Children's Corner

Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 19, 4 October 1928, Page 6

Children's Corner

Answers to Last Week's Puzzles. 1. Mississippi. i 2.— ■

3. The shops are exactly a mile apart. ■ . 4. The number of times yon can read Abracadagra on the diagram is 1024. 5. The four merry had altogether 1021 biscuits in their tin to, begin with. It must have been some tin! Puzzles for This Week. 1. A wood ladder. Have you ever tried to climb down a word ladder. You must never on any account take more than one step at & time. You must never step into words that are not real words. If the ladder has seven steps, you must not take eight or nine. PAWN SHOP Here is one for you to look at hard PAWN One step into SAWN Another into SOWN Another into SOON Now into SOOT Now SHOT Then you have it SHOP Now see if you can climb from FLAG down to SHIP Remember you have only 7 steps. Look in the "News" next week for the solution. My first is in Shearer and also in Smith, My second in Hill's can be found, My third is in Dawson, but never in Dudding, Though my fourth and my fifth are in pound. My sixth it is common to Anstis and island, ' My seventh in Mason is seen, But you won't find this letter in Bird or Macaskill, Though my eighth one is always in green. My ninth is in Waugh and in Bagwash as well, My tenth and eleventh is seen, My twelfth is in Kidson and also in King, My whole is a time you've not seen. 3. Diamond Puzzle.—A consonant ; a rug; to go on; a flower; to succeed; to follow; to place; a consonant. 4. I paid a man a shilling for some apples, but as they were so small I made him throw in two extra apples. I find that made them cost just a Penny a dozen less than the first price. How many apples did I get for my shilling? Tommy's Goblins. Once not long ago in the middle of the night, Tommy worke up suddenly in a dreadful fright, Thought he heard the goblins knocking at the door, Thought he saw the goblins sitting on the floor, Thought he heard the goblins dancing on the stairs. Up he jumped so quietly—-to take them unawares; . ;

Then the door he opened, peeping just outside, Then he pulled the handle, opening it quite wide, Out on to the landing he crept, then breathing low, Out upon the cold stairs went Tommy on tiptoe, By the open window, when the moonlight came, Tommy saw two objects sitting there quite tame, .-j Up to them he crept, then a spring, a bound, In his arms he held his bo"ots, the goblins that he fo'undv •; .;_ ,-'':/■:>■;*•;■; ;•:' ■. '}■] ' .']■,}''