GIRL GUIDE CORNER

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIX, Issue 3104, 29 June 1929, Page 3

GIRL GUIDE CORNER

By “BIRDIE.”

Dear Guides, Rangers, and Brownies, I have some good news for the readers of our column. There is to be a competition for the best drawing of a design, suitable as a heading for the “Birdie Column/ ’ and the rules for the competition are as follow: 1. Guides and Rangers and Boy Scouts may compete. < 2. Name, address and age must be forwarded with drawing. 3. The design must be drawn in iulc, on a stiff paper. 4. Competitors should consider when drawing the design that it will have to be much smaller when in print, and therefore the monogram or. design should be clear in detail. 5. A prize of 2/6 will be awarded to the winner of the competition. 6. All drawings must bo forwarded to , ‘ ‘Birdie, ” c/o Independent Office, before July 18th. 7. Results will be announced through the column on Saturday, July 20th, Bird and Animal Notes. '(By “Friend to Animals.”) Have you ever wondered why birds don't fall off tlicir branches at night, when they apparently roost with their heads under their wings, and very often only poised on one leg? How do they balance?. Is it tipe that duelcs paddle themselves along with one leg while they are asleep to keep themselves from drifting ashore? Wily don’t ducks’ feathers get wet like other birds when they are in water? > > Can you answer these questions? \ . , ’ weather Lore. Pale moon doth rain, red moon doth blcpv, \ White moon doth neither rain or snow. At twelfth day the days lengthen a cock-stride, At Candlemas an hour wide. —: 1 If the cock crows on going to bed, He ’s sure to rise with a watery head. On Thursday at three Look out and you’ll see W T hat Friday will be. Little Things. Not every day there comes a chance For doing some great deed; Not every day a message clear That he Who runs may read, Telling him just what steps to take Whereby he may succeed. But there is always, any day, Some kind word he may speak, Some little path along life’s roadThat is not far to seek. Where he can lend‘his strength to , help A brother who is weak. “Do the hard thing first.” The Brown Owl. (Continued.) “Won’t you sit down, Brown Owl?” said Kitty, as she passed a chair to her. “Yes! thank you, “I will, niy dear, for I am very tired. I have been Liking everywhere for my children, but cannot find tliem.” ) “Surely they arc not lost,” said Nancy. . . “Oh, no, but I gave them a special work to do to-day and they have not returned yet, and I’m always so lonely when they are away. There is so much work to be done, as we are very busy indeed just now. vßut I hope that no accident has happened to them} that is why I set out to look for them. Have you seen them anywhere?” “I don’t think so,” Rosy replied. “Are they like us?” “Not in the least,” said the Brown Owl. “They wear brown dresses and hats, and you can tell them miles away by the smile on their faces.” • The children gathered round the Brown Owl, asking her all kinds of questions, for they had never heard before of these smiling-faced Brownies. “How many children have you got?” inquired May. “So many I can’t even count them. But I’m always ready to take some more.”

“Some more!” said everyone, with one voice. “Why, isn’t your house full already?” “Oh, no, there’s plenty of room and such lots of things to do.” ‘‘There is nothing to do here,” Daisy said very mournfully. ‘ “Nothing to do,” said the Brown Owl. ‘ ‘ Why, just look how untidy this room is; I’m sure you could improve it if you tried;” - May had been listening very intently to all that had been said, and suddenly she caught Brown Owl by the hand. “I should just love to come and live with you,” and the others said also, “So should we all.” “That wouldn’t do at all. You are nptjtidy, children, and all my children look pleasant and clean. Besides, what would your mother say when she came home?”

“But I should just love to be one | of your children,’’.said May. “Couldn’t we bo like them if we tried?” “Well, you certainly might if you tried very hard.” “Then show us how to begin,” they said together. f “Very well, I’ll show you. But first you must make a ring all round me.” (To be continued.) * Note. Ranger* News wanted of your happy, ‘ ‘At Home Night ’ ’ from your Company Scribe. Au revoir. Your friend, “BIRDIE.” '