More Facts At Party.
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HE children thought they ought to go too. Fatty felt as if they had stayed too long already. Then he re- membered something.
"Oh-what about the Pantomimo Cat? Wo haven't got his utograph. Where is ho?"
"Clearing up the stage, I expect," said Zoe. "That's one of his jobs, But he won't sign your albums for you-poor old Boyslo can't writo."
"Can't be, really?" said Beta, in amazement. "But I thought he was grown-up- isn't he?"
"Yes-he's twenty-four," nald Zoe. "But ho's like a kid of six. He can hardly read, either. But he's a dear, he really is. I'll go and get him for you."
"And i saw you
-and you and you,” 19id Boysle, paking his paw!
The Children's
Serial By
shw
the
Blyton
She only big-toothed mouth. that lay behind them ail
half-scared kindness
She gave him a sudden hug, thinking of him as if he were
younger
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1949.
A Tea MENTAL GYMNASIUM
and Larry came back with a collection of Jammy buns, chocolate cakes and ginger bis- cuits,
Zoo. "My
€
with what happened on Friday
aidrt, did 17" sald Boy- slo, looking at Zoe. "You all went, Zoc
You didn't stay
with
Boysleliko today.
was in my cat-skin because it's hard to take off by myself. You know it 13. And I went Into the back room where there's a firel"
"Ho means the room behind the verandah,” explained Zoe. "There's an electric fire there that Boysio likes to sit by."
"And I saw you-and you- and you," sald Boysie," sur- prisingly, poking his paw at Fatty, Larry, and Pip. "Not you,' he added, poking it nf Bets and Daisy.
"You never said that before," said Zoe, in surprise, "That's You didn't naughty, Boysle,
"There's a pinte in the cup- board where Boysie is sold I did. They looked in the
theo children."" word--what
window," sald Boyste. "I looked at them, too. 1 frightened Fatty
looked Into the tile themi They
again watched Boysde and I waved cupboard.
to them to tell not The little Tel- them
to be frightened, with interest. low, at
went
Ho
in his ent-okin, had because they are nice children."
the brown
warmed
lie now And from the
teapot ipped out the water pot and put in some
tea.
But before she could go, a child much the Pantomime Cat came in, smaller than herseir.
"There! He walked on his hind legs,
how pleased
"How many
spoons of tea, the thrown back the That's nice
little gul is," mid Zoe. Zoe?" he called. and hnd
of you, Doysic." "Oh, four will do," said Zoe. furry cat-skin head, so that
She turned to the others. "Count them for hiin, will you it looked like
Alwyn n grotesque "He's
Ile that," she he can't count very well." snld. "He'd hood.
Elve way The shirt off his back if he could. You can't help liking him, can your NOT said everyone, and 11
He had a big head, small eyes, set too close together.
teeth that stuck out in front was true. yste was quene in like a rabbit's, and n very the head and silly, he was ugly
hi to
look at-bui he was kind scared expression on
and sincere and humble he had face.
He came up to Zoe
put his hand in hers like .child.
The five children looked at They knew that one another. Boysle was telling the truth. Friday He had seen them that night-he had waved to them.
"Did you tell the policeman this?" naked Fatty, suddenly,
Boyle shook his hear. "No. Boyle didn't remember then.; Remembers now.”.
**I cnn count four," sald Boyle, Indignantly,
but pro-
"What did you do after the ccccled to put Ave in, instead, children
Jind gone?" asked Then he poured boiling water Fatty gently, Into the pot wind put on the "I made some tea," sald Boy- de, screwing up his face to every remember. "Some for IՐ and and some for the manager."
"Did you drink yours first?" asked Fatty, "Or did you take his up Rest?"
jud.
and
a sense of fur--and you simply couldn't help king him.
tea "Do you make evening? Osked Fatty. Daysto nodded.
Zoc.
"I can't bear it when peuple "Yes. He's good at making a om unkind to Bayse. Fald tex. stid Zou, as Boysie car
"Sometimes the mann- ried the teapot in and set it "He usually Boysie now Baw the chil. per is, and I just see red then. down on the table.
1 did last Friday. didn't I, maken it for us as soon as the dren for the first time and
Boy sie?"
show is over and then he makes smiled at them with real
Come for the anager much "Children," ho
Inter Don't you. Boysie?" pleasure. Baid, pointing at them. "Why are they here?"
"They came to talk to us, Boysic," said Zoc. ("Ho wouldn't understand what I mean if I anid you wanted autographs,” she whispered to Fatty).
Boysto'a
clouded Ince
over and he nodded. "You murin' 10 nway," said to Zoe, and put his hand in hers. mustn't leave Boyste."
Yeni
To the children's alarm Boy-
burst into ter le suddenly " didn't take him his tea. didn't," he wept.
has got
I
"Mine was hot," said Boy- ale. "Very hot. Too hot. I played till it was cool, then I drank it"
"Then did you pour out the manager's tea and take it to julm?" asked Fatty. Boyale blinked his eyes and a hunted look came over his face.
1
"No, no, no! "No" he said. "ilo's remembering about didn't tako it, I didn't, last Friday," said Zoe, patting didn't! I was tired. I lay down "That on the rug and i went to sleep comfortingly. "He royn
that because the Boyslo
on and on at But I didn't take the tea up manager gavo me notice on policeman keeps Friday.
to make him say stairs. sald
"He's him, trying
Don't make me say the of tea to But I shan't. he Look a cup afraid I'll go.
did.
I didn't, I didn't.' The manager won't want to manager and Boysię keeps ray-
didn't, be
Though the Thero was
a long pause. lose me really-though I'd like ing a bit of a rest. But he mald manager says he did. I expect Every one was wondering what
muddled and to say. Fatty spoke first this afternoon he didn't mean Boysle
"Have a jammy bun, every Peter Watting and William what he said last Friday. He's has forgotten.'
onc7 Here, Boysle, there's an Nobody likes OIT, tall and thin, now said a funny one.
extra-jammy one for you-and good-bye and went. Lucy him."
don't you bother any Whito followed, leaving her
Forget " about that tea. wig of golden curls behind
put it Boysit
on and ran round the rooms, grinning, took ing perfectly dreadful.
"See? He's Just like a six- year-old, Isn't he?" sald Zoe,
But he's so simple and kind- mend does anything he can for any
13.
"Tell us about IL Boysle,
rather thrilled at said Fulty, "I say suppose we really getting so much first-hand in
"You don't need to ought to go," said Fatty, "Are formation.
about talking to you coming. Zoo-may we coll worry you Zoe?"
We're your friends. "Well, you didn't have anything to do "Of course," said Zoc.
I won't go yel i must Boyete's cat-skin. I'll stay and have tea with him, I
no.
of us. He's very clever with think. I say, Boysie shall we
his finger he can carve wood
ask all these nice children to
beautifully. Look-here are stay to tea tog7"
Domo of the things. Boysie has done for me,"
Boysic was thrilled. He stroked Zoe's arm, and then took of Bela' hand. "Boysie will make took down a .small Wooden animals, most tea," he said. "You sit down."
Sho
row
and Flood by them, smlling with pleasure.
"Boysiet
We know
more
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Substitutes
FN many lands there is
I
по Santa Claus-but beautifully curved. Boyste, "We'd love to stay," sold
don't feel sorry for the still on his golden wid.
came Fatty.
who thought Zoe was just about the nicest parton he children of these lands. The had ever been. "If we're no job of bringing Christmas think they're bother, Shail I pop out and buy gifts is filled by
other beautiful." said Bett, over- some buns?"
admiration.
characters every bit as be- "How come with
loved as Santa himself. do you do such lovely carving? Oh, look at this little lumb is perfect."
Boysio suddenly ron out of the room. He came back with another little lamb, rather like the one Bets admired. pressed it into her hand, smil- ing foolishly, his small eyes full of tears.
"You have this," he said. "
The reason may well be that the world is too large "Yes. That would to a lovely for an old gent to travel in iden," said Zoe. "Where's my pure. I'll give you the money one night and Santa is get- plenty, thank you,ting along in years, you said Fatty, hastily. I won't be know, although he keeps long! Coming, Larry?”
young by his constant con-
"I've
like you."
He and Larry disappeared. tact with the junior set. Bela turned and looked at Boysle watched for the ke{lle
him
face,
She did not see the ugly to boll, which it soon did. Just
Take Denmark for in-
the too-close, eyes, the as he turned off the gas Fatty stance. Young folks there
Rupert and a Mare's Nest-29
Now that he has go over his fright Rupert eagerly pours out his
•ntory, "1. was searching for a mare's nest because my daddy told me to." he says. "Dut please tell me, who are and why is your best so secret ?" "You may as
am the king's charger. When he visits his tealm he cannot dy because he must wear his ermine robes, so carry him. Now fare well, I must tell you no more." She w soars up into the sky, while Rupert alans his long return carefully
well know," says, the Flying Mare. journey to the palace.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
BRONCHO BILL
WHILE JACKPOT-
KEEPS THAT RAMZER-
BRAT ARBUN, ELA CAT
HIM FROM BEHIND N
lay out a plate of holiday pudding for a strange little gnome called Julenisse, who is always hungry and when fed will leave gifts by his empty bowl. There's Julenisse for each Danish home, which is a pretty good arrangement because no Julenisse is overworked.
*
CROSSWORD
23
124
ACROSS
1 Opening in skin
5 Favourites
9 Operatic solo
10 Woody plant
it Metal dross
12
name
13 Southeast (ab.)
14 Hidden.
17 Ago
18 Large groups
打
21 Time loan (abbreviation)
23 Bustie
24 Weary
28 Be carried
20 Paradise
29 Heavenly body
30 Palm Irult
1 Go by
DOWN
2 Shield bearing
4
Birds of prey
6 Great Lake
3 Narrow inlet
5 Pint (nb.)
7 Gull-like bird
B Chair
15 Exist
10 Sipped
10 Roman war god
19 Mine entrance
20 Soft drink
21 Weight deduction
22 Smooth
25 Girl's name 27 Suffix
ADD-A-LETTER
Add a letter to "un interna- tional Janguage" and have "sh Another letter and have gs":
another and have
"a flower"; "gol up."
DIAMOND
The centre of this diamond has been taken Into CUSTODY. The second word is "a drinking utensil," the third "a sticky sub- stance," the fifth "ceases," and the sixth is an abbreviation for "editors."
CUSTODY
KNOW YOUR ALPHABET
1. What lotter is a bird?
2. What letter can be found
around flowers?
3. What letter do we drink? 4. What letter is part of the face?
3
6. What letter means a body
of water?
TREE SQUARE
Nine trees are hidden here. To
And them in order, find the right starting point, then read every letter either backward, forward, up, or down (but never diagon- ally):
I
[P]ME}H] 6. NELLİK}C CEE POR [U]R MAW│Y
SPEY}} KAOEOL BU [G KW│C SIS ERF
HOMONYM
نا
Y
Although the missing words in this sentence sound alike, they oro spelled differently:
The effort of carrying the heavy-made her grow tired
and
ANSWERS
CROSSWORD:
ADD - A - LETTER: Ro, гDC, rose, arose.
DIAMOND:
C CUP
PASTE CUSTODY
STOPS EDS
KNOW YOUR ALPHABET: 1-J (Jay), 2-B (Bee), 3- T (Ten). -I (Eye). B-C (Sca),
TREE SQUARE: Maple, Hick- ory, Willow, Cypress, Buckeye, Oak, Spruce, Elm, Pine.
HOMONYM: Pait, pale.
For Santa
IF A PLATE OF HOLIDAY PUDDING
·IS LEFT FOR JULENISSE THE CHRISTMAS GHOME OF DENMARK,
HE WILL LEAVE TOYS BY HIS EMPTY BOWL-
UANTA CLAUS - DOESN'T ALWAYS COME. TO TOWN, AT LEAST NOT AS THE SANTA CLAUS WE KNOW- IN SOME OTHER COUNTRIES HE IS A DIFFERENT CHARACTER AND NOT ALWAYS DOES. HE HAVE REINDEER TO HAUL HIS SLEIGN-
BESIOSS THE REINDEER, THE CHRISTMAS AHIMAL MIGHT BE A COAT MULE OR OTHER ANIMAL ALL DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY-
brings gifts at Christmas to the and stuffs them into the pockets Father Star as they receive pre- children of Syria.
of their empty clothing while 'sents. they sleep. If children are bad,..
The Santa Claus Association Czechoslovakian children.Belana stuffs the pockets with don't listen for sleigh bells ashes. Good children got toys has one converted god, Koleda, who was the Bulgarian god of either, because Santa climbs
A and sweets,
winter. Now it's Grandpa Kole VER in Syria children listen down from Heaven on a rope of
Befana is one of the women da, who does Santa's work in for the plodding foot of an gold to visit them and he carries immortal camel, instead of rein his gifts in a basket instead of a members of the Santa Claus As this country,
She was an old lady The eight tiny reindeer also deer. This is one of the camels sack. Czech children hang stock- sociation. that carried a Wise Man" to ings outside their windows, in- who was housecicanlog when Bethlehem, but he was younger stead of in front of the fireplace. the Wise Men passed her home. have substitutes. In Lebanon a Invited to accompany the Wise magic mule takes their place. In and weaker than the others and was worn out by the trip. But On the Twelfth Night, 12 days Men Sofas refused, but later Sweden, Julbock, the Yule goat,
a bell because he stuck it out, he be offor Christmas, in Italy, Befana when she learned what they had hauls presents Tome an old
in Scandinavia. camo Immortal and now be brings gifts to Italian children seen, she went out to find the man who-rings
Christ Child. She gave gifts to the gifts will children she passed and sha Nor does this complete the list is still searching, handing out of Santa's helpers. In Greece. St giMs.
Bast has the job. The Archangel Gabriel leaves a piece of angel's cake under the pillows of Bel
children on Christmas rabrning.
Turnabout
AND-BIND
By Harry F. O'Neill
Another woman Santa is Ba boushks of Russia This means grandmother.
The Wise Men themselves have joined the Santa Claus As sociation, and deliver gir to children of Mexico, ticking the gifts into shoes which are left on the balconies. I
delivers
Santa has openings in many Santa countries for reliable assistants. In Korea only about one për- cent of the population observes Christmas, and Santa- doesn't got there. Sometimes there are treck in the churches, but rarely Agifts, Except to hospitals and to the poor Mest Korean-Christian IN Poland "Good Slar, Kiloves, churches have Biblical pageanta Lordy, yelled lady comer to and plage during Christmas homes with Father StarksPolish week
stand by the Christmas tree, and But Christmas with Banta the youngsters rečité prayers for, and his helperi, is lots of fun:In the approval of Good Star and most countries
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