THE NEW SKATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 30, 3 August 1940, Page 19

THE NEW SKATES

(A Story for Tinies.) One day when Alice woke up she sat up and looked at the window. "Oh, good! It's snowing," she said, and jumped out of bed. "I hope I can play in the snow. I'll ask Mummy." She put on her dressing-gown and slippers and ran downstairs. She found Mummy in the kitchen making her own and her father's breakfast. "Please, Mummy, can I go snowballing today?" she said. "Yes, all right, dear," said Mother. "But run upstairs and wash and be quick." Alice washed and dressed. She put on her snow suit as she was to go snowballing. She had quite forgotten Uncle Hal was to come and stay. I

Uncle Hal lived in England and she had never seen him. When she had eaten her breakfast she ran out to join her friends in a lovely game of snowballing. When they were sick of snowballing everyone except Alice had a skate on the pond. Alice was miserable. Skating was lovely fun, but she had no skates. She sat on the edge of the pond watching the others.

All of a sudden she remembered Uncle Hal. She jumped up and ran home. She ran through the gate, up the path, and into the house. "Oh, Mother," she panted, "is uncle here yet?"

"Yes, dear," said Mother, "he is in the living-room waiting for Daddy and you."

"Me?" said Alice in surprise, and ran into the living-room. Uncle Hal greeted her with a kiss and then he said, "I have a surprise for a little snow girl," and took out a pair of skates. "Oh, thank you," said Alice and gave uncle a kiss.

By "DAY-DREAMING ELF" (9). City.