For the Children

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16848, 26 September 1922, Page 11

For the Children

THE PICNIC. Willie happened to have a birthday, arid so his mother told him that he could do any kind' of thing that ho liked in the afternoon. And Willie thought that it would be very nice indeed to have :i picnic*, bo he asked two little girls. calUr* Jessie and Janet, and his dog, who was railed Hoi), and he arranged all about, the things that they would take to When the jjifternoon < aine they set rut, and they made up their minds that they would eat up all the things that they were carrying before they came back, because tfcev were so heow to carry and made then* arms ache. So they chose a nice place with a few trees round it, and they unpacked all the things that thev had brought and got them ready to oat. And they ate and ate and ate. lint I they really eould not ©at any mor°. and stil lthere were lots of cake and things left that they would have *n carry home. And Hob the dog ate and ate and ate also until he couldn’t cni any more. And they wondered whatever they had better do, because it was much ton hot to carry the rest ofi the cakes back with them. Then, suddenly; they heard a very funny kind of noise. And they looked round, and there just behind them was a very hungry-lookij>g donkey. And they gave him the rest of the rakes to eat, and he ate them all up. and so they didn’t have anything *o carry home with them, which was MISCHIEF. There are more way sthan one < f getting into mischief. Little rats know this quite as well as little boy.-. When Tommy Rat was in the country visiting his aunt, lie was locked in the house one day while that ladj went to market. “ He will be out of mischief if he if not out of doers,” said she to herself. But she made a mistake. As soon as lie was alone Tommy looked around for something to do. H«. found his uncle’s fishing-rocl, and at one© began to fish in the water-barre. which stood beneath an open window. H© was amusing himself in this way

v. hen some visitors came to the door of the house to inquire if there iverany comfortable apartments to let. They did not see Tommy, but Tommy

saw them, and, raising hi« rod quiet

Iy, he dropped his hook upon their heads. When the mistress of Turnip Villa returned to her home a f©w minutes iMHiiinirilHMHNii

shouting, and scolding, and dancing with anger upon the doorstep, while above their heads from the ©nd of lie; mischievous little nephew’s line dangled the gentleman's shining silk hat. If course. Tommy had to give tiy. Ins prize, and to punish him for his tiresome prank he was sent to bed. ■ It will touch him to behave bettor in- future,” said aunt, to herself. But she made a. mistake once mor°. You cannot 'tea.-li little rats, or little boys, to k©ep out of mischief. THE NURSERY PAPER. I love the paper on my wall The. funny creatures-great and smal, That run around and round the top. As though they never meant to stop. See A lister Fox and Mi.-ter Bear Ami Mrs B ar and Teddy there. Look! Peter Rabbit runs so fast. J'n sure that he’ll get home at last. There’s old Brer Terrapin, so slow— I don’t know where he wants to go. 1 lie in bed arid watch them all These animals upon the wall. Before my mummy takes the light. 1 count them all ’most every night. It’s nice to know they’re close to me ; We keep each other company. I like lm Noah’s Ark, of course, My ’leetric trains and rocking horse, But still 1 think that, best of all, I love the paper on my wall.