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STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

By MAX TRELL

HRISTOPHER Cricket found his friends Knarf and Hanid sitting on their favourite beach in the park. So he came gaily .. over with his guitar and, after greeting them with the pleasan- test of Gced-mornings, asked their permission to sing them a

I haven't made it up yet," he explained with a smile, "but

Chris Cricket's Song

The Shadows Helped Him Make It Up

I'd like to sing it anyway.”

Here Hanid, who was very exact about things like this, for she was a very exact kind of Shadow Girl. leaned over and asked Christopher how he could

Rupert and the Purple Star-6

Out in the open air the two frends retrieve their spades and pails. " We'll never reach the shore down that steep gully." says Rupert. "Let's go up again and return the way we came over the diff top." Once they are on the grass Bill looks wistfully towards the three masts still showing in the

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middle distance. "I wish we could see it nearer," he murmurs. "I

"Come on,' love ships.

urges Rupert.It may belong to those men whose voices we didn't like. Besides, Daddy doesn't want to be away too long." And they hurry along on their way back to the car.

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possibly sing a song that hadn't yet been made up.

**It's easy," replied Christo- pher, teaming like a stray sun- beam.

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Just at that moment, a church bell in the distance began ring-

ing:

Bong! Bông! Bông..

Again Christopher plucked his chord from cut a pretty peanut-shaped guitar. He sang: I'll try to make it sweet....

And Knarf said:

"Now that will be a treat....

And a Robin in a tree right overhead chirped out:

"It's easier to sing a that hasn't been made up yet than to sing one that's already made up. because, if it's already "Tweet Tweet! Tweet!.. made up." he went on, "you've Then Christopher sang got to remember it. And if proudly::

out

there isn't anything made up. "And there's my little song.... there's nothing to remember

so that makes it easier."

Couldn't agree

And Hanid said:

"Which isn't very long..........” And Knarf said:

"But really is quite sweet...." And Christopher said:

Hanid shook her head and I hope it is a treat....' said she couldn't quite agree

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And from far and near came with that. But meanwhile Knarf the sound of the church bells was urging Christopher to start and the Birds. singing a song.

Christopher nodded and tuned his guitar, which was no bigger than half a peanut.

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Then he plucked a lovely - tinkling chord and began:

"I'm about to sing a song..........

Having sung this line, Chris- tophe Cricket stopped. at once said:

"It isn't very long...."

Tweet!"

"Tweetbong! Tweetbong!

That's the song "There." said · Christopher. "that's the whole song."

"But you haven't

ten it," said Hanid.

"Haven't I?" said pher.

Hanid Then he smiled

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Knarf urged Chris to start shiging the song.

And as he walked, Knarf and Hanid heard him singing :

"I'm about to sing a song,

It isn't very long.

Bong! Bong Bong

I'll try to make it sweet Now that will be a treat, Tweet! Tweet! Tweet! And there's my little song Which isn't very long But really is quite sweet,

I hope it is a treat,

Tweetcong! Tweetbong!

Tweet!"

Then Knarf and Hanid looked even writ-at cach other. And Knarf start- ed to say: "I wish he had sung that song for us.'

Christo-

and walked away just as gaily as he

come.

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