WENDY HUT LETTERBOX.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1935, Page 22 (Supplement)

WENDY HUT LETTERBOX.

LETTERS to be Addressed: “ WENDY,” Care Box 119, Taranaki Daily News, NEW PLYMOUTH.

Eileen Morgan, Rahotu: Thank you, dear,,, for “The Postman.” Have you ever thought you would like to be a postman like that? Dicky Boy often has, and he has almost decided that that is what he will be when he grows up. He will be either that or a man who sells ice-creams, he says.

“Fay,” Te Popo: Thank you for the piece of poetry about the Man in the Moon. The Hut folk think it is very pretty. I wonder if you saw the moon rising in the evenings early this week. The Hut folk noticed it several times for it looked so big and round and yellow that it might easily have been an enchanted moon. I wonder if it was. “Joy Bells,” Eltham: You must have had a good time in the holidays, Joy, but I expect you were quite ready to go back to school at the end of them, were you not? Dicky Boy has been making mud pies this morning and he thinks it has been good fun, but he has managed to splash mud everywhere. “The Three Kittens,” Brixton: I wonder if you have any koromiko shrubs growing in your garden. There are several in the Hut garden now and they are covered with their long, queer, fuzzy heads of mauve-coloured flowers. The bees and the butterflies love them and hover over them all day long and Dicky Boy loves to hear their busy hum. Joyce McEwen, Piakau: Thank you, dear, for “The Rock-a-Bye Lady.” We are always glad when little pieces of poetry are sent to us for our page. We think there will be room for yours today. Baby Margaret is wondering if you have a garden of your own, for all the Hut folk have had separate gardens this year, and they have had pretty flowers in them. “Lady Gay” and “Kay,” Okaiawa: Yes; Baby Margaret thought it was great fun having only half a day at school, but now that the days are a little cooler again there has to be school in the afternoons once more. She is glad that you like going to school, Kay, for she still likes it too, and how pleased she was with that letter from you this time! “Star Rose,” Kiore: Has any rain come to your thirsty flowers yet, Tink? There have been some shov/ars at the Hut just lately so of course all the plants are looking very fresh and green once again. Tinker Bell’s asters are flowering now and she is very proud of them for their lovely heads make a fine splash of colour beyond the lawn. “Forest Fay,” New Plymouth: Baby Margaret has been busy spring-cleaning her doll’s house to-day, for she says that it has become dusty after all the dry weather there has been. It is such a dear little doll’s house that Hut carpenter made for her two years ago, and it has rooms in it with papered walls and real glass windows with lace curtains. “Nikau,” Kiore: We are looking forward to hearing all about your trip to the beach, dear. Did you have a good time? When the Hut folk were exploring the rock pools the other day Billikins found a queer-looking fish that had become stranded there so he picked it up and put it into the waves so that it could, swim away. “Betty Blbe,” Opaku: There have been some very gay coloured butterflies in the Hut garden this year and they have seemed so happy all through the hot summer days. Tinker Bell found two Red Admirals fluttering about her asters this morning while there have been little yellow butterflies and countless blue ones amongst the flowers all day long. “Lilac,” Mt. Messenger: Yes; Baby Margaret’s bantam chickens often bath in the warm dust too. They snuggle down into it, then flick it over their backs, and have a very good time in it altogether. Sometimes sparrows come down from the trees and join in the fun. Thank you for “Angela’s Toys.” “Emu,” Mt. Messenger: Have you been out fishing for eels any more just lately, Fred? It was a pity one of your lines broke the other day, wasn’t it. The Twins had a new fishing line given to them yesterday so they are very anxious now to take it to the beach to see what they can catch. “Fairy Feet,” Mt. Messenger: I can hear Hut dressmaker working at her sewingmachine this morning for she is making some new curtains for the windows in the Hut folks’ play-room. Such pretty gay curtains they are in a golden colour that is just like sunshine, and they are patterned with trailing sprays of nasturtiums and their green leaves. “Southern Star,” Otakeho: Yes; the Hut folk are always interested in the adventures of the Chums. Sometimes they have very strange adventures, don’t they. What do you think of their doings today? Billikins is wondering if you have played many games with your cricket set. He meant to play cricket in the holidays but the days were all so hot that he went for swims instead. “Little Robin,” Hawera: Have your asters allowed you to see yet what colour their flowers are going to be? Tinker Bell has some pretty ones in her garden. There are purple ones and mauve ones, and pink and cream, and some deep red ones are just coming out as well. What other flowers have you in your garden, Tink? “Butterfly Lady,” Wharehuia: It gave us quite a surprise to find your letter in Postie’s bag to-day, Tink. Thank you for the riddle that you sent too. Bouncer, the Hut dog, is barking loudly outside for he wants someone to have a romp with him, but as it is just beginning to rain I am afraid he will be disappointed. “Helvetia,” Hurleyville: Yes; everybody at the Wendy Hut loves flowers. That is why there are always so many out in the Hut garden. To-day the sun is shining down on to marigolds, gaillardias, sunflowers, poppies, antirrhinums and delphiniums, so it is a very gay sight, you may be sure. “Indian Rajah,” Inaha: My word! Billikins says, that was a fine way to gain some more holidays! But all the same he is very sorry that you were ill and he is hoping you will soon be quite better again. Yes; we should love to make Nancy one of our Wendy Tinks as well. Will you please tell her how glad we are to welcome her.

Ruby Allen, Waitoitoi: Yes; the Hut folk are still enjoying all the swims they have at the beach. In fact they are enjoying them so much that they think they could never grow tired of them—no; not even if summer lasted all the year round, they say! I wonder if you feel like that too. “Dixie,” Toko: Surprises are always popping out from postie’s bag these days, and your letter was one of them this week, Tink. We are glad you are so happy in your new home and the Twins are wondering if you have been doing much exploring round about.

Doris Nickel, Alton: A big welcome to the Hut, Doris! The Hut folk are holding out their hands to you for they are glad you have come to join our family of Tinks. Thank you for the piece of poetry you have sent us. We shall see if we can find room for it on our page to-day. Patricia Cook, Huinga: It is such a lovely day at the Hut to-day—the sort of day, Tinker Bell says, when you want to run about and laugh and sing, and everywhere you go in the garden you see flowers nodding to you happily too. Do you like flowers, little Tink? “Peacock,” Matau: Did you have a good time on the beach, Tink, and did you enjoy tumbling about in the waves? An old sailor took the Hut folk for a row in his boat right out beyond the breakers the other day, and Dicky Boy has not ceased talking about it yet! “Mischief,” Kiore: Dicky Boy thinks he is very lucky to be getting another letter this week. He squealed with delight when he found that it was for him. The two little geese have grown into big ones now and are great friends of Dicky Boy, and even when they run towards him . quacking they do not frighten him in the least. Joan Forward, New Plymouth: Welcome to the Hut. You have not told us what date your birthday is, so you will not forget to tell us next time you write, will you? There are ever so many white butterflies in the Hut garden these days. Do you see many of them too? Muriel Knauf, Upper Mangorei: Did you have a good time on your birthday, Tink? How old you must be feeling now. It looks as though there might be a birthday at the Hut to-day (but there isn’t!) for Hut gardener has been cutting up a water-melon for the Hut folk to have for their tea. “Queen Mary,” Hurleyville: “The Gnome’s Gift” is a pretty little story, Baby Margaret thinks, and she says she does wish that she could have an adventure like that so that she could find a wishing ring on the table too. She wants to know what your first wish would be if you had a ring. Thank you for all the pretty pictures. "Golden Twilight,” Midhirst: The Hut folk were glad to hear that you had such good holidays, Tink. Are those days beginning to seem very far away now? for they are to the Hut folk. Billikins says he has been going to school for years and years now since last holidays! “Dazzler,” Awakino: That sounded to be a very successful day’s fishing, Tink. Billikins wants to know what happened to the one that you caught. Did you have some of it for your tea? The Hut folk are wondering if you have had any more half holidays from school lately on account of the heat. Keith Knofflock, Inglewood: The Hut folk are very anxious for you to tell them about your picnic, Keith. Did you win any of the races? Did you find much treasure in the sand? They are longing to hear. Thank you for the picture for Baby Margaret. She is delighted with it And thank you for the poetry too. Fay Fairbrother, Auroa: Did you flash your mirror on Tuesday, Fay, and did other flashes answer you from the mountain? It all must have been very exciting, the Hut folk think. When you have had your party will you write and tell us all about it please, for we should love to hear. Audrey Mitchell, Waitara: You have not told us yet how old you were last birthday, little Tink. You told us when your birthday was but that was all. Do you think you could remember to tell us the rest next time you write, for then we shall be able to put it into our book, you see. Iva Julian, Warea: We are very glad to welcome Colin and Rona as two new little Wendy Tinks. Are you going to write their letters for them until they are old enough to write for themselves? Baby Margaret feels very important now that she has leamt to write and she says she knows Colin and Rona will love it when they can too. Morna fcllyar, Waitara: We did not get your name quite right last time after all, did we, Tink, but now that you have told us we shall be able to write it down correctly into our book and then you will be really and truly one of our family of Tinks. What standard are you in at school?