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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20306, 13 July 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)

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DEAR DOYS AND GIIU.S, Von arc keeping me very busy these days with all your " Fireside l.ompeti tions" entries, arid evidently these are Idling in that fireside hour very happily. J'leaso read carefully tho new competitions announced to-day. and grasp the oppor tunity of winning a prize! I was very pleased with the " Lion's Letter" contest for the juniors, the prize-winning entries being printed to (lav. 1 also have on hand many otliei very interesting letters, so we will place tho "Full Up!" notice on the Letterbox cmce more. That means no more letters from any ot you unt'! I tell you! Your fnend. LETTER FROM A LION IN THE 200 TO HIS BROTHER IN AFRICA Auckland Zoo Dear Brother Leo, —It does seem a ionn time since 1 left you to go stalking some prey on my own. The moon was shining but I kept in the shadows. Suddenly t bnitled tho scent of a Rout. Beiiu; youiiti and foolish, 1 did not think of dancer but pprnrig at the animal. Tho nest thing I know was that I v.-its u prisoner. I'here were some natives and a white man with n hit; Run, standing looking "t me through the bars of tho cok'o. I prowled and u boy eaid, "ho good iion." I travelled a long way in a big ehip, and made friends with ii, nice little girl. When 1 came to tho zoo one day I saw her and she spoke to me 1 liavo a lovely rnano now. There are no thorns and leaves here to cet in it. and 1 un rather I liko this life very much, hut sometimes on a moonlight night, I long for the jungle life again. Tho secretary bird i 3 writing this for me with one of his quills.—Well, good-bye, your loving Lione (Leonard liirat, ago 11, Kauri, via Kaino.) /.on. Auckland. Dear Old Sister Ginge,—My dear, your poor, poor brother now, after many weeks of travelling by sea, has arrived at the above, terrible place. Oh! how 1 long for tunny old "Africa! and freedom!" Although they treat mo kindly, and give me plenty to eat and drink, my day is unoccupied and I pace my den wearily all day. One thing I do love is tlie admiration I receive from my spectators, but sometimes near feeding time, f would wish often to crunch them up. When fir.it coming here, I had a mate but she died of a broken heart, a most horrible complaint. I can tell you. Poor dear! but she is bettei oft now! I hope. Do give« Mum and Dad. Binly, Grubber, Tawny and Baby Crunchet my beat love, tell thorn to be careful of .human Jraps, won't you, and do bo, too, yourself, or (to my grsat joy. in one way, but to my srent sorrow in another) yon might be here with me. Oh! my dear. I nearly forgot to tell that in tho general cage next door through the bars, I see a figure no much like old Grimly (remember when ho lambasted ua ? l who wag caught last year. I roar to him often but ho continues his monotonous pacing, never once heeding. 3 often think ho lus lon his memory. Do vrito to me Cringe. ni;d don't forget to give me news of my family, the whole jungle and yourself.—From tho saddest old lion who ever lived, Jock. (Janio Brewster, age 12, Whakatane.) Lions' Cage. Auckland Zoo. My Dear Sister Loppy,—This is my first letter to you since I came to New Zealand, bow nearly a year ago. I have twins now named Loppy alter you, and Floppy, who is just a dear little bit of mischief. The zoo keepers are very kind but I long for my African home, where I can hunt for my own dinner. Our friend Young Jumbo is here, but of course, tho keepers do not know his name and call him Jumuna There really are quite a lot of African beasts hero and how I wish sometimes that I could have some of them for dinner! The twins have not tho same feeling as I have about tho jungle beasts and are quite conlent with a tender piece of rnw meat. They love stories of home but do not understand what a jungle is like. Saturday and Sunday aro very interesting days because a lot of visitors come to the zoo and I love showing them my cubs, of which I am very proud. Please give my love to-Mrs. Giraffe. Young Jumbo'a mother and tell her that . he seems finite lieppy here, and all our other friends.—Well, there docs not seem much news ns you do not know what a eoo is like, so good-bye for now, your loving sister Ttolo. (! J rimrore Self, age 10, 71. Gleninore Street. Wellington.) OUR TEA-TREE HUT. On our farm we had a river and a patch fit bush. Once my sister, my brother and I got some thin tea-tree and made a little hut. In one place theco was a big InndsMp and wo had slides down it. There were plenty of bird's nests, but we did not take them unless they were old on<M. Down at tho river wo made a iittlo bathing hut. .mostly of fern. There was a littlo stone 'jetty from which my brother and sister 'used to dive but I never could learn to dive. Yon cat. imagine what lovely bathes wo had. M? fnwnrilo spot was along the track_ tlirouch the bush, undor a big puriri where vp played all porta of games. —Your loving pen-friend, Dnreeri Pilcher. Sfaasoy Rood Manurewa (age 8). WHERE THE TUI D'VELLS. t I thought you would liko to hea; about our Easter holidays at Waitakero Itan /es. Our cottage was surrounded by riniu tree.?, beautiful tite ferns and nikau palms. Wo Tised to ramble in the bush and gather | ferns in the day time. At night a more pork used to call just outride our window. Ono morning, at breakfast, we saw a tui bird eating his breakfast ef insects off iho >b»rk of a tree. As (nis are very shy birds, ■we stayed quite still and did not disturb him. On fine evenings wo used to walk to tho top of the hill r.rul lool; at tho li'-drts of Auckland in tho distance. They shone and sparkled liko fairyland and we loved looking at them. Ono night we saw some Hlow-worms in. a small cave.—Your little friend, Bom ford, IJart Road. Talcapuna (ago 9). , LIFE ON A FARM. "We livo on a farm, dear Miss Morton, at tho bottom of which is a little creek. On summer evenings we often go for walks -round it, or play hide-and-seek in the moonlight. This creek is about ha'f a-mile from our school and we go rind bathe in it and liavo a great time. In winter's long even ings, to pass tho time away wo play many exciting games of proverbs, grunt-piggy Brunt, and characters, but when we do not play th»vo games I just sit by the fire and road. When I come home there are the hens to bo fed and the eggs to bo gathered, but it is very hard to find the nests, isn't it? When I feed the hens the turkeys cnrr.r and gobble r.t me.—T 'will eloro now. Miss Morton, from your loving little pen friend. Edna Stark. Motumaoho fage 7).

A GUIDE BIRTHDAY PARTY. I nm point? fo toll von. dear Miss Morton, hhont our truirio birHidny party, which wc held last Friday Fir.il we had roll cnll •then marched into horseshoe formation and hnd pro vers I),, r rnptnin road out tho names of those who kid won pervice stare or badges, and our president then presented the lucky winners with li».m. Prices were Civet) to I tin- <» who had 0■ e bent attendance fni " vni-imiH other I hiri'rs Two from <T'Ch r>"trol were next exmnipcl r n hano'-!' ins i'ti'l. bedmskinrc. We hn.l n e'ompetiMon in ami fliiricin.; i!n ,] t,. n v . ?!) Dounced noon nftor. At tli'o tea' ».-iVjlc we vero each fr-'en a bonbon nrirl a cnl ;P ohoeoli to. Toasts were proposed an.' nneechrs wore made by vnriou* members of t!n> committee end our explain w.is prefiented with a lovelv leather sn-n allium from the rnmir-nv fter tea another com petition wan held. Then we wero crOled im into horechoo formation n <rni.n and wer-i told who had won tho vnrious prizes and cvt>3. \V*n were finrry when it was time to tidy ur> the hall, «n ,t meant the condition <if a evehirrr. Im! memories of 1110 jhappy time v.'e had will linger for many it}r vs.-*-Yoiit lo*in If p"n-fr ; fnd. Kathl»pn McKay. Goorru Street, Morrinsville (ago 111

Lion Lottor OomrrMti on .—Ten Mark Cards: Mario P.kmfield. Cliff Road, St. Ueliers. Lesley Adams. 28 Chatham A v.. s'Jt. Albeit, Klma l,et\ Ifuvera.

Flve Mnrk Cari'i | mVB i, n>n awarded to tho following for letters i,«d sketches food Jbltl not yuhhshed Knthlvn Judd. Cora fe Bit? Ale^nu;r. bert C ° OPOr ' Kita Hose '