Stories Round Words.

Southland Times, Issue 19900, 19 June 1926, Page 23 (Supplement)

Stories Round Words.

A small fluffy head popped out of an igloo j window. After a long stare at the ice which £ surrounded his home, the owner of the j head, a little Eskimo, addressed his mother < saying, “Will the man who is coming here £ to-day hurt my hand like he did last time j or will he give me some red apples and , a gun?” “I think he will give you a gun j and then you will be able to shoot seals x and give mother the fur,” his mother re- € phed. The man arrived.. He gave the wee | Eskimo boy a gun and in high delight the £ little fellow ran to an air-hole in the ice _ with his rope and gun. He succeeded in catching a seal and as a reward for his skill he received a saucer of nice raw blubber from his mother. —2/6 and 4 marks to Cousin Oswald Phil- J lips (12), 138 Railway Row, Tuatapere. • i 2 I i —Prize Winner — ] ] One cold, but cheery, frosty morning , Dick decided to go shooting, and I deter- ] mined to go also, so, asking permission, I < rushed out into the orchard to get some apples to eat on the way to where rab- j bits were plentiful. As we were going I noticed the ice was hard enough to bear my weight so at last I said to Di6k. “If you’ll slide on the ice I will too.” “Right O” he answered and immediately started to do so but just as I was going to * start he fell heavily, breaking the ice, be- ‘ sides bruising his hand, which got as red as, he said, the colour carmine. I bound his hand with my handkerchief and taking the ' apples from my pocket, I gave him one 1 and took one myself. All of a sudden, he, with a whispered i command, raised his gun without taking 1 aim and fired at a rabbit some distance away and a bit of fur flew up in the air , while the rabbit dashed away. Dick gave chase but he tripped, falling into a deep hole and I had to pull him out with the | rope. We got the rabbit and cooked it, put it on a large saucer, and gave it to Mother, who liked it. —2/6 and 4 marks to Cousin Peter Ferguson, (11), U nderwood. —Prize Winner — “Hurrah!” cried Alfie running into his big brothers’ bed-room, “Jack Frost has come at last.” Bernard sat up, this was the first day of his holidays, “All right kiddie scoot back and get some clothes on and I’ll take you out on the ice after breakfast.” After breakfast little Alfie wrapped up in warm clothes was waiting at the front door for Bernard. Bernard took him by the hand and held him tightly so that he would not fall. Soon Alfie could skate quite well. “Oh! I’m getting so hungry,” he said after he had been skating for a while. “Well, here’s two nice red apples for you, I put them in my pocket in case you got hungry,” said Bernard. “Look at that man over there he’s pulling something out of the water and he’s got a gun lying beside him, and oh! it’s a little kitty and its fur is all wet,” cried Alfie in an excited tone of voice. ‘Yes,” said Bernard, it must have fallen into the water hole and he is rescuing it with a rope.” “Let’s go and see it,” cried Alfie. When they reached the man the kitty was rescued, and the man put it into Alfie’s arms saying, ‘Take it home and give it a saucer of warm milk.” Then he went on his way. When Alfie got home he asked his mother if he could keep the kitty as nobody seemed to want it. —2/6 and 3 marks to Cousin Ruth Jaquiery, (15) 21 George Street, North Invercargill. —Highly Commended.— One frosty morning two children named Frank and Vera quickly dressed and had their breakfast. They got their skates and went down to a big pond which was about a quarter of a mile from the house. To the children’s delight it was covered with a thick coat of ice. After they had skated for a few hours they ran home to dinner hand in hand. After dinner they went back to skate on the pond and their mother gave them some lovely red cheeked apples to eat when they were hungry. In the afternoon their father passed them with a gun on his shoulder and carrying two rabbits, one of which had lovely thick black fur on it. Frank and Vera did not go home till it was nearly dark. On the way Vera slipped into a deep hole half full of water. As Frank could not reach down to her he went home to get a rope. He lowered it down to her but it slipped through her hands when Frank pulled because they were cold with being in the water. After a few attempts he succeeded in getting her out. When they were nearly home a little kitten came running up to them. Frank took it home and gave it a saucer of milk. When they arrived there tired but happy their mother made them some tea and they went to bed. —2 marks to Cousin Elsie Crosbie (11), Waikawa Valley. —Highly Commended.— “Quick! Quick! Jus’ come and see the puddles. They’ve all got glass lids on them!” Little Dick’s voice trembled with excitement. He was just five years old, and his small mind did not remember very distinctly last winter, with its frost cold. Jack Frost’s first visit, with his accompanying wonders, therefore, filled the little chap with awed delight. “Why, Laddie, that isn’t glass. That is ice, the stuff Jack Frost makes while you are asleep in bed. You must be careful how you walk on it or you will tumble down. Perhaps Bob will teach you to slide. But first you must let me pop your gloves on. This little hand is as cold as Jack Frost himself.” “My face isn’t,” said the small boy, pulling his little finger out of the thumb’s division where it had trespassed. “I’m sure it isn’t,” said mother. “Why! Your cheeks are just like two ripe red apples. No, don’t take your pop-gun. You will have enough to do to look after yourself out in the cold without your toys. Now let me put your cap on, and button down the ear-flaps. Jack Frost doesn’t like fur, because it’s warm; so he won’t be trying to nip your ears when they are covered up so snugly. Please be careful when you are playing, not to go near the big water-hole, as the ice, which is unsafe, might tempt you.” “Now, are you ready? Joan is already out, playing with her new skipping rope. She has raced you. Pick up Pussy’s saucer for me, please. There now. Off you go. Give mother a kiss. Keep moving or Jack Frost will catch you.” —2 marks to Cousin Eileen Jaquiery (16) 21 George street, North Invercargill.

—Highly Commended. — Little Jackie Raymond came running inside, shouting, “Mummie there’s ice on the ground. I picked some up and it made my hand so cold and red.” “Never mind.” said Mrs. Raymond, “yvU warm yourself and then take these rosy apples over to Frank Grey, and you can play with him for a while.” The child returned—“Oh! mother look what Frankie gave me—a little toy gun!” “How nice!” said Mrs Raymond, “but you had better stay inside now or you will be getting a cold.” Jackie began to cry. “Mummie, I am not cold a bit, can’t I go out and shoot something?” “Well,” said Mrs Raymond, ‘I have to go out, so you may come with me. Please bring my fur coat and hat, and we will start.” “Be careful of the hole in the path, mother, that you do not fall. Where are you going?” “I want to go to Wilson’s and buy a rope and a cup and saucer for Mary on her birthday. She is fond of skipping.” “How pleased she will be, mother!” said Jackie. “Here is Mr. Wilson’s shop.” —2 marks to Cousin Clara Elsie Buckingham, (11) Putangahau P. 0.