ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1935, Page 7 (Supplement)

ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Straight from the King’s Council Chamber the little tailor tramped into the forest where the giants roamed. They had just eaten two of the King’s sheep, and were sleeping off the effects of their meal beneath the trees. Filling his pockets with stones the little tailor climbed a great tree and commenced to pelt the giants one at a time.' This, of course, woke them, but as they could see no one about they began to accuse each other. “Don't try any funny tricks with me,” said one, waking up in a huff.

' Every time the giants woke up and abused each other, and then went to sleep again, the’little tailor .pelted them with stones. In the end they grew so angry with one another, each believing the other was playing a trick, that the forest resounded with their roars. At last they got up and began to fight-which was just what the little tailor wanted. They were >so angry that they banged away at each other with a fury which made all the trees quiver. The upshot was that each killed the other,/and the little tailor went back triumphantly to the Palace. ....

'.Now you would-have thought that the news of the death of the giants who had troubled th? King for so long would have been a matter for great rejoicing. Actually the King himself was pleased, but the courtiers were very disappointed. They saw that they had to do something of else the little tailor would certainly becbmO Prime Minister. . So they told -.the King that if he didn’t get rid of the little tailor; he might make himself King for all they knew. Of course, this rather disturbed the King.

The courtiers frightened the King go much that he determined to get rid of the little tailor. In a far away forest there roamed a fearful unicorn, which had destroyed all sent to kill it. Taking the little tailor to the top of the castle, the King told him what he must- do and showed him the forest. “There ,is the forest in the distance,” he said. “Now if you kill that unicorn we shall believe you can do things.” Most of the courtiers considered the King had made a really good joke when . he said that.

Now the little tailor realised that it was useless to face the unicorn without some plan of campaign, so when he entered the forest he had one already thought out. It was just as well, for the unicorn soon saw him. “Now for it,” said the little tailor, stationing himself in front of a big tree. “It is a case of do or die this time, for it is perfectly apparent that the animal has not taken a fancy to me.”

This picture will explain what the little tailor meant to do. He had to judge just when to jump aside, so that instead of the unicorn transfixing him with his horn, he would drive it into the tree. The little tailor timed it nicely, and of course the unicorn killed himself instead of the man. “That's another feat accomplished,” said the tailor, as he strode happily to the castle. “I wonder what the King will have to say now ?”