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STORIES FOR BOYS
By MAX TRELL
TROUBLE with me,”
said Teddy, the Stuffed
Guessing Riddles
AND GIRLS
Bean, in a dismal voice to his Teddy Thinks He's Stupid Because He Can't-
Idends Knast, De Shadow Boy with the -Tamed-About Name, and Hiawatha; the Small-Sized sister about Teddy's not being answer riddles, Mr Punch said Wooden Indian, "is that I'm able to answer. stupid”
riddles.
answer the
even
that he had once, long, long ago, made up a riddle. can't
"I made it up so long ago," Hiawatha nodded in agree- easy, cres, let alone the hard he went on, that I've forgot
ones, "Teddy said.
ten the answer myself. Now I'll "All right," said Hamid as tell it to everybody bere and I herself down next to bet that Teddy will be the only Teddy. "let's see whether or one who can answer it"
"I bet I won't," said Teddy. Hiawatha kept on nodding.
ment with Tedde
Knad, however, gave Teddy she sat Failed lock.
Why stupid?
"way do you say you're stupid, Teddy?” he asked.
"Because," said Teddy, "I' cha't етеп
Ser riddles. Tat's why!”
Hiawatha nodded again, Bub Hund was about to say that not being able to answer riddles, didn't mean you were stupid at all, it just meant you couldn't answer riddlesy,
cot you can't answer riddles.”
"TH
said ask him one,” Knarf. "What is black and white and read all over?"
Doesn't know
"I don't know," said Teddy. "I'm stupid.”
Hiawatha nodded. "Stop bobbing your head up and down so much, Hi," Hanid stern voice to the said in a Wooden Indian. "I don't think that riddle. you can answer
Punch's riddle
This was Mr Punch's riddle: "What rises each morning?
What sparkles so bright? What never, but NEVER, Is seen in the night? There's nothing else like it,
There's only that one, It shines in the sky and,
It's name is the
Looked at Teddy Hi3-
Everybody kept silent.
They that all looked at Teddy, and looked at Teddy, and looked at Teddy. into And all Teddy said was:
At that moment Hanid, the either." Shadow Girl, came into the "Newspaper," replied ream. She zoticed at once that watha.
bis usual Teddy didn't have
had to admit Hauld theerful smile and she de- that was right.
Here Mr Punch came to know the reason
the room with General Tin, the Tin Soldier.
He thinks he's stupid,” said Kuari
Hiawatha promptly nodded. Then Knarf-explained to his
"I don't know. I can't guess riddles. I'm just stup-"
Teddy was about to say the word. Hiawatha was about to
After it was explained to them about how Teddy felt he was stupid because he couldn't nod.
Four D. Jones AN UPSIDE DOWN FISSER
BY. MADDOCKS
IF YOU'VE CONS
ABOUT
ONE-
BY ENTERS THE NEWS- PAPER OFFICE WITH ALARMNS NEWS |
THANK YOU, SIR.
WERS IT NOT SA CONSPICUOUS
I WOULD LIKE TO IGNORE IT
· LIKE A TRUE BRITISH CITIZEN
600D GRIEF! THIS! MEANS ALL THE MALE BRITISH
PUBLIC ARE WALKING ABOUT UPSIDE DOWN
ALAS AND ALACKÉ
AND IT'S ALL YOUR] DOING, TAKE THAT
YOU FIEND!
OH, WELL
HIT, SIR/
All at once Teddy thought he heard someone whispering.
He turned around quickly and looked right at Hanid. But she was smiling.
"Did you guess
it yet, Teddy? asked Mr Punch.
"I almost did,” said Teddy. "Try a little harder, Teddy," said Hanid. Shut your eyes and try."
So Teddy shut his eyes and tried. And this time the whis-
per was even plainer.
Or was
he just imagining that some- one was whispering?
"Maybe I'm thinking of the answer myself!” he said to bimself.
And suddenly he shouted
out:
"I know the answer! It just came to me!"
What's the answer? "What is the answer to the riddle, Theodore Bear?' asked
Mr Punch.
"The answer is the SUN!" Mr Punch smiled. Everyone in the whole room smiled.
All except Hiawatha. nodded.
He
Rupert and the Rugger Match—17
and the largest has something in its beak. "That's my new ball, the Rugger one!" he exclaims. "How ever did he find it ? ". Hardly has he'spoken when two smaller birds come at him screech-. ing and chivvy him back into the
The branch sways in the slight wind and Rupert has to hold on tight.
There's no way down," be moans. “And I couldn't find a road home even if I reached the ground. Those awful mountains !"' All at once he starts as another · flock of birds appears, flying fast, huge nest.
LOOK AT YOUR EVIL DOING- EVEN THE LITTLE BOY BABIES ARE
UPSIDE DOWN
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Sheaffer's
PEL
Fen For Men
THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY
FOR MEN .
FERD'NAND
By Mik
SWISSAIR
Ah! That Food! That Service! That Sarissair!
SWISSAIR
THE HUME OF YAZZLING
NANCY ANN
DİD YOU. YES--THEY GOT
GET
RID OF THEM?
GNU
BRICK BRADFORD
TOO MEAN AND DANGEROUS
SO WE SOLD THEM TO ANOTHER
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WE PASS
THEM
MAY EVEN S&T HER SHIP!
NT'S LIKE THAT OLD
SAYING
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By Ernie Bushmiller
--NO GNUS
IS GOOD GNUS
By Paul Norris
EXCUSE,
ME. BUT WED LIKE TO HELP IF
YOU'LL GIVE US GUNS!
Now...
PEPPERMINT
AERO
Delicious
PEPPERMINT
flavour
As always-
ILFORD
is Best
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