HIDDEN WORDS THAT ALL START WITH AN O.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18085, 19 February 1927, Page 19

HIDDEN WORDS THAT ALL START WITH AN O.

Find the O’s in “ The Story of Oxxxxx and Oxxxxx.” Oxxxxx and Oxxxxx were the two children of Mr O’Xxxx, who oxxxx an oxx oxxxxxx near an oxxxxxxxx. One morning at breakfast while they were having an oxxxxxxx. their father suggested a visit to the museum. The children were oxxxxxxxx, but Mr 1 O’Xxxx said he wante/1 them to do some gardening first. So they put on their oxxxxxxx and'oxxxxxxxxx went oxxxxxx to weed' the oxxxxxxxx and oxxxxxx. Suddenly Oxxxxx called out. Ox! I say, here's an oxxxx in among our flowers!” The garden was a large one and contained an oxx tree which oxx Oxxxxxx the cat loved to climb. This , morning Oxxxxx climbed up. too. in spite of . Oxxxxx x oxxxxxxxxx. While she was looking at a field, of.oxxx in the- distance, she slipped, and had-to run home to get some . oxxxxxxx on her leg. Then their mother gave them some oxxxxxx and an oxxxxx each, while Mr O’Xxxx oxxxx the engine of the Oxxxxxxx. At last they got their oxxxxxxxx and set out for the museum, which was oxxxxxxx the library. Just as they were going out of the gate Mrs O’Xxxx called out. “Go to the grocer’s and bring me ■ a jar of oxxxxx." After a drive of several miles, they reached the museum, where the\ r saw many wonderful and oxx-looking things. First of all they, went to see the. rare which their father said was a.boat used by the Esquimaux for oxxxxxx in the summer-time. Oxxxxx and Oxxxxx were very oxxxxxxxx and noticed two pictures—one of an oxxxx in a desert and the oxxxx of an Egyptian oxxxxxx. which resembled a stone needle. Then they went to see the anifeials and birds. In an oxxxxxx corner stood a' big oxxxx xxxxxx which looked like an oxxxx. Nearby was an oxxxxx like a very big spotted cat. Beside it was an oxxxx which lives near the water and feeds on fish. They also saw oxxx. oxxxxxxx, oxxxxxxxx and a preserved oxxxxxx in a jar. Finally, Mr O’XxXx said it was time to go. Oxxxxx’ said -he would like the oxxxxxxxxx of caretaker at a museum, but Oxxxxx oxxxxxx him in his oxxxxxx, saying although he might like •to visit oxx oxxxxxxxxxxx, he would soon get tired of being the caretaker. (Solution on Wednesday.)