A Bell Puzzle

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24775, 24 December 1943, Page 3

A Bell Puzzle

Across. —3, One-half of tend. 3. A label. 4 A thick black liquid, fi. A flower. 8, A tree. 11. A pea-shell. 13. Toward. 14, A pronoun. 16, An adverb.

Down.—l, A small pie. 2, Two-thirds of ebb. 3, A piece of work. 4. Thank vou. 5, Two-thirds of ere. 7. French for "and. 9, An eating utensil. 10, With a hey —. V2, To cease to live. (Solution next week.) —Original, by Jlary Willis (14), D.D.M.B.G.

relations where they had gone? Well, at the time, you vowed you would help me whenever I wished. I need your help now I Will too, and as many other spiders as possible, sot to work and spin me enough silky gossamer frocks for all my fairy helpers? You will? Thank you so much. I'll want them by Friday. Good-bye! Ah, that's a weight off my mind," 110 added, as the spider hurried away to do his kind friend's bidding. "But what about the elves?" "B-z-z-z! B-7.-7.-z! Can I help you?" asked a fat businesslike bee. "My friends and I have never forgotten the help you have given us in telling us where* to find flowers in bad seasons, so now that you are in trouble we want to help you. One good turn deserves another." "Well, well!" exclaimed Santa. "You're just the person 1 want! }ou can help me! On Christmas Eve will you leave at the house of each of my elves one large thimbleful of nectar? — the very best, mind you. They'll like tliat for their reward. Thus it came about that 011 Christmas morn all the tiny folk of Christmas Toyland found on their doorstep either a thimbleful of delicious nectar or a parcel containing such a dainty gossamer gown just the right shade to suit each wee fairy. So, boys and girls, if you have wondered why there are fewer spider webs and less honey this year, you will know now that they are going to make many tinv fairies and elves happy 011 December 25.