THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1982.
Long Ago Stories
The
Florida And Her White Hen
Florida loved her pet white "My white hen will take the "Have hen better than anybody except illness from Nesta," she said to and Nesta. Nesta was the little her friend's mother.
you forgotten that birds daughter of the King's door- animals can take away disease? keeper, and Florida was the My white hen is my best friend daughter of the King's butler, next to Nesta, and she will do
and they lived in a dark
stone
this for me."
"I had forgotten," murmured palace at the time when the Nesta's mother. Romans were masters of Brit- ain. The King their served was under the yoke, and they were all friendly
"Florida, take your hen away though the Romans lived in
aquickly!" cried Nesta's mother. town which they had built for "Get rid of it at once!"
For three days they left the father little white ben with Nesta, and Roman on the fourth day the girl was
much better.
themselves.
When Nesto fell ill and nobody
thought "Nesta, is cured," Florida, as she ran out of the palace with her hen under her
could cure her, Florida was very arm, "But how can I part with
ten you, my little white hen ?"
sad. Both the girls were
"And one day who should
come walking through the
gateway but the white hen Kerself!"
She did not know how to get taken rid of the hem who had
was away Nesta's illness, and now considered Infectious. Then She suddenly she had an idea.
would let it go free in the Roman town. The Romans would cätth
the illness, but that did not mat-
away.
WENDY HUT.
THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP. | STORY OF THE WALLFLOWER.
Making A Book Trough.
This simple book trough is made from four pieces of wood three-eighths of an inch thick, Oak is beat if you can obtain it. The two ends for the trough are cut from one piece of wood measuring ten and a half inches
This happened a long time ago when there were dragons about and people were changed into all torts of things when they least expected it. They were uncom- fortable days for some people, nd thrilling for others, as you vill see.
At the time there lived a long by five and a half inches beautiful maiden who had love wide. Plane this on both sides ly dark red hair. She had a and then, with a pair of com-cruel dragon of a guardian, who passes set to a radius of five did not wish her to marry a cer- inches, scribe a
tain young man who was very half-circle as shown in diagram A. Through fond of her, so he shut her up the point from which the half-in his mansion and only allowed circle was struck, mark the base her to walk In the garden.
Now the garden was very line B and also the centre line
C then plane the bottom edge beautiful, but it was surrounded could see nothing of the outside world, and she was
very sad. of the wood to the base line. Cut by a high wall, so the maiden Day after day she used to walk close to the wall, longing to see lover the top. And then one day
she heard a voice singing on thej other side, and she knew it was that of the young man wanted to marry her.
A book-trough which you can copy for your own "den." "Carpenter tolle jou all about it.
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who
WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN.
Making A Chinese Doll.
One or two Wendy girls have been invited to give dolls for a toy-stall at a bazaar, and they have asked us how they can make different kinds of dolls.
This week we'll see how to manufacture a Chinese baby-doll. A yellow or light brown stocking will do for the body, and you'll want a little bit of bright blue cotton material for the dress. As shewn In Diagram A, the doll is made in six, pieces-hend, body, arms and legs.
For the head, cut from the
stocking a circle about five in- ches across, run a gathering- thread round the edge, stuff with
Here is the Jolly Chinese doll about which Drea8-| maker tells you to-dry. Make one like it for your Bazaar stall.
kapok, and pull up. By the way, "I am here on the other side of you can get a big box of kapok the wall," she whispered. Jenough for filling two or three
"Climb over the top, and I will dolls, for one shilling; if you ret a horse, and we will ride like, you can just stuff the head away and be married," he said and limbs with this, and use tiny "Come at once-quickly."
"Oh, I don't believe I can!" re-broider the features in wool, naking the face look as Chinese plied the maiden.
pieces of rag for the body. Em-
"Yes, you can if you try," re- is possible. plied the young man. "I will go for a horse."
7. Regret
8. Tap
TINK'S CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Solution to last week's puzzle
Across.
1. Nice in salads
(Tomatoes).
(Rue).
(Rap).
9. Conjunction
(Or).
10. Negative
(No).
12. Thank you !
(Ta).
13. Travelled on horseback
(Rode).
14.
To live
(Bo).
16. You and I
(We).
17. Short for "doctor
(Dr.).
-18. Boy
(Lad).
(Too).
(Ere).
(How),
(Sleepers).
Downt.
(Troubles).
(Our).
3.
(Me),"
4. Same as 9 across
5. Take food
(Or).. (Eat)
6. Birds
(Sparrows).
10.
At once
(Now).
11.
Poem
(Ode).
15.
Nobleman
(Earl).
17.
You enter a room by it.
(Door).
19. Scottish river
(Dee).
20. Adjective
(The).
20. Also.
21. Before
22. In what way 23. Those who sleep
1. Worries
2. Belonging to us
Pronoun
And now for another nice easy one, quite straight-
forward.
18
12.
14
10
Now cut a strip of stocking før and the body, five inches long
22
The maiden looked fearfully seven
inches wide. Join the
at the high wall, but at last she sidea, gather up the top end to tried to scramble up. It was form a bag, fill with stuffing, and
a 'time sew up the other end. Join the Then body to the head and hide the again stitches later with a string of much gay beads. Make four little dead, stuffed tubes for the limbs, each had one from a strip of material was four inches long and three-and-
them firmly to the body. a-half inches wide, and attach
very difficult, but after zhe reached the top.. alas! she fell right down The fall stunned her so that she thought she was Fill she found that she changed into a flower and
tanding safely on the top of the vall!
"How lovely!" she cried. "Now can see the world!"
ter. So she kissed her white round the curved line with hen, thanked it tenderly, left it pad-saw, smooth the edge with a ran chisel, and finish with glass in the Roman town, and
paper. On one half of the wood She told Nesta that she did set out the positions of the slots
People recognised her by the not mind very much, but both D,D, and cut them out with
ovely colour of her hair, and she When tenon saw and chisel. were rather unhappy.
the Now saw through on the cen-as been called Wallflower ever Nesta was able to walk in sunshine, she missed the white tre line C and plane the two ince because she loves the top hen sadly, while Florida won edges square. Lay the finished of a wall better than any other dered if the Romans had eaten sides on the other, mark the place. walking through the gateway slots, and cut them out. While but the white hen herself!
years old, and Florida could not A BUTTERFLY THAT SWIMS.
Make the two rails for (Continued in nezt Column.)
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The trousers are made from two pieces of blue cotton, each ix Inches wide and five inches long. Lay them together, then fold, and cut according to Dia. Tam B. Sew up the side seams round the leg edges, and make a and inner leg seams, sew hems casing round the top through which you can thread a piece of elastic.
doing this part of the work, it (Continued from provious Column) "Look how well she is!" cried is a good plan to clamp the two Softing the books eleven and a
The jumper it cut like Dia- Florida. "She has left the ill-pieces together, so that the slots alf inches long and three inches
vide, and plane them on both gram C, from a bit of material ness with the Romans and come will exactly register.
sup-sides. When finished, they ten inches wide and eighteen back to me. Oh, my lovely lit-
should be just thick enough to inches long. Fold in half length- tle white hen, I'm so happy!"*
At nicely in the slots D.D. Both ways and widthways, and cut it ails have a slot near each end, but. Sew up the sides, hem the tits fins are shaped like wings and one inch long and three-eighths edges of sleeves and round the are gloriously coloured. Even of an inch wide, as shown in ottom, and make a little casing round the top for a draw-string. bear to see her little friends ly-
the tiny tail is coloured, and the diagram E..
Make sure that the parts fit You must embroider the jumper ing on a bed of dried fern and
Among the many curious fish body is a delicate shell-pink with looking, so pale. Even the King
In direct contrast to the beau- glue inside all the slots before and green thread. Diagram D.
rails in shows you the simple stitches: came to see Nests, and he touch-in the sea, the butterfly fisher, splashes of orange near the tail, perfectly, then apply a little hot and trousers with red, yellow
to give it its proper name, the
Black wool heir with red furcatus is the tiful butterfly fish is the "Inside Anally pressing the
or the Sternotyx, place. If made to the sizes ed her with his royal hand, but, Cypselurus
It is to be Out" fish his touch did not care her.
most beautiful.
complete the Chinese baby, un- "Because I am under the yoke found in the Pacific Ocean, close which has part of its skeleton given, the trough will hold about flower pinned on one side will If oak has been used the less you like to make her wee of the Romans, my power has to the Cocos Island, and it mea-outside its skin, and is really one one dozen small books. gone," he said bitterly.
aures not more than three inches of the most hideous swimming
trough can be stained and polish-shoes from folded strips of braid, "I must give my white hen," in length though it has a fin things in the mighty ocean!
youad; if ordinary white wood, it sewn over her stump toes!
Next week we'll make a Pea- SORRY you "There is thought Florida.
span of about four inches...
sant Doll, so look out for her! nothing else to do."
Although not a flyer like "the haven't a butterfly fish in your should be coated with varnish
Wendy's Dressmaker, The Hut Carpenter. So she went to Nesta's room, flying-fi-b, this creature closely pond, and aren't you GLAD you stain. put her pretty white hen down resembles a pretty butterfly, for haven't an "Inside-Opt" fish? on the floor, and shut the door.
Good for
your Cold
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Rosie's BEAU
GED MANUS
Aren't
CH-ARCHIE-I THINK YOUR BOSS IS HORRID TO SEND YOU OUT ON THE ROAD: I'LL HARDLY EVER SEE YOU AND FATHER WILL INSIST ON ME GOING TO DANCES WITH MY COLLEGE BOY FRIENDS:
AND THEY WILL MAKE
LOVE TO
Clues:-
Across
1. A transgression. 7. Mid-day. 8. Quick.
10. Small valley.
12. Part of verb to be. 13. Small rug..
14. Something for dinner. 16. Little bed.
16. Exclamation of sorrow. 18: Used by fishermen. 20, Rise and fall of the sea. 32. Inclined,
Down.
1. Afternoon meal. 2. Beseeches.
8. Therefora.
4. Seed vessel.
5. Sometimes called wind-flowers. 6. Used for seasoning. : 9. Bucket.
11. Not early.
14. Settled a debt.
17. Drink in small quantities.
19. Boy's name (abbreviated). 21. Accomplish.
THE TINKER
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WENDY'S LITTLE COOKS. Real Lemon Jelly.
of
Take two tablespoomaful granulated gelatine, and soak It' for five minutes in one cupful of cold water. Now dissolve the gelatine in two and a half cups- ful of boiling water; add one pful of castor sugar, and half When a cupful of lemon juice. the sugar has dissolved, strain the mixture through a piece of muslin, and pour it into a mould which has been rinsed in cold water. When quite cold, turn the jelly into a glass dish and decorate it with, whipped cream.. Astar made of pieces of candied citron peel looks very pretty on the top.
BELL
CLUB.
I want to become a member of the "Tinker Bell Club," and I promise to do one kind action every day. Please send me a "Tinker Bell" enrolment card.
Name Address Age.
Date of Birthday
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Cut this out, and send it to Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor, China Mail.
YOU WILL FORGET
ME-ILL DIE OF
A BROKEN HEART-OH- 4:CAN'T BEAR TO SEE YOU! IGO AW
THAT SETTLES IT- ROSIE
MY LOVE-1 JUST CAN'T BE WITHOUT YOU-I'LL GIVE
UP MY JOB FIRST
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