Girls AND Boys

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24758, 4 December 1943, Page 4

Girls AND Boys

DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS,— What glorious things flowers are. Everywhere now the gardens seem to be a blaze of brilliant colour. Tjhere are reds and golds blending with blues and pinks and purples, while the green of the leaves forms a perfect background. A thought came tC' me the other day wfiat a good idea it would be for boys and girls to hold a flower show next time they wanted to raise some funds for patriotic purposes. Even if it is not possible to take blooms from Mummy's garden, just think of all the gay and lovely flowers that blossom in the fields and by the winding country lanes. Just now the bright valerian is splashing crjmson on the rocky hillsides, the grass by the roadways is starred with the delicate blue of the linen flax flowers end on the lawns that have not lately been cut you'll find hosts of wee white field daisies laughing up at you. Then there are ferns and leaves of trees, all of which could be used successfully for decorating little tables and baskets. Even the heads of grasses would make an attractive exhibit. Oh, I think a wild flower show would be great fun, don't you, boys'® and girls? Bunches of gay flowers for you all and » love from * I , » » » • *-—■ • * • • ♦> Spring's Gift Dear Anne Shirley,—Spring is indeed here now, and it has brought many things to make people happy. To everyone springtime has Drought sunshine, and to gardeners it has brought loads of pretty flowers and green leaves? but you would never guess what spring has brought me. Well, it is the tiniest dearest and softest of wee lambs, which I have named Pearf. Pearl is three weeks old. and i as sde was a triplet she is still very small — smaller even than the average lamb of three days old. Even though Pearl is so very tiny she can make a lot of noise when she wants a bottle, and as I write she is making a dreadful noise with her plaintive little cries, so 1 must say good-bye and go and feed her.—Love from Lorraine Woolse.v. Pongakawa. A Keen Gardener Dear Anne Shirley,—l want to tell you about my home garden. It is 18ft. square, but not level. I have planted many packets of seeds but only my peas and radishes have come up. My cabbages are almost ready to cut. At school we go out into the gardens nearly every day.—Your sincerely, Maureen Bray, Waikino.

Backwardor Forward The answers to the following are all words which may be spelt the same way backward as forward:— 1, Found in'a lemon. 2, Slang term for shilling. 3. A small child. 4, A small dog. 5 A Irap. tS, A female sheep. 7, What babies wear while having their meals. 8. Half of #rening. 9, Another term for mother. 10. A •aortened term for sister. (Answers elsewhere.) —Original, by Margaret Pulman (11). Hidden Animals If you look carefully you will find an animal in each of these sentences:— 1. They will be arriving soon. 2. Is it Alii on the bicycle? 3. Go at once to your room. 4 Do go along the beach. 5. There is Allic at the corner. (Answers elsewhere.) —Original, by Martha Friis (14). Our Baby Our baby Gay is full of play. She's happy all the while, And everybody that she sees, She gives a pretty smile; She has bright eyes ns blue a3 skies. And skin as white as snow, With rosy cheeks and straight, brown hair, I wish some curls would grow. —Original, by Glen.vs Fraser (9).

Harvest Time Oh I harvest time is here again And all is work and scurry, While up and down the harvest fields The farmers rush and hurry. 'Now where's that rake? Hey, shut the gate. And now old Bill has gone It's time we got those sweeps to work Come, time is moving on." At last up goes the stacker With a great big load of hay. 'Whew! Ain't it hot. Tom, on ( this stackP We've done good work to-day." —Original, by Avonne Rogers (13). D.M.B.G. A Gallant Fight As 1 walked along the beach one day not long ago I heard the squawking of birds overhead. Looking upward, I was very amazed to see a sparrow hawk trying to take a fish from a seagull. The seagull dropped the fish and attacked the furious sparrow which, after several minutes' fighting, swooped like a coward down into some native bush, leaving the seagull victorious. —Original, by Harry Gates (14).

Kitten and the Calves Dear Anne Shirley,—l want to tel! .vou about our kitten. As his mother is a shorthaired Russia blue, we call him Marshal Timoshenko. One night he followed me down to the shed where the calves get fed. Before Mum and I feed them I brush them. I separate the calves into different pens before I brush them After I had brushed the two smallest calves I went into the other pen and left Timoshenko with the small calves; when I looked at him I saw one calf sucking his car and tho other pulling his fur out. Timoshenko was still purring.—Love from Vraie Hearfield.

Tongue Twisters Persian pussies playing and purring peacefully. Six stately swans swimming swiftly south. Crowing cocks cruelly chase cheeping chickens. Eivers rushing round rocks. —Original, by Brenda Cathie (12). Two Fairy Tales I'm sure you'H find me if you look, In any nursery story book. "Cause I'm the girl who went through the wood. You've guessed it; I'm Red Riding Hood. 'Most every child has my book. If any of you chance to look, In my story, there's a dog called Nan. You can't guess me, I'm Peter Pan. —From Thelma Stebbing (12). Schoolboy Howlers Cane sugar is believed to be eaten by most energetic schoolmasters. Logarithms were invented by a maD who was ioo lazy to do multiplication sums. Caning is an essential industry. —Original, by Bruce Thorne (10), M.B.G. Question Time ' Which is the best side of a house to plant trees? —The outside Why is a bad picture like weak tea?— Because it is badly drawn. —From Rita Nelson (16). What is the difference between a tight boot and an oak tree? —One makes acorns and the other makes corns ache. —From Mary Willis (13). D.D.M.B.G. Why is an orange like a church steeple? —Because we have a peal (peel) from both. Why are two halves like a spade?— Because they can both make a hole (whole). ' —From Colleen Ridling (13). Answers Backward or Forward: 1. Pip. 2. Bob. 3. Tot. 4. Pup. 5. Oig. 0. Ewe. 7. Bib. 8. Eve. 9. Mum. 10. Sis. Hidden Aninialn: 1. Bear. 2. Lion. 3. Goat. 4. Dog 5. Cat.