The WENDY HUT LETTERBOX

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1930, Page 21 (Supplement)

The WENDY HUT LETTERBOX

to ba Addmsair “WENDY/* Cars Taranaki Daily Box 111. NEW.

“Bush Ranger,” Omoana—l am sorry you did not find your pen-friend up to expectations; Would you like to try another—one of your own sex this time? Peter passed all fight and broke his slate on the strength of it. i Just as well it was the last day.)

“A Mountain Fairy,” Lowgartlu—We were pleased to hear from you again Aileen, even though it was just a note. How busy you must have been with all. those cows to milk and hungry calves to feed. ' ‘ . “Clematis,”, Midhirst.—The .only fancy-work I enjoy doing, Berhic'e, issomething with colours, otherwise T am afraid I find it most frightfully boring, and Tinkerbell, spoils me by doing At>’ all.. We have finished our spring cleaning too now, and very thankfur we are;. Biilikins says he has not been able to walk or sit naturally for a week in case he id scratching the stain or soiling the cushions, but that will soon wear off unfortunately. < . Viti Gosnell, New- Plymouth.—At last comes- a letter from you, Tink. How did you like the Sunday School gathering. at the Opera House? I- took the children and Biilikins tried to count the number of children there, bqt the service began when he got up to 400 so then .1 had to stop him. They were very interested to see your father, there too. Thank you for the poetry.. S.

“Meny" Sunbeam,” Eltham;—That poetry was just what we wanted for our page to-day, Mavis. Yes, Baby Margaret loves “wabbits” as she calls them, and who knows tliht Daddy Christmas will have a spare one in his sack that might escape at the Hut! She told'me that she wanted a doll’s tea Set and Teddy wanted a rabbit to play with., ‘ i

l Alayjori© Hartigan, Stratford.—'Well, Marjorie, there is your name. on our page at -last,, settled down among, the other names as if you .had been I a member 'for ages. Yes, we often go to the beach-,- We started last . week,-; but a cold spell this week again has .prevented us. Have you any brothers and sistere ? ■'

“Kaiserblunie,” Tariki. —Yes, we have a lavender walk here just coming out, and; in amongst it yellow ( violas smile brightly. It hailed this morning, so I have picked our gorgeous delphiniums; to save them from being blown over. You should have .seen the chickens. It is their firstsexperience of hail and they ate it as quickly as they cold. Billikins said they must have thought; it •was maiiria from heaven.

“Skylark,” Omoana.—Mother was quite right, but Billikins laughed arid said: “Good old ‘Skylark.’ He must get as much ink over his fingers ’ad I do!” Yes thank you, we like pork, jespecially the crackly part on the outside. 7 ' ' ‘ .J' ; - ; '? . ■;■■■ .■ ;.. ■ ■ •. ■ . ". \ '.¥< ■- “Camelia,” Korin—You had a good spell, Myrtle, and we were beginning, to wonder if you had faded away. The children are-? playing “zoos” in the nursery, which* reminds me of something a little friend of ours said 'at the zoo. “Mummy, who made the lions?” “God .made the lions, dear.” “Ooo! Wasn’t he frightened?” said the wee thing. „ , •' ,

. “Moonshire Fairy,” Midhirst.—Cookie beams with pride over our cakes too, but on one there is a corner cut off where a two-legged mouse yielded to temptation when he came home from school yesterday. Row they all cheered as they , rushed out of the school-room for the last time for seven weeks! Ono would have thought 'that they had been in prison. “Waratah,” Tirimoana. —Well, dear, did you get a big surprise when you saw what your prize was for? I think you must have done. If you have if, you may. send it back and we will change it. We want you to keep it until Christmas morning and open* the parcel then. We never open any presents until then, and it is so exciting.

Joan Allan, Pihama.—Pam just came, in to say, “I’ve come to ’fess something, Wendy.” They always come to confess When anything has happened. “I was a camel and I had a basin on my -back for the hump an’ a rug over it, an’ I tripped on the rug an’ the hump fell off an’ broke!” That is the first holiday breakage. “Rose,” Stratford.—How would you really like to be a gypsy and live in a caravan? I think. it would be great fun for the holidays, .but not for always. Billikins is going to pitch a tent when the weather settles and sleep in it, because he says he. is tired of his verndah and wants a change.

Joyce Kelly, Awakino.—T should not have liked to have been a coatless lamb this morning. When the chickens were eating the hail this morning Pam' ran out with a saucer of milk, so we asked her what she was doing that for. “Oh,” she said, “they’ve eaten the hail, so now if they drink the milk, they’ll have ice-creams."” <’

Joyce. Welby, Riverlea. —Is your dolly goincr to the Boll’s Hospital? Pam’s had°to go once to get a new wig because Baby Margaret cut all its hair off, and it looked such; a fright. She had a passion for cutting things at that time and had to be smacked for cutting the nursery curtain, so we have had no further trouble.

“Golden Fleece,” Midhirst.—You must have hid some fun getting those calves to school. They can be as stubborn as a donkey. We had a donkey, ages ago, and one day took it with us to carry the provisions. We came to a . bridge and it would not go across, so<Wo tried the river, but nothing would, induce it to cross. In the end we. had to carry everything across and leave the donkey there until we came back.

“Shining 1 Cuckoo,” Kohi.—You must have fuu° tumbling about in the hay. The children love to take a run and bounce right into the middle of a mound of hay. I suppose your little brother really will be useful soon, because they grow up so quickly. ■ i' ~

“Lavender Lady,” Uruti. —Billikins is always on the lookout for new pranks, and when you mentioned bidi-bidis it gave him a new idea. He gathered as many as he could and Threw them' on to our backs. You cannot fepl them because they are so light, so he had a great time until Peter saw them all over Pam, and then we all discovered them on ourselves. They are such tiresome things, aren’t they? However, wc don’t Ycally worry about his harmless jokes.

George Newport, Pungarehu. —-Thank you for the riddles, z George. Don’t worry about not being good at letters, because we are not critical. Do you know Jack Curran 2 May McCaul, Brixton.—Welcome May! Is “Lex”'short for ‘‘Alexander?” Fancy you little people going to school in a train! Biilikins thinks -you must have great fun, but I suppose you get tired of it. Peter asked me one day who taught the train how to whistle. Maggie Cole, Waitara.—l wonder if Father Christmas Will have, a spare bicycle for you. Biilikins went for a ride yesterday and had a puncture, so he had to walk three mileA home. He says he must invent an-aff&ir for carrying a spare wheel on a-bicycle too.

Sylvia Price, hard luck that your brother should have that accident! Burns, are so. very painful too.. What fun you will have in town .on Christmas Eve,, and there will be such a crowd that you must be careful not to get lost. Thank you for your 'good wishes, dear. “A Sparkling Dewdrop,” Huiroa. — How exciting to have a baby brother at last, but you girls will have to be very careful not to spoilhim. Ducky Doodle has been missing for some time, so We hone that he will march home with a family too Jiko ■ your duck. What are you calling the baby?

Ellen Jane, Waverley.—l am sorry’ we were so stupid'. about your name. We thought you had forgotten to put your surname. However, Tinkerbell will send you an enrolment card now. What a busy time you mixst .have with all those little brothers and sisters to look afterl I suppose they are in mischief as soon as your back is turned. Dorothy Barnard, Mangamirigi.—How did you get on with, the cricket match? I had to bat ■ yesterday, while Billikins bowled “googlies” ..at. me, but it was very boring because only one out ot five seemed to do what it was meant to do and enable me to have a hit. However, I managed to get one -“six” and knock a beautiful rose off . its stalk. Funny game, isn’t it? .. * • .

Theresa’Cowib, Eltham.—-Who writes your letters ■ for you, Theresa f Surely not seven-year-old you! Baby Margaret is very well, thank you, except for some scratches, on her arm, which Snuff gave her as a protest against being put in the flour bin.’ Thank goodness he did; protest, too. We live fairly near tho sea, -but We have the river to swim in every day; ■■ • • , ’

Ngaire" Campbell, . Piirigarehu.—Your writing seems much yinqre grown up than last tiineydq wrote,. Ngaire, which was a good while ago, by/thp way. We are having oiir.'. concert to-night and great preparations ard ?In -progress. The kitchen curtain has gone, which is a sure sign of a , wedding because it . is their stock veil and train. We hope that Gordon will , have ,a very happy longest day for his birthday to-day. Ruth Mathews, Stratford.—l could not put Baby Margaret’s photo in again so soon, but some day I hope to get a good one of the twins to put in, though they are so difficult to take.- Pam is a daring child arid wri call her Nelson sometimes because she has no fear. She was trying to make Peter jump off the fowl-house roof yesterday by that tantalising challenge, "Go oh, you’re scared to!” It is just as well I stopped them because it is fairly high. /‘Christmas,” Motunui.—Thank you very much, de-ar, but I would much ratner you did not get me a z present. Billikins is making a wheelbarrow for Peter and painting it all the colours of the rainbow. My Easiness this, morning was to keep Peter busy inside while he finished it, arid it' was a trial. Just as Peter would want to rush outside, I would have to think of a riew job for, him to do. ■

Pat Mackay, Toko.—We have been reading the accounts of all the concerts and the children are so excited when they pick out the names of the Tinks who have performed. I wonder if we ishall be able to guess, who’s who in the photo. If you are all Dutch girls it will be difficult. Yes, we have been for* nine swims now, so' you cannot call us “sugar babies,” can you? '. Reggie Riley, Pihama.—Snuff is getting a new saucer for his milk for Christmas, with lots of wee mice having swings and see-saws drawn on it. Bouncer is getting a new collar with/his name engraved on it, so I am sure they would be excited if. they only know. ■ “Blackbird,” Mahoenui,—Your paintting was very good, dear, and we did not really mind whether you took the background as a wall or a hedge, but the wee dots were meant to be flowers. You forgot to paint the apron checks, too. Thank you for • the drawings. Tinkerbell is like you and loves sketching little scenes like that. .