"FAIRIEL SENDS..."

Evening Post, Issue 86, 11 April 1936, Page 10

"FAIRIEL SENDS..."

"Cay's Sister," Hataital.—Did you go amarketAng In Fairytown yourself? Acorn cup Easter Eggs do sound Inviting.

"Beauvalrt," Pahnorston North.—Did, you find -it . ■. .. . your very hew name? I know your school very well, laddie.

"Maid of Astolot," Halaitai.—You will find that lessons are fun . . . perhaps you 11 .' be In a fairy play soon. "Marcel," Uaper Hutt.—Sad that your Easter letter was late, elf. I liked the drawings Immensely.. And rrinter Man. will never turn . over, the pages. One side please 1

"Brownie Helpful," Newtown.—Just t glimpse of a warm Winter red and you were gone. But you were living tip to your name that .: day.

"Wayslde Flower," Seatoun.—Did you think it was a competition, elf? Such a neatlycoloured picture mu9t find a place among the best paintings on the shelf.

"R.A.8.," Ngalo.—Words like "cruellest" cannot be shortened ■in syllables without an ugly result. Tour poem is (rood up to the last verso, which is exaggerated.

"Bwky Sh«rp," Berhampor*.—We'll try. See what Postle brings between this week ■ and the next. ':

"Ml»s Winkle." City—l wonder If slie 1! see it The giant Easter egg was a grand birthday present for her. I hope you find penfriends, pixie.

"Pixie Bee," City.—The sketch was too late for Easter Page, pixie. It shall be kept for.another Ring, love to Bobby 1 "Lauahlhj W»t«r,"'>«t«n«.—The Ring has been packed' w.lth ■ treasure-finders,' pt*le.; Gould you write > different kind of story?, "Nancy Pretty," P«toni.—And. not .. . must they be white rabbits? .1 must remember the. magic words, on the first day of next, month. . ' , ■ ..

"C.N.," City.—Another Interesting tale. Our boy-readers look forward to your dlrt-track stories., ■': . • : ■ ' . ■{. : , ;

MY PIXIE PEOPLE: ' . It's early-times to be looking skyward and wondering about Easter weather but today there's the bluest, of skies and a harbour to match exactly, while all around and below the towers and domes, turrets of tlic city, buildings' glisten in the sunlight and skylights, flash like a hundred staring'eyes. . , ' : ' ~, And down in the street there's such a hustle-bustle. ''.Somebody rushes out of one doorway with little pink tickets that mean a railway journey very soon, somebody else hurries along folding a large-sized blue ticket that points the ivay to a ship's gangway . /' . and 0, the lucky ones tilKo have bought, ever so many days ahead, the. magicl passes to a trip by aeroplane. Were you among them, elfin ones? : ■ ' - .•: , / hope you like our Easter drawings and stories, specially the beautiful one that "Lassie", has.made for you. My love and wishes for stores of happiness through Easter days. FAIRIEL

P.S. And here's the most gigantically handsome Easter £gg on the very doorstep . .'. and not a footstep did I hear. Strange things happen in Fairy Rings!—F.