "Miss New Zealand" (II) City "Violet Vale" (10) City write io "Bantam," 157 Daniel Street, New"Mermaid Chief" (II) Ci'y "Mermaid Mischief" (10) C tv "Jo Brown" (9) Cty Peter Arnerick (10) '..■ City Ruth Waldock (If) Newtown "Tulip Maiden" (12) Island Bay Leon yon Peehmann (12) Masterton June Manning- (9). Johnsonv lie Joan Murphy (II) Masterton "The Little Colonel" (8) Karon "Midnljht" (13) i Hawera "Huia" (16) Porrua "Bo.ker" (M) Lyttelton "Bess of Backwoods" (?) Island Bay,

June Manning, Johnsonville.—Of course you; may, dear. Are you going to choose a pen-, name? Please send your verses. ;

"L'Mi'li."' Kelhurn. —Toil certainly saw a joke ■.against yourself . . . and enjoyed the fun. A salute I May I see the snaps soon? "Moonlight Child," Newtown.—A splendid name for him .. . Peacemaker. Was it a lesson learned at school, Fay? "Grandmother Gobble," Kllblrnle.—So near the sea. A wonder it Is that you can work at all with such a view lying so near. . "Polyanthus," Mgaio.—Perhaps one of your lino-cuts will be suitable to print in the Ring. .' Sorry I missed you. elves. We were In different carts of i, the office. ; "Alice Blue Gown," Johnienvllls.—Wasn't It funny I ' Printer Man discovered just, in time; so it was not upside-down in every paper. ; "Teddy's Aunt" Masterton.—l 'sped you are very proud of your new nephew . . . "and .Teddy, too. Have you thought of a name yet

"Sea Legend," Ngalo.—l know the book you mentioned . . . and I "always admire its pictures. It was.next best to seeinpr for yourself, wasn't It?

"Misj Winkle." City.—Who is this mystery elf! Real names as well as pen-names, please! ■

"Polly Primroie," Newtown.—Of course, a drawing book 1? the best Idea, but you may manage with an exercise book if you are ; clever. y . .

"Fairy ■ Dancer."-—lt, ; would have been more probable £nr the dogs to have headed the horses off, rather than' drag the girl to safety. Tour storyi '.. had many Rood points, despite this. "Bess of Backwoods," Island Bay.—Teddy's an old friend . . .so, of course, you do. You've made a dainty; pastel picture for me,; newest elf. , "MiiJnl»ht," Hawer*.--And nobody else had chosen It. For an American pen-friend write to the Editor, Young Folks' Fagei,, "The Christian Science Monitor," Boston, U.S.A.

, . Porlrua. —Sorry that both pen-names are already in use.. You did not sign your own name, so you must bo known .is. "blank" today. Good luck to the tenml "Nannie's Sweetheart,"' Trentham.—l hope you do find time to comi* to the Ring. The red beret and cardigan will be splendid for hockey. Good <■ knit ting! "AII-of-You," Ngahau School. —There were enough raindrops lo . keep any plxle In high-and-dry places. Mischievous of them to come on our special visiting day, wasn't it? "Gold Arrow," SeaUmn. —I 'sped Anne thinks staying in a city- is huge fun, 'specially when there's a dog HWo Monty about. Love to Baby Joan. . "Christmas Star," Wailaceville.—lt was tuo big an adventure to pages, dear ... and we do not have manor houses in New Zealand. Try again. "Sylvia," City.—Your drawing will lie printed one day, sooui lass. There has been1 ■ a tremendous improvement In your work lately. "Bluebell* of Scotland," • City.—Could you ■ make a puzzle for mo. childie/. . . or just a wco drawing? You see, there isn't room to spare for the very big ones. "Grlselda," City.—lt was a close match . .. and a thrilling one,! Colds? Oh, no. There Isn't time for sneezing in the Ring. "Brown Owl," Wade»town. —But we must give away secrets . . . perhaps you know by now. Whnt fun you must havo had on Parents' Hay. "Princess Delight," City.—You'll have to listen carefully for it, 'cos there are. always dozens of birthday greetings. I hope you have the happiest of days for your birth-