POOH CORNER

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 72, Issue 6241, 12 June 1946, Page 9

POOH CORNER

Dear Children, Such dreadful things happened to Pooh Corner last week. When I went to see Mr Printer man he told me that he had, to put the letters he had in the corner and print those, because he couldn’t wait for me to bring in the later ones. There was no merit coiner, and my letter couldn’t go in, and altogether Piglet and I felt most disappointed. However, we hope you will forgive us this time and we will have to see Mr Printer man earlier in future. Piglet has decided that he is going to eat much less so as to save food for Britain, and several days a week or two back he hardly ate anything. It is a great improvement to his figure, and his stripy suit, which was getting a teeny weeny bit tight, fits him perfectly again. He tells me I should try it too, and I think it would be a good idea really for the sake of the poor people of the European countries who have so little to eat. I expect you are all being careful not to throw away any good food, because we all know that there are hundreds and hundreds of children who don’t have as much food in two days as we have in one meal, and who are always hungry. Piglet sends his love too, and lots and lots from. Winnie-the-Pooh. MERIT CORNER (12th June) Evelyn Payne. Margaret McKinley. Hazel Parish. Dear Winnie-jthe-Pooh, Aren’t I a disgrace to Pooh Corner. I haven’t written for ages. I am quite ashamed of myself. What is the merit corner for? I haven’t seen the Courier these last few Fridays. I have three American pen-pals in U.S.A. Will we ever get those Polish friends now? Please excuse my writing. Did you enjoy “I’ll Walk Beside You?” I thought it was very good. I hope to see “Shine on Harvest Moon.” I think it will be good, as I am very fond of music. Lots of love, and my love to Piglet.—Sunshine. I have repeated the instructions about the merit corner for you Sunshine, so now you only have to write neat and interesting letters and up will bob your name and. you will perhaps win a prize. Do you think your three American penfriends would would have pals who would like to write to some of our members- It would be fun to have a penfriends’ corner wouldn’t it because our little Polish friends had too many letters to answer so they cannot write to us. I didn’t see “I’ll Walk Beside You,” and I was so disappointed. I think “Shine on Harvest Moon” will be good and I’m looking forward to going to “Random Harvest.

Dear Wfinnie-ihe-Ppoh, We have just come back from our holiday about a week ago and it’s rained ever since. The first week of our holiday was so windy and horrid on the beach that we went to see our Aunty at Whakatane for a few days. On the Ist of June we had our Sunday School anniversary and Kiwi Girl and I recited a dialogue. I will enclose some jokes and riddles.— Love from Tinker.

What a pity it rained and spoiled your holiday Tinker. I expect you liked staying with your Aunty though. I hope you and Kiwi Girl recited your dialogue without any mistakes at the Sunday School anniversary.

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, I hope you haven’t forgotten me as it is such a long time since I have written. We have just been to Waihi beach for a holiday but the first week was windy and showery. Outside our bach were some swings and slides. On Saturday we went to see “I’ll Walk Beside You.”—Love from Tulip. It was a pity that your holiday was spoilt by the weather Tulip. I expect you had a fairly good time even so. Did you like “I’ll Walk Beside You?”

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, Is Piglet staying in bed these days? There doesn’t seem much else to do these wet days. Blossom is coming to our school and I am locking forward to meeting* her. Dad and I went for a holiday to Hunterville. We had a very enjoyable holiday. We were going to go down to the South Island but could not get back on the boat. We were very disappointed but we just couldn’t help it. It has been too wet to ride my pony but I hope it will soon clear up.—Love and best wishes, Nibbens.

Hedgehog’s loss is to be your gain with Blossom coming to y.our school Nibbens—you will be able to have lots of fun together. I’m so glad you enjoyed your holiday. Wouldn’t it have been lovely to have been able to go right to the South Island. You will have to go some other time. Dear Winnie-the-Pooh,

We had a lovely school concert recently at the Kio Kio Hall. The Hall was decorated with flowers, bamboo and many other things. I said a piece of poetry in Scotch. I will send it to you. some time. Daddy said it at a school concert when he was a little boy. It is called “Noo Bairnies Cuddle Doon.” We also had a nigger minstrel show and it was great fun—we didn’t know who was who. I was not a nigger but I enjoyed the fun. We opened our concert with a song which the teachers made up and it was a scream; everybody in the hall roared with laugnter-

I hope my letter has not been too long for you.—Lots of love from, Shamrock.

You must have had a great time at your school concert Shamrock. Do send in your piece of poetry. I would like to read it. The nigger minstrel show sounds great fun too and also the song which your teachers made up. I like your long newsy letters, so keep it up. Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, Well, here I am once again. How are you all at Pooh Corner? It is very nice out here at Te Kawa and I think I will like it here very much. It was a week yesterday since we arrived here. My new address is c/o J. Lambert, Te Kawa R-D., Te Awamutu. You can copy that in your big red book. Well I must leave some space for other members.—'Love from Blossom. I’m glad you like your new home and I hope you like school with all the new children. There are quite a few who belong to the corner who will be pleased to welcome you. I have copied your address into my book and all the best of luck from us all. HAVE YOU READ? “Cutting it Fine,” by Moses Lawn. “The Sovereign,” by lona Dudden. “Stand and Deliver,” by Ann Dover. “His Sin,” by Harriet Onions. “The Corn,” by Honor Foote. “The Cliff Tragedy,” by Eileen Dover. —Brenda RIDDLES Why is a long man lazier than a short one?—Because he lays longer in bedHow far is it from September to December?—Just a spring. z Would you rather a lion kill you or a dog?—Rather a lion kill a dog. When have horses eight feet?— When there are two of them. What patches are never stitched?—<Cabbage patches. What makes more noise than a pig under a gate?—Two pigs under ai gate. Why did the owl ’owl?—Because the woodpecker wood peck’er. What relation is the doorstep to the door mat?—A stepfather. Nibbens HIDDEN NAMES 1. Look what Jumbo brought me. 2. Bill is mad; get the ball. 3. Can Nancy really knit? 4. She lent me a book. Answers: 1 Bob, 2 Madge, 3 Ann, 4 Helen. —Brenda BOYS JUMBLED NAMES 1 aanll, 2 ddvai, 3 eeggor, 4 eertp, 5 samej, 6 rtorve, 7 arnkf, 8 tekhi. Answers: 1 Allan, 2 David, 3 George, 4 Peter, 5 James, 6 Trevor, 7 Frank, 8 Keith. —Brenda MIXED GIRLS NAMES 1 yamr, 2 cjnaei, 3 nuje, 4 oyj, 5 anoj, 6 tgramera, 7 ylvbeere. Answers: 1 Mary, 2 Janice, 3 June, 4 Joy, 5 Joan, 6 Margaret, 7 Beverley. —Nibbens 1 aepmal, 2 laeine, 3 naej, 4 atperai, 5 yma, 6 ayg. Answers: 1 Pamela, 2 Elaine, 3 Jane, 4 Patricia, 5 Amy, 6 Gay. JOKES Kindergarten Mistress: What is a ground hog? Henry: Please teacher, it’s a sausage. Doctor: What is the most you have ever wieighed? Patient: 154 lbs. Doctor: And what is the least you have ever weighed? Patient: 81 lbs. Tommy: Mother, let me go to the zoo to see the monkey. Mother: What an idea. Imagine wanting to go and see the monkeys when your Aunt Bess is here. —Tinker Billy: What is the funniest thing you ever heard of? James: A man walking a mile and only moving two feet. —Barnacle Bill POETRY A hunter went a-hunting, a-hunting for a hare. But where he hoped the hare would be he found a grizzly bear. I’m hungry, Bruno hinted, I get hungry now and then, So the hunter went head over heels and hurried home again. —Brenda VISITING The King and Queen are leaving today, Leaving; to visit lands far away. They’ll visit the brown boys and white ones too, And rnsavbe they’ll pay a visit to you. (original) —Nibbens