KING MOA'S XMAS PARTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19833, 31 December 1927, Page 4 (Supplement)

KING MOA'S XMAS PARTY.

By Pe*e.T Hardcasfcle, Epsora Avenue (age 6). Once upon a time there 'lived a king. This king was not the ordinary kind of king, in fact, he was a bird. He-sent fairies and robins to invite the visitors to his party. He asked Mr. Kiwi and his wile, Mr. and Mrs. Hare and their hfthies Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow, Mr. 'and Mrs Morepork, Mr. and Mrs. Tuatara Liiard, the Wild Duck famdy Mr and Mrs, Wild Cat, who premised to behave and not eat the birds, Mr. ana Mrs. Pukeko, Mr. Tui and Mr. Bellbird, who were to provide the »uuaic, wjo xvuddid family and the frogs. He asked the flowers of the forest, arid the gaily-coi-cured butterflies to decorate his palace and make it look pretty for the party. glow-worms all capje to lights at night, and wasn't it a happy day when all the guests arrived? King Moa chose the biggest pohutukawa for the Christmas tree, and hung: a present for everybody on it. Then, when they sat down to te§, King Moa staid, I will give you a tea that you have never had before—mushroom stew, grass cakes, chickweed pie." After tsa they danced round the .Christmas tree by the glowworm's light. Then King Moa said, " Take the present with your name on it." Everybody unwrapped theirs. King Moa just then heard a slight noise .in the forest. He looked round and saw quite a big wild boar coming along. King Moa had an idea. Hp picked up a stone and threw it at the boar and it fell dead. Then they all came back to dance again. The glow-worms didn't seem so bright, and suddenly King Moa went to the tree and looked closely at it. Everybody stood in amazement waiching him an« he said, " Lovdy news." They all looked inside the tree arid saw twelve pretty little people dancing in a ring. " They must be the fairies," said the visitors. Then King Moa said, what is that 1 hear?" He heard a sweet tune coming from the tree, the fairies singiug "A Happy Christmas to you allDance under here, The trees so tali, All of you corns To"the fairy balL" The elves sang, too, and King Moa said, " It is time to go to bed," so they all held hands and wished King Moa a happy Christmas, thanked him for the party and went home to bed.