Girls AND Boys

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24746, 20 November 1943, Page 4

Girls AND Boys

DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS,— Isn't hay-making fun? Last week-end I wandered out into the orchard where all the long grass had lately been cut and f thought what a gcod plan it would be to gather the dry grass and make it into a stack; so, armed with a hayfork and a bottle of nice, cool lemon drink, my pussy cat, Grey Molcolm, and I set to work. We had such a jolly time, too. The sun was shining brightly and there was just enough breeze to cool the air. I just loved tossing the warm, scented hay and building up the stack—no easy task, as both Sootie-cat and Grey Malcolm would keep jumping up on to it and burrowing deep into the heart of it! Several times I missed one of the pussies by inches with the sharp fork, but they thought it was a splendid game ond raced about like young kittens chasing stray ends of straw that escaped in the wind. When one corner of the orchard was clear we sat under the shade of the apple free and drank long draughts of lemon, but it was not the ice-cool drink 1 had expected for Grey Malcolm in his capering had tipped the bottle over so that it had been lying in the full blaze of the sun all the time. However, my pussy-cat didn't care. He just munched a piece of biscuit and purred contentedly under a canopy of crisp hay. Soon fie was too sleepy even to notice a bold blackbird that hopped near by gathering straw for his new home. Gay harvesting days for you all, the best . of good luck in your end-of-year exams and tove frcm I

Welcome A warm welcome is extended t-o the following new members of the Herald circles: Lesley Moir, John Flynn, Alma Ringrose, Eileen Wbyte. Jacqueline Murray, Beverley Murray, Lilian Walls, Daphne Moriarty, Nola Vince, Wilson Whineray. Bruce Whineray, Betty sod Jean Conn, Lorna Belcher. John and Eileen Bell, Valerie Hushes. E. Austin. Joyce Martin. Jean Prout, Diane Wishart, Rae "Whitehead; Andy Edwards, Carita Malioy, Lois Wilson, Ella Kakiri, Joan Harris, Adrienne Perkins, Kehia Keno, Neil Broai{, [Daphne Wright. Dennis and Margaret Thorp. Thank You Thank you to the following boys and girls fjr items received. —Donna Whitford, Betty Eves, Kitty Halcotnbe, Dawn Simpson, Denis Drake, Bfenda M. Cathie. Judith Finlay, Cynthia Stokes, Frances Waite, Shirley Milnes Joan Milnes, Avorine Rogers, Bruce Thome, Avig Vojkovich, June Bennett. Betty Tlazlehurst, Thelma Wright. Christina ifcPhee. Rita Nelson. Bernice Rowell, Diana iWilkins. Alison Shaw. Doreen Carter, Josephine Fahey, Doreen Crawshaw. Sally Ohia, Pat Holdsworth Evadne Gillespie. Jean "Wallace. Gladys Zanovich Helen's Budgie Dear Anne Shirley.—Here is a picture of oar budgie as he was sitting in his cage cue Saturday. I was sitting on the verandah

PADDY GREEN —Original sketch bv Helen Hamilton (l'J). learning out of h textbook, when I noticed how still he was and thought it would be easy to draw him. So I just sketched him like this. —Prom your sincere member Helen Hamilton. Ran g i moa na. An Unusual Blackbird Dear Anne Shirley,—l would like to tell you about » black and white blackbird ■which is always in our garden. Its head is white and Iho rest black and it looks very pretty siltine 01. the apple trees, which are out in bloom. We also have seven canaries and two goldfinches in a big cage, and (he.v are beginning to whistle now.—From Fay Robinson. Kerepehi Two Limericks There was an old farmer of Corning y< ho, when kicked on the shin while dehorning. Cried "I'll teach you. now— You .stupid old cow, To Westficld you'll go in the morning!" —From Kilty Halcombe (13).

Contest Results Although it was a rather difficult contest, the anagram rhyme competition brought forth some excellent attempts. The highest number of words was eight in the poem by Jean Fortune. Other good verses contained six and five. Elsewhere you will see some of the verses printed. Here are the details of the results:—Five-shilling prizes go to Jean Fortune (15), Jean Langford (15), Gwen Bookings 'l4) and Yalda Khilton (14^ Mark-card consolation prize? go to Evadne Gillespie (10), Moyna Burnside (15), Martha Friis (14), jocelyn Charter (14), Frances "Waite (14). Sylvia Wright (1.8), Barbara Fordham (l!i). Nita Zanovich (13), Kitty Halcombe (13). Pamela Sweet. (12) Mrs. Hen and Family Dear Anne Shirley,—We have a few black hens and one of them has been elucky. so we set her on three pot eggs and a golf ball. When she had been sitting for about 21 days we bought some day-old chicks We crept up

—Original sketch by Joyce Smith (13) at night and put thern under her and now she is looking: after them very well. I am sure she does not know that she didn't raise her whole family of I'J from three not eggs and one golf bull.—From your sincere member. Olwen Roberts. Henderson.

Christmas Competitions ILLUMINATED HEADING: To contain the words "Christmas Greetings" in large lettering and "Boys and Girls" underneath In smaller lettering. Size of heading, either 7in. wide by 2in. deep or 4iin. wide by 11 in. deep. Black ink. 7/6 prize. SHORT STORIES: Christmas settingLength, 500 words. Two 5/- prize*. CAROLS OR POEMS: Christmas subject. Grave or gay. Length. 24 lines or less. Two 5/- prizes. SKETCHES: Christmas subject. Black Ink. Four 5/- prizes. CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD PUZZLE: Festive shape. Give solution and clues separately Black ink. Two 2/6 prizes. Senders of original Christmas games, party tricks and other interesting festive items published will receive twenty-point mark-cards Mark-cnrd consolation prizes for ell sections. All work must be original and bear the competitor's name, age and address. Send your entries to Anne Shirley, Herald Office, Box 32, Auckland, C.I, and mark your envelope "Christmas Competitions." THE CONTEST CLOSES ON SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11. —'* Anagram Verses Now do not be a critic, or try and PARSE my verse, f rank among the APERS. ag a poet none is worse. Aboard "The Jolly ASPER" the Major cruises round. And with a native SPEAR he's really quite renowned. He's skinned such lots of tigers as Mummy PARES the fruit. He's seen gigantic PEARS and heard the day-owls boot. He's been where Dark-man REAPS a ton of jewels each year. And a million tales to SPARE from places far and near. • -Jean Fortune, M.8.0. (151. The wind from the EAST brings a dark, stormy cloud. To SATE all the flowers with rain. And after the shower wee TESA, the finch. Takes n SEAT on the hedgerow again. She flits lo the ground and then EATS up the worms, And takes some for (lie TEAS of her young. Now there is my anagram, simple and short. And niv song of the finch has been sung. —(• wen Bookings (NI, M.B.G If MEATS is the word I choose. TEAMS 1 can easily use. Mv MATES say 1 am no muse, fitit TAMES I'd connect with zoos. And STEAM has nothing to lose. That's five von wouldn't refuse! —Pamela Sweet CJQ>.