OUT OF THE RACE
The young mother was shocked to learn that little Sammy had told a falsehood. Taking the lad on her knee, she graphically explained the consequences o£ lying. “A tall black man,” she began, “with red, fiery eyes and two sharp horns grabs little boys who tell falsehoods, and carries them off at night. He takes them to Mars, where they have to work hard in a, dark canyon for fifty years. Now, you won’t tell a falsehood again, will you Sammy?” • “No, Mum,” replied Sammy. “You can tell ’em much better than I can,”..: .
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Opotiki News, Volume IX, Issue 953, 22 November 1946, Page 1
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98OUT OF THE RACE Opotiki News, Volume IX, Issue 953, 22 November 1946, Page 1
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