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THE CHINA MAIL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 20, 1939

YOUR VERY OWN CHRISTMAS CARD

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It is nice to send Greeting Cards which you have bought from a shop, but I am sure a friend. who receives one which you have coloured yourself will be very delighted with it.

Get out your paints or crayons, and carefully cotour this ́design, then neatly paste it on to a sheet of white paper or thin card; trim the edges, then fold it at the dotted line.

A CHRISTMAS

SPRITE

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"Certainly I could," declared the Sprite. "I'll tell him which house to go to. I ought to know it, be- cause I've only just come from it." And he laughed, but happily and not mischievously this time. Then he raced away..

the kitten as she showed them up the staircase which they said it was time to go, "Just a bit scatter- brained sometimes. But he'll gave Father Christmas your message, you may be sure, because although he's mischievous he's very kind- hearted."

Molly and Bobbles hurried home, and were so tired when they ar- rived that just at first they forgot all about Cook's recipe; and only sank down wearily in her easy *He's not bad really," Old chair. But after a minute or two Mother Goblin assured Molly and Bobbles remembered. She jumped

down from Molly's knee and start- ed to fish with her paw under the coal-box. Then Molly remember- ed, too, and she jumped down and picked up the missing scrap of

paper.

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"Here it is, Cook," she called gleefully, "here's your recipe!"

"Why, so it is," cried Cook. "And just in time to make it nicely too." So she gave Molly a lovely little freshly-cooked cake, and Boobles a big saucer of milk as a reward; and they both felt that they were being extremely lucky this Christ-

CLUES ACROSS

1. Christmas

songs.

5. The weather is

not usually

this at

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Christmas.

7. Fruit.

10. Anger.

11. Letter.

12. Ply a needle.

14. Headgear,

15. Took a part. 17. People.

18. Portent.

8. We eat a lot of 18. Conjunction.

this at Christ- | 20. Used in flying.

21/ See 3 Down.

mias time.

CLUES

2. Unlocked.

3 and 21. Father Christmas.

6. Neckwear. 8. We all like to receive this at Christmas.

mas.

DOWN.

9. Good

King

Wences las ruled this ancient kingdom.

13. Strong breeze. 10. Lair.

18. Night bird,

"So the good little Sprite did put it back again. And now Father Christmas will have learnt for cer- tain that Frankle is.staying here," sighed Molly happily.

Cook didn't know in the least what Molly was talking about! But Molly knew! And so do you, don't you?

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