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Monty Moonbeam Arrives Today

Chapter 3

by Arthur Harold Jackson

TO reply came from the

No

Flying Cup and Saucer, which stood on the village green.

P.C. 98 rapped once again on it with his knuckles and shouted even louder: "Here, you in there! I said that you can't park your. cr.. vehicle on the village green "Suddenly, a rope indder was thrown over the rim of the Cup, and a figure climbed down.

And when the folks of the village of Upper Krust, who were

all looking out of their windows, saw this figure, why, they were not afraid at all and they all rushed out of their houses, and crowded round him.

EVER CHEER UP A SAD RABBIT?

-Pixie O'Scowl Didn't Think He Could Do It-

By MAX TRELL

S soon as the children

A had

gone off to bed, Knarf and Hanid, the with the shadow-children turned-about numes, slipped down into the playroom. They went right up to their friend Mr Punch. He was easy-chair sitting in his

with his pipe in his hand

and his cyes

They shook him.

half-shut.

Dear me," he said, "What do you want? I was about to go

20th May

7th June

13th June

to sleep."

"A story?

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What kind of a

Pixie O'Scowl

to the next

down Bat Bad rabbit.

"Teil us a story!"

story?

MA

O'Scow!!!!!

There's a rabbil needs cheering up."

there who

"Pixie O'Scowl said he wasn't the right person to cheer any- body up. I'm the one who neces cheering up, he said. others made him go.

Row.

"I wanted to be friends with you," said the little fellow

from the Moon,

For this figure was that of a very nice little fellow, indeed!

He had a mop of thick, black hair, midnight-blue eyes that were shaped just like quarter moons, tiny nose, and a mouth that curled up at both ends into a sweet smile.

h

maroon

Dressed in a black and white jersey, with the initials M.M sewn on it, and wearing a pale. coloured trousers of But then large-black boots, he stood

facing the village policeman.

"Now then, young fellow," said P.C. 98, "who are you, and what's the meaning of all this?" My telescope looked the Lille Stranger,

A

ITP

and

answered: ho

"My Fame is Monty Moonbeam, and I beg your pardon, sir, if I've caused you any inconvenience. But you see I just IAD. to land here in your village. You see, It's all because of what happen- ed a while ago, when I was telescope bought a wonderful for my Mirthday."

"Pixic

O'Scowi grumbled more and more as he approached the rabbit hole at No. 8 Parsnip Finally he reached the place and there he found very sad-looking young rabbit.

Ho just ng she

sits

and sits, his greeted mother Pixie O'Scowl. He never jumps about like the other rabbits never goes looking for lettuce or cabbage. I don't know what to do to make him happy.

Both So Gloomy

Punch, Mr Bald "Well,"

"You mean Birthday!" shout- "Pixle O'Scowl dkin't know

So he sat ed all the villagers, smiling. story

Pixie and prop up fallen dandelions what to do either. about

"Oh No!" answered Monty and daisies, or to fetch up water down next to the rabbit and

"Where I come buckets in scorn

from the both of them were so gloomy Moonbeam. Lit His Pipo

and that place is the brock,

that finally they both looked from, Mr Punch sighed. For E

"On this particular, morning," at each other and started laugh- MOON, it's called a 'Mirthday moment or two he was silent.

Punch went on, "Pixie ing. They each thought that the and not a Birthday!" and Mr Finally elit his pipe

Pixlo 22nd Apr. smiled, "Well, I thirus I have O'Bean,

McSauce and other looked funny, you see.

Pixie O'Scowl "In the end 1st June one

that you haven't heard, Pixie O'Stub were sent off to It's about. Pixie O'scowl and gather bumble-berries, kinkel brought the happy rabbit bock blossoms and peppermint for with him to O'Cheer Hall where the Sad Rabbi!."

Knart and Hand replied that the evening meal while Pixle he was fed a fine dinner of the they had never heard this story, McSnooze was left. In the Hall bumble-berries, kinkel blossoms

to do a bit of sweeping and and peppermint. so Mr Punch began at once.

"From that day on he came "Every morning the Pixies dusting,

do?' to dinner quite regularly, every Who lived under the roots of "And what am I

Tuesday and Thursday. Usually the Old Oak In a large, roomy grumbled Pixie O'Scowl.

Glanced at List he brought a leaf or two of fresh place called O'Cheer Hall, used

And he al- was lettuce with him. to gather

after Just

"Pixie O'Chuelde, who

gave Pixie O'Scowl the the orders, glanced ways breakfast to learn what their giving out dutles were for the day. Some at his list of Things-To-Do and first bite."

And Mr Punch closed his eyes times I was to help the bees answered: You go to the rabbit

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1821. The

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Solutions on Fago 10

· Rupert and Morwenna-26

Still feellik nervous the 'young figurk gazing at them expectantly. friends walk along the roug "It's 1. plnky, a real Cornish passage." After sunding two - pisky I breathes Morwenna benda they find that the crab has told you....." Har words are disappeared, bus @heed öf them, in suddenly interrupted by the ting. another entrance hung, about with: atrarigar, wings, catching sight of seaweed and allelle)" "On a low the fed shell in Ripen, s2frende. platforms. Peronda 9 a bright-eyed- tetpd up with Fery of joy.

ALL BICUTA BELÁGYER, ESZK

"Indeed," said .P.C. 98, "well carry on, while I take down all your particulars!"

"As I was saying," continued "I had this telescope for my Monty Moonbeant. Mirthday, and I used to love wonderful

at you

Earth looking down People through fl.

"And I longed to come down and live here with you for while, I wanted to learn more about you, and become friend's with you all."

My promise

д

went on

THE village folk all mur THE

Isn't mured, "Well,

that nice?" "So I asked the Moon Government for permission to leave the Moon, and visit the Earth for

bawhile," Monty Moonbeam. "And after a lot of form-filing, 1 woa allowed to borrow Flying Cup and Saucer and land here on condition that I gave them a Special Promise."

"What Special Promise Was that?" all the villagers asked, with considerable interest.

3

slow

"Just a moment, just * moment," sald P.C. 98, "not so fast now, I'm rather writer, and I'm trying to get this all down in my notebook as fast as I possibly cant Ail right, Monty Moonbeam, carry What particular Promise

on.

was it that you had to give?"

(To be continued...)

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