POOH CORNER

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 73, Issue 6284, 18 September 1946, Page 9

POOH CORNER

Dear Children, I suppose you are all back at school and have almost forgotten that you have had your holidays. We are looking forward to long newsy letters from you telling of your experiences and all the wonderful things that happen when there are dayd with no lessons and lots of sunshine and lambs and calves to play with. Piglet loves the baby animals of all sorts and when we go for walks he always looks over the fence and makes friends with them. It is just our teatime and Piglet is calling to say that he is going to start without me if I don’t hurry. Our love to you all.—Winnie-the-Pooh.

MERIT CORNER

This week I .ami leaving the letters I have received and judging them in with the next ones because there are not very many. BIRTHDAY CORNER Lillian Joy Caulfield. One year old on 13th September, 1946. Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, Please may I become one of your members. I would be so pleased if my name could be Fluff?—Yours sincerely, Margaret Hawkins. Yes, you may join Pooh Corner and your penname can be Fluff. Write again soon, won’t you. Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, I am so sorry I did not write to you last week, but I went away to Auckland for a week. We stayed at a friend’s place a few miles from Auckland. They live on a farm and every morning my sister and miyself would go out and help feed the cows with hay. They have a tractor which pulls a trailer full of hay. One morning when it was raining very heavily we went out with the hay and coming through a very muddy gate the pin that holds the trailer into the tractor broke and my sister and myself fell into all the mud with the hay on top of us. Next time I write I will tell you other things that happened to us while we were away. To-day I went up to the dentist and had a tooth filled. I have got to go up again too. Do you know if Piglet said “White Rabbit” on the first of the month.—Clarabelle Cow.

I’m glad you had such a nice holiday, Clarabelle Cow. You must have had fun feeding out and falling in the mud. I’m looking forward to your next letter with news of your other doings. It’s not much fun going to the dentist is it. I’m not sure what Piglet said on the first of the month. He says such a lot, you see, that I sometimes miss some of it.

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, How are you these days ? I have got the mumps after all, but I’m not very bad. I saw a big blackbird on the gumtree. Could you get me a penfriend please. I don’t mind where, but if possible I would like one overseas. My hobbies are Guides, stamps, and swimming. Well, goodbye for now. I will enclose some jokes.— Yours sincerely, Dewdrop. I’m so sorry to hear that you have the mumps, Dewdrop. Monty Mouse sent in a piece of poetry 1 about mumps that you should read. Anyway, I hope you are better very soonI think I have a penfriend all ready for you. I will post you her address.

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, Is Piglet getting any fatter? Our baby brother who is in hospital had his first birthday last month. My sister and I are knitting him a golliwog in bright colours. We are also making a scrap book with brightly coloured pictures in it. The ledves of the book are made of old blinds so he can’t tear them. Unfortunately our horse named Toby died as he was. very old. His age was 29. I will send some jumbled items and a poem.— Your sincere member, Monty MouseNo. Piglet is just about the same size Monty Mouse. Poor wee brother —has he been in hospital very long ? I’m sure he will love the gollywog and the scrap book. That is a good idea to make it with material leaves so that it won’t tear. What a pity your horse died—however, he was very old—even older than Piglet or I.

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, Well, I have just come home from nw holiday and I had an enjoyable time. stayed on a farm for a couple of days. Every morning and night we went out on the tractor to give out the hay. One morning when we went out on the tractor and the trailer tipped up, we nearly fell in the mud. Would, you give my love to Piglet? I will enclose some jokes.— Black Beauty-

You must have looked funny when the trailer tipped up Black Beauty. It is a good thing you weren’t hurt. It’s rather fun feeding the cows though isn’t it. Dear Winnie-the-Pooh,

I hope the weather is fine on the 10th, because I am asked to be flower girl at my Aunty’s wedding and I am to wear georgette which will be rather cold. I had to use my school pad because I used the last page of the other one. My brother may join Pooh Corner.- He was docking lambs on Friday and afterwards jumped the wire the pen was made of on Marco the pony he rides. Our neighbours left Te Awamutu on Saturday. I haven’t had my name in Merit Corner yet. Mum said Peter will have to learn how to run fast when our new neighbours come because they have a big catl but my brother says he will learn how to fight. 1 have sent in a story of Brer Rabbit and Brer F ox—it is a very common subject to write about. 1 will close now.—With love, from Pokey Bear. I would like to sec you m your georgette frock for the .wedding Pokey Bear. What colour is ix. I hope your brother joins Pooh P ol ," ei j What fun he must have had docking lambs and how grand to have a rea pony that can jump wire. It you naa remembered our rule about one side of the paper only, who knows what might have happened about this week’s Merit Corner. It was just too bad when yours was such an interesting letter. Don’t forget next time. I hope Peter and the new cat become friends, because cat fights m the middle of the night are horrid.

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, Do you like the weather? How is Piglet and how are you? I can’t send any riddles in this week. I must stop now,:—Your sincere friend, Robin. I’ll be looking forward to hearing from you and having some riddles soon Robin. The weather has been a little better lately, hasn’t it.

Dear Winnie-the-Pooh, I think it is about time I wrote to you again. Bruce has got a darling little pet lamb. He’s going to take it to the Calf-Club- We seem to have such a lot of pets. We’ve got two baby pigs and every time we feed the lamb we have to give them a bottle too. Our cousin from Cambridge came to. stay with us and we went to the pictures on Thursday to see “Sergeant Mike.” Cow Cockey went to Cambridge to stay for a week’s holiday.* I have been trying to get my calf to lead so that I won’t have any trouble later on when it gets nearer to the Calf Club day. Since the rain, our lake has risen a lot and has come right into our paddocks? I am sending iri a few jokes and I want you to send my regards to all at Pooh Corner.—Love, from Pistol Packin’ Mbm'ma.

Is Bruce your little brother Pistol Packin’ Momma?—the one that is just starting school. He will like having a pet lamb at the Calf Club- You will have to help him teach it to lead too, because lambs play up if they are not trained beforehand. Your little pigs will get lovely and fat if you feed them with the lamb. Did you use your pass to go to see “Sergeant Mike”? I believe it was a very lovely picture about an alsatian dog. What fun to have a lake rising—it reminds me of that little verse starting “It’s been raining, raining, all the afternoon” and going on to say that it would be fun if it kept on and covered all the town. Do you know it?

Dear Winnie-lthe-Pooh, How is everyone at Pooh Corner? I have a calf for the Calf Club—its name is Tui. My name was in the Merit Corner but our paper was torn up and I never saw it. My little brother has two teeth and he is six months old. How is Piglet?—Your sincere member, Mary Lou. Did you name your calf after our Tui? What a pity you mi-ssed your name when it was in the Merit Corner, Mary Lou. I have a list of all the Merit Corners, so if you have your name in five more times you can send in and I’ll let you have a prize- Don’t lose any more though, will you. Your wee brother will be able to bite you now. Mind he doesn’t catch your finger. JOKES “I want a book,, please.” “Yes madam, something light?” “It really doesn’t matter. I’ve got a car.” Frightened Lady: e Don’t drive round these corners so fast. Man: You should shut your eyes like I do. —Black Beauty Customer: These eggs aren’t fresh. Grocer: Why, the boy brought them from the country this morning. Customer: What country. Schoolteacher: Johnny, your homework essay on a dog is word for word the same as your brother’s. Johnny: Yes sir, same dog. —Pistol Packin’ Momma Billy: What is the name of your new' baby brother? Harry: He hasn’t told us- —he can’t talk yet. Lion tamer to feeder: Look here Binks, you mustn’t leave the cage open. We’ll have somebody stealing the lion. First Man: Lost your dog? Why don’t you advertise? Second Man: It’s no use- He can’t read. —Dewdrop HIDDEN NAMES 1 The man nearly hurt himself. 2 The den was a long way away. 3 Did Reoni answer the telephone? 4 How many people did Ada visit? Answers: 1_ Ann, 2 Eden, 3 lan, 4 Avis. —Clarabelle Cow JUMBLED WORDS MONTHS 1 oorctbe, 2 rrfbeayu, 3 amhre, 4 eujn, 5 aarjuyn, 6 eeetspmrb, 7 plair, 8 gsauut, 9 amy, 10 uyjl, II eeecdbmr, 12 eevonbrm. Answers: 1 October, 2 February, 3 March 4 June, 5 January, 6 September, 7 April, 8 August, 9 May, 10 July, 11 December, 12 November. —Monty Mouse BOYS NAMES 1 elaadexrn, 2 airredh, 3 aorydmn, 4 wwcarik. Answers: 1 Alexander, 2 Richard, 3 Raymond, 4 Warwick. —Monty Mouse SHORT STORY BRER RABBIT AND BRER FOX One day Brer Rabbit said goodbye to his chillens and set off to find food. On the way he met Brer Fox. He said “Good-morning, and how are you to-day?” “Good-morning Brer Fov. I nni alright thank you.” “Brer Rabbit,” said Brer Fox hopefully, “would you like to stay for lunch?” “No thank you, as I have to find food for the chillens.” “Oh, they could come too.” “Alright, I will come,” and so Brer Rabbit went home- Brer Fox went inside and thought that he would have rabbit for tea. At half past one there was no sign of Brer Rabbit. Perhaps he has decided not Fo come, thought Brer Fox. At two Brer Rabbit hadn’t come, so Brer Fox had lunch alone. At home Brer Rabbit' and his chillens were laughing. At last Brer Fox gave up the thought of having rabbit for tea and so Brer Rabbit escaped that time. —Pokey Bear