CHILD’S ESSAY

Waikato Independent, Volume XXI, Issue 2444, 15 September 1921, Page 5

CHILD’S ESSAY

A MERITORIOUS EFFORT The following original story, written by a pupil of the Pukerimu school— Hincmoa Monkley, aged only 12 years —has been forwarded to us for publication. The essay is a most creditable production, and we have pleasure in congratulating the writer on the excellent" story. We would also like to compliment Miss Hincmoa on her caligraphy. JACK AND JOAN IN THE WOODS. (By Hincmoa Monkley). Jack and Joan sat idly on the garden seat, thinking. The morning had been dull and dreary, thus preventing them, from going for their promised walk. This made them feel unhappy, but just then Joan looked up and to her great surpriso the sky was blue and the sun shone brightly. “Oh, Jack!” she cried, ‘‘ we might bo able to go after all. Come along to the house and ask nurse.” Up Jack jumped, and taking Joan by the hand, ran to the house. But they were surprised to find that their parents and nurse also were absent. This made them more unhappy, but Jack said: “I think we will go to the woods. Nurse won’t know if we are back before dark.” Joan put on her hat, and away they ran. They soon reached the edge of the woods and they heard the birds singing their melodious tunes, and the wind sighed softly through the tall green trees. They wandered through thickly growing trees, and at last reached a cool, clear pond, where Joan knelt down to drink some of the fresh pure water. As she looked into the deep blue water she thought she saw a number of pretty, small forms dancing in a circle near by. This interested her, and she could not drink for watching them. Soon. the largest fairy (for these were fairies she saw) came over to ter and Jack. Sjlie waved her wand over them both, and they became the same size as the fairies. She and Jack were taken to the others and played and danced until it was quite dark. Then Joan and Jack thought of being home before dark. They* told the fairies they would have to leave. The Queen waved her wand, and a silver-coloured chariot drew up by their sides. They jumped in, waved good-bye, and drove home again.