Children’s Corner.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 14 July 1925, Page 8

Children’s Corner.

POLLY, PETER AND WALLABY.

y (IU ■will remember ilu* joke Polly, Owemloline and Wallaby played on Richard. Richard was so annoyed that lu- refused to speak to them. The tliree friends, who are really very fond of llieliard, did not like it at all.

They held a meeting about it. and Polly hatched a little scheme. “Well teach him not to lie had tempered, ' she said, aiul then explained another joke thev would play on Richard. But they did not know that llieliard was listening outside the window.

Polly's idea was to open the door just a little and place a bowl of water on top, so that when llieliard came into the room it would fall down and give him such a wetting! In ail innocence they proceeded to carry out their little scheme, quite unaware that llieliard knew all about it.

When ;ill was reailv Gwendoline popped out of the window to fetch Richard.' “Just say I want to speak to him,” said roily, ‘and mind he comes in through the door first, or von will get the wetting.

' Polly and Wallaby waited for Richard, expecting him to get jn<ch >x bath. Pul Richard was too wise. “What do you want?” he asked and just bulled ££ ,i,e Cm “iU,out ,ing IV, .loir ,vid,. Arttul H.cVrd. I 'vender chat he has in his mind?

This picture will show you. Richard flung the door wide open, and down came the bowl of water all over poor Gwendoline. She was angry, and was inclined to blame Polly, who thought it a better joke than ever. However, it made Richard so good'tempered that they all became friends once again.