‘KOKONUTS.’

New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 48, 29 November 1890, Page 18

‘KOKONUTS.’

The wise school-boy, when he has to write a composition, selects a subject in which he really feels an interest. This was evidently Johnny’s idea when he wrote the following : The kokonuvs iz a native of the tropix. It gros onto trees and iz good to eat. Billy Brown oncle iz a vessil kaptain, and one time he fetched Billy a hole lot of kokonuts from the West Ingies. Hit tuk ns a hole wee’ to eat ’em up. Wot Billy and me wants to no iz how doz the milk git inside the kokonnt. Doz the kokonut gro round the milk or doz the milk leke in frum the inside, and if so wot fur * Kokonnt py iz my favorite, but Billy likes kokonut candy best.