Children's Corner

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 25, 13 November 1930, Page 4

Children's Corner

HELPFUL BILLY.

Billy was Mrs. Bunny's youngest son. He was too small to go tosehool yet, so while the other little rabbits were away at Mrs. Floppity's school, Billy stayed at home and helped his mother. At least, he thought he helped, but really he got dreadfully in the way. He meant well —but—=• "Billy," said Mrs. Bunny, one, morning, when she found him busily cleaning the silver with 'boot polish, "I wish you'd run down to the shops for me. I want a nice crisp lettuce and a bundle of radishes," She gave him sixpence as she spoke. <' Yes, Mother,'' said Billy, and he ran off down the street, whistling merrily. "Now I can get on with my. work," said Mrs. Bunny. > ! It was rather a long way to the .shops, and Billy felt quite tired he began to trudge home again, the radishes and lettuce safely tucked into his basket. At the corner of the High Street .sat old Dame Goose, with her big stock of balloons. But he hadn't a penny of his own with him. Suddenly Billy saw that Dame Goose was fast asleep. "Pooz- old lady," he said. "How uncomfortable she looks, with that string of balloons twisted all round her middle!" Billy was a kind-heart-ed little bunny. "I'll loosen them for her," he said. So he untwisted the string which Dame Goose had tied so carefully round herself in order that she might have a nap in com"That's it!" murmured Billy.; "Now she can breathe properly, jkud I haven't wakened her! Oh — j *—oh!" ■ ■: • .- H<s gave a frightened shriek.'j The wind had eaugjit hold of the balloons, and they were flying up into the air. "O—oh!" cried Billy again. But the balloons were quite out of reach now, and then Dame Ooose wore up! "And I didn't mean to be naughty, " sighed Billy, when Mrs Bunny had made him take all his pennies out of his money-box to give the old Dame Goose. '' I was only trying to help." Mrs. Bunny nodded. "Yes, I know," she said. "But it was a silly thing to do. But now I've some good news for you. Mrs. Floppity is starting a class for very tiny rabbits so you will be able to go with the others to school to-morrow —— " '' How lovely!" squeaked Billy. *' I am glad, Mother dear!" "So am II" said Mrs Bunny.