THE FINDING OF BLUE CAP

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20966, 19 February 1938, Page 15

THE FINDING OF BLUE CAP

All fairyland was a hurrying, scurrying crowd. Bluecap was lost! Lady Summer’s chief adviser and attendant had not been seen for four days’ Poor Lady Summer was very worried, firstly because she loved Bluecap, and secondly because without him, naughty Autumn would overpower her and take possession of the Seasons’ Throne two months too early. What was she to do? She offered huge rewards, and her fairy helpers searched all fairyland and parts of mortal land in vain. Now, in the neighbourhood of fairyland there lived a bad gnome named Pom-Pom (because of a huge pompom he wore on his hat), who delighted in pestering the fairies and elves. So, of course, he was suspected of kidnapping Bluecap. About a week after Bluecap had disappeared Red Rose and Blue-Eyed Forget-me-not thought they would go searching. Hiring a fairy’ car they set out. Everything went well till suddenly Red Rose cried to Blue-Eyes, who was driving: "Oh. stop the car! Quick! Pom-Pom’s house is just ahead and we’ll run into it.” Pom-Pom’s home was a magic home which could be made invisible even to fairies, and just as they neared it Red Rose’s magic drawing power had drawn its invisible powers off it. Red Rose’s warning came too late, for before Blue-Eyes could stop the car they had crashed into the house! “Oh. are you hurt, Red Rose?” cried Blue Eyes. "Not much, but we must fly off before Pom-Pom comes. Quick!"

THE RIVER I love to sit beside the stream And watch the water softly gleam; To sit in the shade of a leafy tree And listen to tales the water tells me. Of mossy banks, and ferns so grand, And stones in the water, where one can stand. To picnic by the river is a treat. For as it runs it makes music sweet. (3 Marks and a Merit Card awarded to Linda Rapley, Temuka.)

They were just about to fly off when suddenly they heard a faint, "Help!” coming from inside the gnome's home. “That's Bluecap! Oh, I’m sure it’s Bluecap!" cried Red Rose; “I’m going to peep in the window and see. If Pom-Pom had been home he would have come out.” Noiselessly they crept up to the window and peered in, and low on the floor, bound and gagged, was poor Bluecap! Trying the door, Blue Eyes gave a whoop of delight as it opened. They hurriedly unloosed him and then they all flew off, and as they went Bluecap told his tale. Pom-Pom had caught him while he was out searching for Spider Spinner to make Lady Summer’s new frock. Pom-Pom was going to make Bluecap his slave, and everytime he went out left him bound and gagged. When Lady Summer heard all this she was so pleased with Blue Eyes and Red Rose that besides giving them their reward, she also gave them one wish each. Red Rose thanked her and then said she wished for a magic aeroplane that not only would take her wherever she wanted to go, but would also find all the fairy folk's lost things. Blue Eyes also thanked Lady Summer and wished for a little home where she could look after the very sick fairies. Lady Summer granted both these wishes, and she and Bluecap were always very grateful to the two little fairlies. (5 Marks and a Merit Card awarded to Gertrude Robinson, Te Moana),

SLIMMER FLOWERS Hollyhocks tall by the garden wall. Sweet peas, too, of every hue. Purple, pink, red. white and blue; Lilies of brown, red, white and yellow. One dear wee pansy—such a gay fellow. Daisies of pink and white. Nodding In wind and sunlight. Oh! a garden bright and gay Is a lovely place to play. (3 Marks and a Merit Card awarded te Phyllis Rapley, Temuka.)