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STORIES FOR BOYS

By MAX TRELL

TROUBLE with me,”

said Teddy, the Stuffed

Guessing Riddles

AND GIRLS

Bean, in a dismal voice to his Teddy Thinks He's Stupid Because He Can't-

Idends Knast, De Shadow Boy with the -Tamed-About Name, and Hiawatha; the Small-Sized sister about Teddy's not being answer riddles, Mr Punch said Wooden Indian, "is that I'm able to answer. stupid”

riddles.

answer the

even

that he had once, long, long ago, made up a riddle. can't

"I made it up so long ago," Hiawatha nodded in agree- easy, cres, let alone the hard he went on, that I've forgot

ones, "Teddy said.

ten the answer myself. Now I'll "All right," said Hamid as tell it to everybody bere and I herself down next to bet that Teddy will be the only Teddy. "let's see whether or one who can answer it"

"I bet I won't," said Teddy. Hiawatha kept on nodding.

ment with Tedde

Knad, however, gave Teddy she sat Failed lock.

Why stupid?

"way do you say you're stupid, Teddy?” he asked.

"Because," said Teddy, "I' cha't етеп

Ser riddles. Tat's why!”

Hiawatha nodded again, Bub Hund was about to say that not being able to answer riddles, didn't mean you were stupid at all, it just meant you couldn't answer riddlesy,

cot you can't answer riddles.”

"TH

said ask him one,” Knarf. "What is black and white and read all over?"

Doesn't know

"I don't know," said Teddy. "I'm stupid.”

Hiawatha nodded. "Stop bobbing your head up and down so much, Hi," Hanid stern voice to the said in a Wooden Indian. "I don't think that riddle. you can answer

Punch's riddle

This was Mr Punch's riddle: "What rises each morning?

What sparkles so bright? What never, but NEVER, Is seen in the night? There's nothing else like it,

There's only that one, It shines in the sky and,

It's name is the

Looked at Teddy Hi3-

Everybody kept silent.

They that all looked at Teddy, and looked at Teddy, and looked at Teddy. into And all Teddy said was:

At that moment Hanid, the either." Shadow Girl, came into the "Newspaper," replied ream. She zoticed at once that watha.

bis usual Teddy didn't have

had to admit Hauld theerful smile and she de- that was right.

Here Mr Punch came to know the reason

the room with General Tin, the Tin Soldier.

He thinks he's stupid,” said Kuari

Hiawatha promptly nodded. Then Knarf-explained to his

"I don't know. I can't guess riddles. I'm just stup-"

Teddy was about to say the word. Hiawatha was about to

After it was explained to them about how Teddy felt he was stupid because he couldn't nod.

Four D. Jones AN UPSIDE DOWN FISSER

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All at once Teddy thought he heard someone whispering.

He turned around quickly and looked right at Hanid. But she was smiling.

"Did you guess

it yet, Teddy? asked Mr Punch.

"I almost did,” said Teddy. "Try a little harder, Teddy," said Hanid. Shut your eyes and try."

So Teddy shut his eyes and tried. And this time the whis-

per was even plainer.

Or was

he just imagining that some- one was whispering?

"Maybe I'm thinking of the answer myself!” he said to bimself.

And suddenly he shouted

out:

"I know the answer! It just came to me!"

What's the answer? "What is the answer to the riddle, Theodore Bear?' asked

Mr Punch.

"The answer is the SUN!" Mr Punch smiled. Everyone in the whole room smiled.

All except Hiawatha. nodded.

He

Rupert and the Rugger Match—17

and the largest has something in its beak. "That's my new ball, the Rugger one!" he exclaims. "How ever did he find it ? ". Hardly has he'spoken when two smaller birds come at him screech-. ing and chivvy him back into the

The branch sways in the slight wind and Rupert has to hold on tight.

There's no way down," be moans. “And I couldn't find a road home even if I reached the ground. Those awful mountains !"' All at once he starts as another · flock of birds appears, flying fast, huge nest.

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