Wendy and Her Family

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

Wendy and Her Family

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

“Fairy Star,” Onaero: Thank you for the little fern leaf that we found folded up in your letter. Tinker Bell says she is going to keep it and use it as a bookmark. You must have had a very good time when you went for your picnic that day.

“Silvery Moon,” Inglewood: What a big fat letter, Doreen! It was the biggest and fattest of all the letters that came in Postie’s bag to-day. Thank you for the sunshine squares that were in it. Tinker Bell says it is going to be just like a jig-saw puzzle fitting all our squares together and joining them up! “Lynette,” Purangi: Your letter did not arrive in time to be answered last week, Tink, so I hope you were not very disappointed when there was no letter for you on our page. “Treasure Trove” is a pretty little ryhme, the Hut folk think, but other Tinks have sent it to us before, dear, so it cannot go on our page again. “Redskin,” Eltham: Hut gardener says that sweet-peas may be planted any time now, Tink, so long as you choose a sunny, well-drained position for them. It sounds as though you are thinking of having some flowers, in your garden again when the warm days come once more.

Mary Radich, Te Tawa: Yes, Mary; of course your little sister may join the Wendy Hut, but you have not told us yet what her name is. Perhaps you will write a letter for her next time and tell us she is going to join the Hut. For names for your three little birds Baby Margaret suggests Chirpy and Tweet and Twinks.

“Fairy Rainbow,” Onaero: There is your pen-name, Clara. It is a pretty one, isn’t it, and the Hut folk are hoping they are often going to see it on our page. There was a rainbow over the Hut garden for a few minutes this morning, but the Hut folk do not know whether it was a fairy one or not.

“Fairy Starlight,” Onaero: Baby Margaret says she is sure you will just love going to school and she supposes you are wishing, the days would hurry up and pass so that you can get old enough quickly. Anyway, by this time next year you will be a little school girl, Molly!

“Tinker Tang,” Waitara: How pleased you must have been when you received that prize, Tink. The Hut folk are wondering what kind of a game it is, seeing you have such good fun with it before you go to bed. Your picture of the Wendy Hut arrived quite safely. “Indian Firefly,” Normanby: We shall keep your little piece of. poetry, Tink, and find room for it on our page. Baby Margaret likes to think of Mr. Wind as being a friendly fellow like that. It is raining at the Hut now and she is hoping he will soon come along and blow the e}ouds away!

Marjorie Dring, Waitara: Are you feeling very old, Marjorie, now that your birthday has come and gone? The Hut folk are hoping you will write and tell us all about it some time soon. Thank you for the riddles for our page. Some of them are hard ones, aren’t they? “Wolf Ear,” Tahora: We were very pleased at the Hut to hear from you again this week, little Tink, and see, we have given you the pen-name that you asked for.-' Your name is in the Many Happy Returns corner to-day. - What-a big Tink you must be growing now! “Japanese Blossom,” and “Little Boy Blue,” Eltham: There is your, pen-name, Joan, being used for the very first time; and Ivan, did you remember that you had a pen-name too? Yes; it is good to see some of the spring flowers here already, isn’t it. The jonquils are looking very gay in the Hut garden. “Opal,” Eltham: Most , of the sunshine squares that we have in. our cupboard are about six inches square, Tink, so that means about forty stitches worked on medium sized needles. ; "We should Icve to find a sunshine square from you in Postie’s bag one of these days. You must be feeling very pleased about the little canary. Would you like Trippet for its name? “Pear Blossom,” Whenuakura: Thank you for “The King of China's Daughter.” It may be just a little too long for our page, dear, for there are lots of pieces to be fitted in to-day, so I hope.you will not be disappointed if we cannot use it. What a long time you must have spent on your drawing. Donald Reeve, Norfolk Road: The Hut, folk' were sorry to hear about your foot, Donald, and they hope it is better again by now.. It is not much fun when you cannot run about and play, they think! Thank you for the verses about Autumn, but I fear they have been on our page before.

“Dimple Dutch,” Kaupokonui: How pleased all the Hut folk were to hear that you were well enough to go back to school once more, Josie. Did it seem strange at first? Yes; the Hut folk often take their skipping ropes to school for they find that skipping makes them warm even on the coldest of days.

Margaret Mudford, Otakeho: Those were pretty pen-names that you suggested, Margaret, but sad to say, all of them already belong to other Tinks; I wonder if you have thought of anything else that you would like instead, for there ought to be lots of other pretty names still left. .

“Swallow,” Toko: Yes; the Hut folk enjoy fitting jig-saw puzzles together. They have one at the Hut now which is very difficult, and it takes them ever so long to make every piece fit in, And then when they do manage to put it all together they are so proud of it that they do not want to take it to pieces again! “Lucky Qiieen,” Rowan: This is your letter to-day, Joyce. Did you remember that you had asked for a pen-name? It is raining at the Hut now and I can gee two starlings having such fun, for they are splashing about in a puddle on the path and are sending the water everywhere.

Doris Nickel, Alton: I wonder if you would like “Gloaming” for your penname Tink. It does not belong to anyone else. Yes; we did receive your piece of poetry but as it is about the spring we are not going to put it on our page until the spring days come. We shall be very pleased to welcome June to the Hut as soon as a letter comes from her.

“Windflower,” Hawera: Thank you, Tink, for all those riddles that you sent us for our page. The Hut folk think you must have a very good store of them. Billikins says he would like to keep a little book in which he could write down every good riddle he hears. I wonder if he ever will!

Patsy Dudding, Hawera: A big welcome to the Hut, new little Tink! Yes; you may have the pen-name that you asked for, so it will be fun seeing it on cur page after you have written to us again, won’t it? Will you please tell us what your address will be when you go home again?

Alma Heal, Patea: It was very good of you to make us those sunshine squares for our cupboard, Alma. The Hut folk think you must be a very good knitter for they are all so evenly done. What a fine house you must have made in the shrubbery. Have you given it a name? —, Warea: We are sorry but we cannot think which of our Tinks this letter is from as there is no name at the end of it to tell us. There is an amusing'piece of poetry with it too, called “The Careful Messenger," so thank you for it, Tink, whoever you are! “Lucky Moon,” Rowan: I hope you had a good time yesterday, Tink, and I wonder if you are feeling much older to-day! Birthdays are exciting times, aren’t they. Baby Margaret has been puzzling over the riddle that you sent but she has not found the answer yet.

“Minerva,” Pembroke Road: Thank you for the pretty piece of poetry for our page. Baby Margaret says she would like to learn it by heart some day for she likes fairy pieces best of aIL The sun is just beginning to peep .through the clouds after a shower of rain, and now all the shining drops on the trees look as if they might belong to the fairies.

Joyce Radich, Te Tawa: Fancy having five little pigs all wanting to be named at once! Well, Baby Margaret has been thinking very hard indeed and these are the names she has thought of: Tiny, Tam, Toots, Pickle and Buster. What do you think of these?

“Violet,” Te Kiri: Are you pleased to see your pen-name on our page to-day, Audrey? It has not been used before, has it, so you must have had an exciting time looking for your letter. Have you any violets flowering in your garden now?

“Sinbad,” Inglewood: The rain is tumbling down at the Hut to-day and the Hut folk are all very annoyed about it, for there is a lovely see-saw out in tire garden that Hut gardener put up for them the other day and they are all wanting to go out and play on it. “Nikau” and “Mischief,” Kiore: Your parcel gave us such a big surprise when 'it arrived at the Hut, Joy. It was very good of you to make all those sunshine squares, and how busily you must have been knitting! Dicky Boy says he would love to be able to see your wee pup, Eddie. notice Caxlyon, Tatu: Billikins almost managed to turn a flip this morning while the letters were being opened for he was so pleased to find that there was one from you. He was very much interested in the news you had to tell ns, especially about all those tiny little pigs! “Silver Lake,” Waitara: Will you please thank Frances for making that sunshine square for our cupboard. The Hut folk think she was very clever to knit i all by herself. Thank you for the list of riddles and the joke that you sent for our page. The Hut folk think they are good ones.

Albion Reid, Hawera: We like your little piece of poetry, Tink, for it makes us think of the summer-time when we will all be able to go to the beaches again and paddle and swim in the waves. Do you like going to the beach in the summer? .

“Firelight,” Eltham: Yes; we have your picture of the Wendy Hut, Tink. It has been put with all. the others. Nobody at the Hut knows >et who has won the prize, but it is going to be announced next week. We are glad you enjoyed the competition so much. “Silver Queen,” Rowan: Everyone at the Hut likes your piece of poetry, Tink, b”t as it is about snowdrops and the spring we are going to keep it until spring comes and then we will put it on our page. The Hut folk hope you will find a pen-friend this week. Margaret Meyer, Ngaere: I expect you are wishing there could be another concert very soon, aren’t you, Margaret, for you must have had good fun at that last on?? Thank you for “The Little Lost Fairies.” Baby Margaret is wondering if. what it says is true. “Fairy Wings,” Te Roti: It was -io wonder that you were not able to write to the Wendy Hut for some weeks, was it, Tink, for when you are away - a holiday there are always such hundreds of things that you want to do, aren't there? Where did you go to for your holiday? Merle Rowell, Stratford: We are -y glad to be able to make you one of our family, Merle, and we hope you are going to write to us again soon and tell us more about yourself. Can you think of another pen-name you would nKe? The two that you suggested have been taken.

“Silver Thread,” Inglewood: Yes; it rr.v't have been a lovely party, Tink, and what a crowd of presents you received! The cake with the pink icing and the candles on it must have looked very pretty—and was it good to eat? “Busy Bee,” Te Wera: I hope you will have a fine day for your basketball and football matches next week, Tink. It must be fun being in the team and going to visit the different schools. Thank you for your tongue twister. It is a difficult one, isn’t it? “Muriel Hodson, Raliotu: - There’s a surprise for you on our page to-day, Muriel. Have you seen it yet? For your pen-name Tinker Bell thinks you might like "Silver Birch” for it has not been used by any Tink yet. Thank you for "Sea Fever.” William Cavey, Okato: I am afraid we cannot give you the pen-name that you asked for, for it belongs to another Tink, but Billikins is wondering if you would like to have “Red Hunter” instead. He thinks that would be a good one. “Fairy Feet,” Mt. Messenger: Yes; the Hut folk have collected some of those cards but they have not nearly as many as you have. They think yours must be a very good collection. Baby Margaret is looking forward to seeing the sunshine squares that you are making now.

“Emu,” Mt. Messenger: Oh dear, Fred! Eillikins has been thinking about that puzzle of yours again this morning but he cannot think what the “catch” can be. None of the others at the Hut can think of it either, so I believe you will have to tell them next time, after all! “Lilac,” Mt. Messenger: The Hut folk do not like getting up in the mornings very much either, Tink, and just lately when Jack Frost has been about they have not liked it at all! They are wondering how many more times he is going to come before the winter is over. Mavis Hodson, Rahotu: Welcome, little Tink! We are all very pleased that your letter has come to the Wendy Hut tod . Baby Margaret is singing happily and waving a welcome to you, and the rest of the Hut folk are saying they hope you will write again very soon. Thank you for the verses about the wind.

Max Morrison, Westown: What fun you roust be having with football, Max.. Billikins is wondering how high you can kick it by now. He kicked his up into a tree the other day and then had to climb up and get it down again. “Prucilla,” Stratford: Hut gardener has been planting out a few flower seedlings this week for he wants the garden beds to be gay with flowers as soon as the spring days come. He has put out Iceland poppies, snap-dragons and nemesia. “Flying Seed,” Wajtara: The Hut folk can quite imagine how you enjoyed younself the day you went skating, for they had a pair of skates lent to them for a few days not so very long ago, and they had the greatest fun skating up and down a concrete path. “Bub,” Wares: Yes; Baby Margaret loves playing with her dolls, but now that she is a busy little school girl she does not have so much time to attend to them. She has not had a dolls’ washing for ever so long! Betty Lowe, Tabora: If you look in our pen-friends’ corner to-day I think you will find som one whom you can write to. Then you will be able to lit fc- the letter that she sends back to you. It will be fun, won't it?