Wendy and Her Family

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1937, Page 14 (Supplement)

Wendy and Her Family

LETTEBS to be addveesed to "WENDY," e/o F.O. Boaz 119, Taranaki Daily News, New Plymouth. WENDY replies this week to tetters from:—

"Water Sprite," Rowan: It was a pity it was such a cold day when your calves had to be judged, wasn't it? The Summer Fairies must have all been asleep and forgotteA to turn the sunshine on. "Barlequin," Onaero: It must have been fun betog to that Brownie piay, the Hut people think, and they are sure you still must love betog a Brownie. "Jumping Joe," Huiroa: That is good news about your exammations being over, and better still that you have passed! Billiktos will "be glad when he can hear whether he has passed or not. ' "Paulownia," Eltham: The Hut people thought jt was very good of you to make that toy for the competition. It is sitttog up to the cupboard now with the other toys and Billiktos says it looks as though it is just ready to play some trickt "Rufus," Inglewood: Yes; the toys to ihe Sunshine Cupboard are all sent away at Christmas so that they can carry sunshine to other homes. We have a grand oollections of toys waiting in the cupboard now. "Stobad," Inglewood: What a gay looking letter this week with all that holly roxmd the edges! It makes you feel that Christmas is even nearer than it really is, the Hut people say. "Easter Lily," New Plymouth: The Twins eay they are going to watch the moxmtato to-day to see if they can see you up there. They are sure you are going to have a very jolly time. May Allan, Frankley Road: Of . course you may join our. Hut Club, May, ahd we all bid you a merry welcome, Tinker Bell is sending you an enrolment card with your name on it. "Mercury," Hawera: Yes; your competition toy arrived quite safely at ihe Hut. It was the higgest parcel to the whole competition so there was great excitement aroongst the Hut people watchtog itv being unwrapped. "'Annabella," Pihama: The people at the Hut all like your piece of poetry about the spring but as it has already been on our page I am afraid it cannot be used again. "Gllbert Valley," Mount Messenger: It was tdo bad of that eel to pull the Itoe right into the water, wasn't it? I wonder what he will do with it down there. "Grandma's Boy," Huiroa: When the apple and ihe bag of sweets airived I suppose you felt it was not quite so bad having missed the party after all. Did it take long for you to eat them up? "Poppy Ptak," Ngaere: Yes; we are all looktog forward- to Christmas at ihe Hut and we have not much longer to wait now, have we? Have you written to Father Christmas yet to tell him what you want to your stocktog? "Tulip," Huiroa: No; we have not had your riddle before so we aie glad to have it for our page to-day. It would be a good one to remember at examination times, Billikins thinks. "Marama," Auroa: We were sorry to hear that you had had to stay to bed, Ttok, for ihe days have beeh too good for that just lately, haven't they? There is a srurprise for. you on this page today.' Ronald Parker, Kaponga: Thank you for those two splendid toys for ihe Sunshine Cupobard. It was very good of you to send them and I am sure they wiU delight their new owners at Christmas tiine. - Elva Williams, Eltham: Thank you for eendtog us that piece of poetry. We were glad to get it, and we were glad to get your letter too. Susie Briscoe, Oaonui: I am afraid you cannot have that pen-name, little Ttok, beCause it already belongs to somebody else. Perhaps you will be able to think of another one that you would like tostead. "Fairy Glade," .Westown: Yes; there are plenty of flowers out to the Hut garden now— roses, stock, nemesia, Canterbury bells, delphiniums and verbena. Yoxir garden sounds beaufifully gay also. "Fifi," Stratford: Yes, the people at the Hut love to watch the Sunshine Cupboard filling up with toys. Sometimes they have "pretendy" games and tell one another which of'the toys are going to be for them. "Yeliow Lupto," Fitzroy: We were eager to hear all your news this week, Ttok, /for it was a long time since we had heard from you before. What a lovely time you must have had at the party.

"Little Dog Turpie," Oaonui: Billiktos gave one oi his Red fcdian war crie6 this morntog when he found there was a letter from you, He then set to work to read every word of it and, he had a good look at your drawtogs too. ■ i "Fairy Teapot," Eltham: Your piece of poetry about the rain has not been on our page before so we are very pleased to have jt, If you have not yet found names for your torea little kittens Ba!by Margaret is wondering if Floss, Buff and Ntokie would do. Toffee Baz," Awakino: We were very pleased to get your .letter tois week, Ttok, for of course we had not forgotten you. Thank you for sending the piece of poetry and the riddle. "Star Dust," Toko: J hope that gooseberry jara turned out well. The Hut people also have been picking gooaeberries letely and Cookie made. some jam yeeterday. The Twins .had a grand time for they were allowed to scrape out ihe pen after wards. "Early Spring," T«^o: It sounds as thou you all had a good ttoie when you went for that picnic. The Hut people are wonderipg if you. had your first ,swim there for they had their first swim last week, ; -■ . "CMef LitUe WoU," Cardiff: I wonder if yoxi have had your sdhool pjcnic yet for there have been some lotteljr fine days lately. The Hut people are hoptog the holidays are going t6 be flne too. "Rose Valley," Okato: That was a lovely parcel that you sent £or the Sunshine Cupboard and we aH tbtok you were very good to cpend so much time in getting it ready. Some little girl is going to have a grand surpriae at Christmas ttoie,*isn't she? , . ; "Rosella," Eltham: Tinker Bell can remember your piece of pefcry having been sent to toe Hut once before, little Tui, so Z am afraid it cannot be used on our page again, That is too bad, isn't it? "Evenbur Primrose," ; Kakaramea: Thank you for your piece of poetry v' about Bartholomew. It did make the Hut jj people laugh, They enjoyed xeading yOur w letter also and heartog about that little foal, "Kay," OkaieWa: Beades your letter to be answered there is your lovely parcel for the Sunshine Cupboard. Thank you very much, little Ttok, flor I kaow some cbild is. gofog to love thoae thtogs that you have made. "Lady Gay," Okaiawa: I hope your eye was not sore for tong, Ttok, for it must have been a nuisance havtog to wepr those. dark glasses. We were ever so ■pleased to get your competition ewtry for the Sunshine Cupboard, "Tommy Brock," Merecnere: I think ^ : Impy ou^it to be a good name for your little black kitton, seetog that it has such very funny ways. Baby Margaret loved heartog all about it Peggy Carr, Okaiawa: We bid you welcome, Beggy, and we are ever so gtod to be able to make you one of our Ttoks. Yes; you may have the pen-name that you asked for, so now you vriil be able to sign it 'attbe. end :of al you|':lBtters *■ to the Hut "FantaU," Okato: It was jpod of you to ^send us toat piece of poetry, Ttok, and we are glad to have it for our page. Have you had any mere swiras lately, the Hut people want to know ' • '"Jupiter," New Plymouth: We were glad to get your letter and to hear that the birthday card had arrived quite safely.. We noticed that there was a new address at the top of the letter this time. "Meg," Mount Messenger: Fancy havtog pictures of Dick Whitttogton on your lj writtog paper, little Ttok! Baby Mar- ~ garet likes that story and sbe says she expecte you do too. - "Flying-Seed," Waitara: Yes, indeed; your pareel will be useful for the' Sxmshine Cupboard, and it was very good of you to send it Did you make the scrap» book all by yourself? "Mountato Mist," Rowan: No; the Hut people have not quite finished their examinations yet, but I expect they will come to the' end of them next week, Are yours over yet? .. t ' , - "Ciuderella," Auroa: Thank.. you very much for the parcel, Ttok. It was such f im opening it and such , a surprise to find all those lovely things inside for the Sunshine Cupboard. We were ever so pleased to get them". "Daddy*s Boy," Mount Messenger: What fun it 'must have been Jooktog for your birthday presents after you had been told over the wireless where to go. Were you excited Wheh you heard your name called? • "Bantam," Rowan; Yes; we did get a surprise to find a third letter in your envelope to-day. You must have good fun playing with your two Jittle kittens and wheeling them about to the pram. "Prucilla," Stratford: Yes; Dicky Boy has a very happy time .at the Hut even when the rest of the Hut people) are at schooL He has a tricycle now and rides up and. down the path pretendtog that he is a tram. ' • : j "Emu," Mount Messenger: Yes; Hut Gardener thinks the peas are going to be ready to time for Christmas. The Hut people will be disappototed if they are not ready, for they keep telltog one another of the lovely dinner they are going to have. "Lilac," Mount Messenger: Yes; the Hut people went for a swim that day and had a grand time. Baby Margaret nearly lost her rubber duck, though, for a funny little puppy started to run off with it. "Wotan," Huiroa: What a jolly tane you all must have had at that party. The Hut people know how to play that bobbing down game so they know what fun it must have been. , "Peter Pan," Mount Messenger: And now it is your turn to have your name to the Many Happy Returns corner, Tink. We have heard all about Jimmy's birthday so next week we shall want to hear about yours. "Lily of the Valley," Mount Messenger: Oh dear! you will have to be very "careful about sitting on that wall when you act the part of Humpty Dumpty, r: . won't you? It would be dreadful tb break toto as many paris as Humpty did. "Jacko," Huiroa:/ The Hut people are beginntog to count up the days to • Christxnas now and they think it is ■ grand that the time is getttog so shcrt. Father Christmas must be getting pretty busy, musn't he? jfc "Rambler Rose," Te Kirh, Tinker Bell has just been reading out your piece of poetry to the rest of the Hut people and they all like it very much. Thank you for sending it, little Tink. • "Fairy Feet," Mount Messenger: Ifc quite understand why you have not bees able to enter for the competition tMs time, Tink, for you have certainly net had much spare time, have you! . ,4J