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THE GOLDES CAT
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TAROBS and his father were look ing at the lawn, where Tin was rolling on his side, atik stretch- ing out his pews in the sunshine.
Tim-was the family cat, orange in colour, wed by Mares, loved also by daddy not quite, perhaps, so deeply. Marcus asked if daddy could ever, ever stop having the love dy Tim"
"I hardly think so," said sickly thoughtfully. "Of course, if he very but, might. But he's a fine ald puss."
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"It is always quite good." Mareu said quickly, am he dashed out of the long window and began to play with Tim. Dahly went off to mix same concrete to spread on the all enbbled-yard."« :
But, alas! Tin did wrong. Alii an hour later he enas stepping slow. ly out of the back dour, and truck an a piece of freshly-laid paving, and it was not dry. His paw marks showed elekty when daddy, wheeled
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burrow... "Ugh! Shoo!
Out the way, Tim Spiting my work.. Whatever made you come round here just at this moment " Get out of the way? The voler rang out loudly and an grily, and Marcus caught Tim's By- ing form as he bounded round, the corner, for he had heard everything Daddy had taken a dislike to the eat!
And, of course, daidy never really, approved of Tim sitting on Margus"
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bed for a life every might, before Marcus went to shop. And, uh, supposing Tian, being afraid, shoul
or away!
"Ahhere was Mg. Weller, the vicar came to call of dadly." As he leaner against the wall, hiding the strug cling Tim Marens couldn't help hearing the friends talk to one an uther The, vicar seemed to be in troubl
"What! Lend you a cat to catch mais? Pertainly. Fl call Mar- rus." daddy said. "Tim is an ex- wellent mouser."
"I suppose you don't want to part with Tim," cante de viear's voice; "I gladly keep him."
Then, indred, Moreus Shivered with fright. is gold eat! But in a mo- said: "Part with Tim My dear ment he was smiling again, for daddy mun, I assure you Ed as soon.part with my gold watch." Marcus gave a sigh of relief. Then it was alt right. Paddy did really love Tim, ank he would never, never send him JANV.
MR. PENGUIN WADDLER
WITH travellers and explorers
who penetrate into the southern Antarctie seas the penguin is 'n fam illar sight. His home stretches from Cape Horn to Falkland Islands round to the Cape of Good Hope and back to the distant southern shores of Australia,
A quainter creature it is difficult In find. He sits down in an upright fashion one associates with the birds of Noah's Ark, and flaps his fin-like wings when he wants to talk to his neighbour. When he tries to walk. he, shuffles along, an his huge fat fect which are, of course, webbed ---and if he attains a great pace the benefit of it is lost because he con tinually over-balances himself and falls. To reguin his balance hu flaps his wings in the curious way a tight-rope walker uses his lirms. The ery of this bird is very harsh. In the young it is a shri whistle. Naturalists describe the penguin as half bird and half Ash, and, indeed, he combines the characteristics of both. His wings have become, some- thing not unlike the flappers of a seal, and are entirely useless AS wings go. because the bird has lost the power of flight. He uses his wings as paddles, for when he is engaged in his favourite occupation' of swimming under water, and for wearons of defence on fairly fre- quent occasions When he is angry. At these times his beak can inflict a very severe wound. He is suited to his life in the coldest parts of the "world, because Nature has given him
under his outer covering of feathers" a good eunt of fat. A ral has the same protection. He can afford not to care for the rough weather, for his feathers are well oiled, like Continued at foot of west Column.)
HOW TO MAKE "PING PONG
PEOPLE
"PING-PONG People"
that's what we call them in the Hut! They're great fun to make, and know you will enjoy playing with them afterwards. You can fashion
a whole family < "ping-pong People" for a few pence, because you, only need ping-pong balls, pipe- cleaners, am crepe paner for the work.
Suppose you begin with Peggy Ping-pong. Draw a face on one of the ball, ink in the features, making then funny you like, then colour them with your paints. Make arting hole under the face, and into this stick, one of the pipe-cleaners, "folded in half. to represent the body. The dotted lines in Diagram A Show where the ends of the cleaner should go, Twist another pipe-cleaner 'round the folded one for the arms, looping the ends for hards; and another round the ends of the body for legs soning the ends for feet. You'l find it quite easy to twist the pipe- eleaners, and the diagrams should make everything clear to you.
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B
Petty Ping-Pong and, Puppy Ping-Pong.
Now cut harrow strips of crepe paper, and wind. them round and round the body, arms and legs, put- ting a stitch here and there to keep All firm. Peggy wears a 'smart flounced skirt made from a strip of crepe paper with the edges fluted out, and a paper neck-ribbon pletes her costume.
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The Ping-pong Puppy is just as “plains" simple to make, and diagram B ex-
the construction. Smalt. triangles of papci pasted to the hend wil suggest, ears,
Once you begin, you'll find it very amusing to invent "Ping-pong
People. Their flexible legs ard arm will bend any way you like, and you'li find heaps of entertainment in mak- ing the dolls strike about 1 attitudes.
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This picture of the woods would look prettier in colour, so get your paints or crayons, children, and see how attractive you can make it.
(Continued from previous column.). the duck's, and rain and sleet never touch his body,
Once a year only. at breeding time, the penguin goes ashore. A next is soon made of rushes and water weeds, securely fixed in a nlche in the rocks. There is. Penguin sits on her two white-blue egga, her husband mounting guard in A superior fashion and occasionally lending a hand. The process of hatching lasts for six weeks, The little chicks are born blind and Mrs. Penguin, who is a most devoted mother: feeds them from her own bill until their eyes open, and they are able to fend for themselves... Once able to see, the baby penguin is an astute little creature and soon rivals his father in his power of div Ine for the fish and mollusks he loves.
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