FEATURES
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, · 1987,
FOR
BOYS
AND
GIRLS
YOUR PUZZLE Young Folks Find Cave Art FOR SUCCESS WITH PEOPLE
1 Aged
4 Recent
7 Born
U Before
CORNER
CROSSWORD
12
ACROSS
Least hard
11 Conclusio
J2 Ships clerks
10 Hops' kiin
17 Narrow intet
18 Dance step
19 Foreign agent
1 First number
2 Mendow
TRIANGLE
VOUNG, “boys and girls
and even a dog have been responsible for dis- covering
some
of the world's renowned cave art They ⚫ have The Puzzleman has based htsmuseums, word triangle on a TEMPEST. brought to life the proof The recond word is Scottish that carliest mankind for "eye": third is an upper possessed the gift of talent-
Inb"; fourth, "a snare"; Afib, "get up" and elxth, rubs out."ed artistry. You should be able to complete the triangle from these clues;
TEMPEST
WORD CHAIN
i..
The Lascaux Caves in central France are known as the underground Louvre. Here over 400 murals of animals and early man were found on walls and ceilings. They were painted by primitive men 15,000 to 130,000 years ago, and per-
fectly preserved,
And this marvellous cave Can you change a STEP into [might never have been dise « LEAP i just five moves? | covered if it hadn't been for You can only charge one letter
a small dog's curiosity. at a time and the new word
One September day in 19049, on each change must be a goud Robot, the dog, accompanied word. If you need reip. iry changing the T to E: P to our teen-age boys on a hunt- trip. After awhile, the second E to A; first S to L; then ing
boys whistled for their dog but, S to P.
he did not respond. He had disappeared.
WORD SQUARE
Remtrange the lellers in each row to form a good word and then rearrange the rows so they will read the same
cown
Underground
Searching,
the boys him in a well-like hole,
This reindeer, painted on rock in a cave in Dordogne, France, was created thousands of years ago by a fios primitive artist.
-
Max.
One day these boys, Jacques and Louh, explored
Conquer Your Social Weakness
this cave with their father in TAIVE main social weak where inside you.
a bont they had built. It could nessce of today's teen- you search faithfully, with
be
approached only underground river,
by
an
But unless
deep, sincerily, you may bo And it. However,
agers are bashfulness, an unable to
On and on they polled, their inferiority complex, hyper- it's there. lantern light revealing the sensitivity (easily offend- talkatiles and ed), jealousy, over-cautious- glistening stalagmites, until the GAVE neas.
widened out.
Many passages
branched out from here,
Leaving their boat, the boys
1. Are you bashful?
followed a narrow pathway.
crawling and squeezing through
This trait shows you a very email opening. Casting don't trust yourself. You're
their light about they found,
to their
astonishment, that afraid the other person will they were in an art gallery, discovor what you're think-
The father tried to follow his SODA. Since he was much larger and the opening
ing.
The cure for this attitude is
what?"
Let the other
Even 1 you can't quite dis coyer what makes you feel guilty Inside, just knowing that you must be guilty of some unknown wrong, Just wanting sincerely to correct it if you only knew how-this penitent mood alone will make you less offences. hyper-sensitive to
unintended
4. Are you jealous?
Jealousy is an outward re-
so small, he had difficulty. But son learn your thoughts, or cognition of inward inferiority. clse stop thinking the kind of the boys chipped away some thoughts you're ashamed to
have others discover.
stone and finally managed to pull him through. Ho Was fcratched and most of his clothes were forn ok in the struggle. But it was worth the effort.
These explorers exclaimed in
of
France has many caves, but the authorities, telling of their Lascaux Cave 10 the art discovery in the cave. They surprise at the sight before muscum which all tourists thought © it WAR marvel over.
just, his them. They saw statues The four school imagination.
bison in relief all about the boys are the proud discoverers
nemes go down in of Alba explored this
Sixteen years later, the Duke walls of the cavs. and their
Marcel Ravidat,
cavo and gve credit to de Marshal,
George Agniel, and Simon Coentes and their little dog, Robot.
history: Jacques
found and
Little Maria
ncrust. The Puzzlaman says with diMculty they rescued your solution should come out him.
with anic": "an aramatle
of
.DOWN
to "an
plant";
boats"; "erects" youY
3 Arld regions
4 Those who require
Bliter vetch
6 Damp
10 Insurance (ab.)
12 Falker (colt.)
13 Free nation (ab.)
14 Tear
13 Give voice lu
SOUND ALIKES
Missing words in the Puzzic- man's sentence round alike, but bey ate spelled differendy, Can you finish the sentence?
Did you the sunset over the western
↑
AE
Returning
lator
same
Sautuola for his discovery. Sa the Arst underground paintings by primitive man were dis- covered by little Moria do Sautuola long ago.
2. Do you have Inferiority feelings all the timer
in
Better not waste time feeling Berry for yourself. Use that otherwise-wasted
energy to
learn how the person you envy gets, or got, what you want.
palous or overcautioust
5. Are you excessively seru-
If so, your emotions are dis- eased. Your estimate of your self, of your value, is be mirched. You refuse to accept
trust Watch out. You don't yourself as you really are; you yourself. peralat Later, scientists proved from ashamed of yourself.
secretly feeling Why? Because you're recretly afraid you'll do something dig- limestone accumulated on parts
The cure for this attitude is honest. Why? Because there's these statues that they were simple. Keep
R doing things. the work of the Stone Man and And don't ever
dishonest intention hidden underestimate somewhere in the back of your were the oldest art of its kind the value of the things you do, mind. ever found.
or the value of their results. dariag In honour of these
adventurers, this place called The Cave of the "natural fat"; ant young adventurers descended
Three Brothers, and their help into the hole and explored Do these clues
the respected in leng underground paccage.
annals of cave history. Spanish girl. Maria de cave. The limestone
Because of the adventures of fociing of guilt hidden walls Sautuola, begged her daddy to reflected the light from their let her accompany,
NOTHER ART gallery was these young people, the world him into
found in 1912, In lanterns.
io has a better knowledge of an- the Altamire Cave in northern
Cavo near cient mankind. And many mora To their astonishment, eres Spain. Marcelino de Soutuola ue D'Audalbert
Count caves are yet to be discovered. almost unbelief, popping in
was a lawyer, but his hobby Toulouse, France, by and
was bunting bones and relics venturesome high-school sons. they saw on the walls
Begoven
.three
-G. BRUNSON eclling the paintings of wild in anetent caves, On .this horses, Ibex, blson, and bulls particular trip, ho consented of life-sire.
"one Columbus lanterns, ropes and picks, the Discovers Mural
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A E RR S
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They finally came to a large LONG AGO, in 1879, Hittle
They hurried to tell their discovery 10 their teacher,
to take his daughter.
witches or
Morla was enchanted as she Monsieur Leon Laval, who watched her fother dig up old accompanied the boys. on their relles for his collection. Sitting next trip into the cave, Later, there, she thought that maybe scientists and archaeologists giants or examined the paintings and inhabited this certo place. declared them to be the work of Cro-Magnon rage of anelent men.
Because of the cool and even temperature in the cave, and because these carly artists knew how to mix their points, these 400 murals retained their
original colours through the
centuries.
In some pictures were marks. Authorities think they were from atrows shot into them- perhaps in a eremony bringing good luck to the hunters.
BRINDA
gnomes
cried, Then suddenly sho "Daddy, look at the animals." Knowing about bis child's imagination, be answered patiently, "Yes my pet, you sco animals now,”
father
Insisting, that her bring his light closer, she proved that there on the walls and celling were plctures of niammoths, wild boars, stage, and goats. It was a mural 40 feet long.
The exclted lawyer sketched these plotures and took them to
HELPS MAKE
GREY DAY MILK
DRINDA was a fairy who D liked to help people in trouble. So naturally she wanted to help Farmer Black, who had had a great deal of trouble.
First tractor accident had put him in the hospital. The next day little Davy. had fallen out of a tree and broken an arm. And last Mrs Black, who had taken care of the farm while. Mr Black was in the hospital; · had suffered a breakdown from overwork and worry.
All were well now, but Mr Black worried about hospitai And doctor bills. "If only I could scil grey day milk," Brinda overheard him say, “I could get out of debt sooner."
•
I MUST INGE HIM
SELL GREY DAY
MILKI
Man: young
WALM
The Stone Our First Artists
- and his
sro
Huge Tankers Grow Even Bigger
Tankers can refuel other vessels at sea, even in rough waters.
8. Are you eaally offended?
If you are, there's o secret
somu
Finding this personal falling and then dragging it out into the open will not be an easy motter. In fact, you're quito liable to think tử's this articlo that is cockeyed, not yourself, -MANUEL ALMADA
Merlin Guides A Tour
➡Knarf and His Friends Visit Merrio England--
By MAX TRELL KNARE, the Shadow Boy
with
the turned-about |name, looked up from the bouk ho was reading to see his friend Toddy, tbo Sluffed Bear, waddling over toward him, Teddy was currying a big valiso.
"Teddy," old. Knarf, "whero are you going?”
"Well," said Teddy as he sat down on the valise (it was very heavy), "I'm supposed to niect Hiawatha here in o few minutes. He said he'd tell me where we were going."
Preferred A Wigwam
At that moment, Hiawatha
came out frum behind the cur-
"Where are you going, Teddy7”.
Kunstniked.
Hardly bad Hiawatha finish-
tain at the other end of the ed when there were footsteps
room. Being a Wooden Indian from behind the bookcase. Out Boy, Hiawatha preferred living came Mr Merlin,
in
wigwam. The curlaia Beent Magician, served him as a sort of wig-
ΠΟ meet the ever- partment for such merchandise
the ship. gasoline and other petroleum
After each voyage all these products, long-bodied tank- tanks have to be cleaned ther- ships criss-cross the high oughly with high-pressure fets seas in constantly growing of scalding water. numbers. Not only the have held lubricating oil, they billion-dollar oil companies hand with clean raga,
must be carefully dried by
Tincreasing demander partment for such merchandise he ge
of Europe and America
the Magui
wam though it really wasn't as Knort looked at the Magni- good as a real wigwam,
flcent. Magician in astonish- ment, for he was carrylog a "How!" said Hiawatha, Batchel in one hand, a big hat he greeted Teddy and Kuart. box in the other hand, two means "Hello" in duẞle bags under cach arm, an Indian language.
enonnous trunk on his head and
La canary
cage, with a canary in it, balanced on top of the trunk,
"Are we ready to go?" soid
If the Lanks are
Where'
་
bo
"How" sald" Koart,`· Teddy said: "How! wo going, HIP" Knarf now noticed that Fia- "I'm ready," said Teddy. watha was carrying a pack "Me ready too," said Hla-. over back containing all his watha.
have to have them, but But a tanker must not remain belongings, He also carried a "Here," Bald Mr Merlin, every sizable navy of the Every hour of waiting costs,ai bow
ton Long in Its home world, must own a few to least 600 dollars. ··
supply their needs. .
These ginnt ships have streamlined hulls nearly 100 feet wide and from 500 to 800 feet long.
ships
nort, quiver filled with arrows, His looking of Kharf, "aren't you
sjung across his coming?" shoulders,
Was
"I guess we take long trip," old Hiawatha.
"But where?" said Teddy
-Experts on shore are con- stantly Aguring how to save cagerly. time in loading and unloading We
For these big oll companies
go across Big Water,”
He Envied Tham
"Walch
"I'd like to," said "Koarf. "But nebody ask me." "Consider yourself asked," said Mr Merlin. "We're leaving. in three minutes.”
"Where
asked Knar?.
are Wo going?"
To England," taid Me If you have ever counted 100 and also what the next port of sald Hiawatha.
the Merlin, "actose
Allanto oll-tank cars in ons leng freight call- should be, So the clouds stayed on and train, you will have some Idea
Ocean." the rain continued..
You seel" and Ilawatha. Meanwhile Mr Black had of the capacity of one of these have flelds and refineries all
They can take on not
ble water?" asked "That's the Big Water!" borrowed money at the bank to just one such train-load, but 10 over the world, and it is just a Kaarf, who was curious to
"But I haven't got time to improve his barn and to lastalls 20, depending on the gross matter of figuring the most know where his
two
friends pack," said Kharf. a milk cooler. He had wanted tonnage of the boat.
prostable voyage. Tankers of were intending to go. Ho was to do this for a long time dus
one Callforula oil company, for beginning to envy them. Ho Uttarad- Magie · Words the banker had refused to make
example, visit bil fields, re- felt'ho wanted to go loo. A ton before because he had
fineries and marketing outlets
Mr Merlin, tie Magnificent Hiawatha explained that he Magician, uitered a few magic been afraid Mr Black could never pay it back.
In Europe, Asia, Africa, Aus- wasn't sure which big water words and Kuart found himself tralla and Indonesia, as well as they were to cross,
holding a valise packed with numerous ports in the Ameriers. "Mr Merlin coming here in a clollies while on his back was
few minutes. He will tell us," a knapsack ---MARK WILCOX old Hiawatha,
over-
Brinda had never heard of Frey day milk before. A grey day, of course, was a cloudy day, so arey day milk must be
Each of these ships costs from milk produced on a cloudy day.
One evening Brinda
80 to 35 million dollars. And But why should that bring a better price? Brinds wondered heard Mr Black say to Mrs the big oll companies are even Black and Davy, "Now every now buliding bigger and better She would have asked Mr thing is ready and our milk will ones costing twice these Bguros. Black but he couldn't hear her. no longer be Grado B. Selling
hear Grado A milk will mean a much greater the saving in labour and The bigger the boat, the For although fairles can people talk, people can't hear bigger cheque."
shipping .costs. futtles.
Then all at once Brinda real handled, each boat will return Properly Anyway, most people
ised It had been Grade A, not many times the millions that it can't
Well, it grey day milk grey day, milkc that Farmer brought a better price, Brinda Black wanted to sell. It made cost, before it is sold for scrap. would see to it that there ware her feel rather foolish that she plenty of gray doya, She flow had made such a silly mistake, hundreds of miles in every direction hunting for clouds und begging them to
For
A tanker is not one huge hol- tow shell. It is a beneycomb of tanks, with the engine and boller. room in Uth stern, and living quarters and pilot house | above deck amlöship,
come back Bulisho wam't 'sotry. with her.
she had heard. Farmer Hack More and more clonds camo say that the basker would and layered over the land, and never have made the loan Le
Even the crude petroleum has where clouds are, there is often the drought hadn't been broken, wise the heavy liquid, slopping
tá be shipped this. way.. Other rain, The farmers were glad And though neither Me Black around inside, would make the because there had been a long nor the banker knew it, li wAA||YDWGI: KIIRanageable. dry spell.
saha whe had gathered tho But when the clouds and rain clouds together,
One ship may hold fix ita continued for weaks the people; öné new away to tell the numerous tanks mich varied became a little weary of it. The clouds they needn't stay soy products ne different, grades of clouds wanted to move on but longer. And the next day, to gasoline and lubricating all, Arinda berted' them to stay. everybody's delight the sun diesel and stove all, paint: thin-
"If you go, Farmer Black, shone Brights: again,
per, solvent, in addition pack- agad-goods au-ln-boxes: ori vlasi
can't keep on all grey day PAUL TULIEN are stored in the coque milk," she pleaded,
Rupert and the Fiddle-21
what they have "mia"that" they
here on the castle wale
more climbing and they all almon forgat tbelt worry, at being flamurit oppida a doorway. When fost and they are not {tigligèned, a young culler mesta thene "Wa 'as the big miset vienaming quite discovered the fiddle bat of the gentle Down a oriep: bill' thay go - truant there "was no pane” says L. and wp through the forgiesundh the soldier. Wherefore we have aber cuacha a... bridge); spanning /w/ -brosight the fiddlers who held W..
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Alled with fruit
and sandwiches,
It was wonderful' truvelling with a thagietan as- magnificent 85 Mr Merlin. He put the trunk down in the middle of the room and est down on top of the ld. Koert, Teddy and Han watha all climbed on the lid bes side hum, Thon Mr. Merlin lot the canary but of.its:cago. In-, atantly, the conary turned into
an airplane. The next second, they were dying across the Al- Jantic Ocean.eles
They landed at the London. Airport. They opent the rest of | the day in London, They BÀW B. ́wonderful church.” called: · ST: Paul's and another called West- Hainster Abbey, "They aw the Houses of Parliament, the changing of the guards in front of Buckingham Palace where the 9doon. Hund, Blg. Bón kind the Feler. Pari atatuo in Kansing- toh Carderw
|fshon (they now home, VALLA
wall come herenuluiný maldi Me Merit "Cotidian' is 'Unly pho
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