THE WENDY HUT

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 6455, 12 November 1927, Page 7

THE WENDY HUT

The Story of Scylla

Between Italy and Sicily there are some very dangerous rocks of which a strange story is told. The sea around these rocks makes a noise like the barking of many dogs, and the sailors do not like to pass near them.

The old Greeks said that there was a certain sea-god called Glaucus who loved a beautiful maiden named Scylla. But Scylla did not care for him at alt and when she walked upon the shore she would not even Jo*Dk at Glaucus who rose out of the w r atcr and spoke to her. So Glaucus consulted the witch, Circe; he asked her to help him to win Scylla for his wife, but on no account he said, was she to do the beautiful maiden any harm. Now Circe was very wicked, and jealous of Scylla's beauty, but she promised Glaucus she would make a special herb tea which she would pour into the pool where Scylla bathed. This concoction, she declared would cause Scylla to love the sea-god.

Quite unsuspecting, the lovely Scylla went down to her pool to bathe. But n 0 sooner had she stepped itno the water than a horrible sensation passed over her, and she looked upon herself with horror. She ha,d changed into a terrible monster with three heads and twelve feet, and she barked like many furious dogs. Horrified, Scylla ran to the cliffs, and in her distress, threw herself into the sea, where she became a rock.

Glaucus could never persuade Circe to break the spell which she had cast on poor Scylla, and to this day th 0 rocks boar her name. And still superstitious people say that she barks like a dog to warn sailors not to come near her, for. she is ashamed of her ugliness. .Our Sweetmaking Corner AMERICAN ALMOND BRITTLE This is a delicious American toffee, children, and easy to make. You will requir© one pound of lump sugar, half a pound of almonds, and four ounces of glucose. Buy the glucose at the chemist’s; it will cost you fourpence. It is very sticky, so be careful how you carry it home in its little box. Do not get powdered glucose. Put the sugar in a saucepan with half a pint of cold water, and let this stand on the tabic while you peel the almonds by dropping them into boiling water and then taking the skins off. Dry them well. Now place the saucepan containing the sugar and water on the gas ; when th e sugar has dissolved, put in the glucose, stir with a wooden spoon, and boil the mixture well till a little tried in cold water becomes quite hard. Then put in the almonds and continue boiling till your toffee becomes a pale gold colour. Pour on to a buttered tin, and leave till cold.

A Double Puzzle (By a Wendy Lady). One of my Wendy Ladies, Evelyn May Gale, has sent me an excellent little double puzzle which I am sure you will all like to try to solve. 1. Mabpthwerlo (a boy’s name). 2. Lcbsilea (a girl’s name). 3. Rlmona (a girl’s name). 4. Ncbdarr (a boy’s name). 5. Erykon (Name of islands oft Scotland). Now. if you have discovered the names by putting the letters in their proper order, take the initial letters of the answers, read downwards, and you will find the name of a Wendy Hut pet. This done, take the final letters of the answers, read downwards, and you will find another well-known name. I will tell you the answers and the names next week, but X want you to try hard to discover them for yourselves. Tink. Just One Thing After Another Jane was cross because she had to put an overall over her dress, so she sat down on the grass and refused to water the garden. “Oh Jane,’ how unfair!” said the overall. “The poor old garden gets the worst of it!” “Now don’t you talk!” cried Jane. “I don’t want to hear anything from a common cotton overall.” “You shall see instead,” laughed tht overall. Then Jane found herself in an immense field full of shrubs about two yards high, and as she looked at the. green bushes she saw them blossom

into bright yellow flowers. mfw hrd hrd hrd mfw mfw mf “Like a field of gold,” thought

Jane. Then men came and gathered the white down; they dried it beat it to remove the seeds, spun it into cotton threads, and wove it into a length of pure white stuff. Cut they had not finished with it yet! They dyed it a lovely rose colour, and on it they printed little squirrels eating acorns. Then a big pair of scissors cut it out —and there was Jane's overall. ‘One thing after the other has brought you to this!” cried Jane. “Darling cotton overalls, let's go and water the garden.”