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HE children thought they ought to go too. Fatty felt as if they had stayed too long already. Then he re- membered something.

"Oh-what about the Pantomimo Cat? Wo haven't got his utograph. Where is ho?"

"Clearing up the stage, I expect," said Zoe. "That's one of his jobs, But he won't sign your albums for you-poor old Boyslo can't writo."

"Can't be, really?" said Beta, in amazement. "But I thought he was grown-up- isn't he?"

"Yes-he's twenty-four," nald Zoe. "But ho's like a kid of six. He can hardly read, either. But he's a dear, he really is. I'll go and get him for you."

"And i saw you

-and you and you,” 19id Boysle, paking his paw!

The Children's

Serial By

shw

the

Blyton

She only big-toothed mouth. that lay behind them ail

half-scared kindness

She gave him a sudden hug, thinking of him as if he were

younger

See

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1949.

A Tea MENTAL GYMNASIUM

and Larry came back with a collection of Jammy buns, chocolate cakes and ginger bis- cuits,

Zoo. "My

€

with what happened on Friday

aidrt, did 17" sald Boy- slo, looking at Zoe. "You all went, Zoc

You didn't stay

with

Boysleliko today.

was in my cat-skin because it's hard to take off by myself. You know it 13. And I went Into the back room where there's a firel"

"Ho means the room behind the verandah,” explained Zoe. "There's an electric fire there that Boysio likes to sit by."

"And I saw you-and you- and you," sald Boysie," sur- prisingly, poking his paw at Fatty, Larry, and Pip. "Not you,' he added, poking it nf Bets and Daisy.

"You never said that before," said Zoe, in surprise, "That's You didn't naughty, Boysle,

"There's a pinte in the cup- board where Boysie is sold I did. They looked in the

theo children."" word--what

window," sald Boyste. "I looked at them, too. 1 frightened Fatty

looked Into the tile themi They

again watched Boysde and I waved cupboard.

to them to tell not The little Tel- them

to be frightened, with interest. low, at

went

Ho

in his ent-okin, had because they are nice children."

the brown

warmed

lie now And from the

teapot ipped out the water pot and put in some

tea.

But before she could go, a child much the Pantomime Cat came in, smaller than herseir.

"There! He walked on his hind legs,

how pleased

"How many

spoons of tea, the thrown back the That's nice

little gul is," mid Zoe. Zoe?" he called. and hnd

of you, Doysic." "Oh, four will do," said Zoe. furry cat-skin head, so that

She turned to the others. "Count them for hiin, will you it looked like

Alwyn n grotesque "He's

Ile that," she he can't count very well." snld. "He'd hood.

Elve way The shirt off his back if he could. You can't help liking him, can your NOT said everyone, and 11

He had a big head, small eyes, set too close together.

teeth that stuck out in front was true. yste was quene in like a rabbit's, and n very the head and silly, he was ugly

hi to

look at-bui he was kind scared expression on

and sincere and humble he had face.

He came up to Zoe

put his hand in hers like .child.

The five children looked at They knew that one another. Boysle was telling the truth. Friday He had seen them that night-he had waved to them.

"Did you tell the policeman this?" naked Fatty, suddenly,

Boyle shook his hear. "No. Boyle didn't remember then.; Remembers now.”.

**I cnn count four," sald Boyle, Indignantly,

but pro-

"What did you do after the ccccled to put Ave in, instead, children

Jind gone?" asked Then he poured boiling water Fatty gently, Into the pot wind put on the "I made some tea," sald Boy- de, screwing up his face to every remember. "Some for IՐ and and some for the manager."

"Did you drink yours first?" asked Fatty, "Or did you take his up Rest?"

jud.

and

a sense of fur--and you simply couldn't help king him.

tea "Do you make evening? Osked Fatty. Daysto nodded.

Zoc.

"I can't bear it when peuple "Yes. He's good at making a om unkind to Bayse. Fald tex. stid Zou, as Boysie car

"Sometimes the mann- ried the teapot in and set it "He usually Boysie now Baw the chil. per is, and I just see red then. down on the table.

1 did last Friday. didn't I, maken it for us as soon as the dren for the first time and

Boy sie?"

show is over and then he makes smiled at them with real

Come for the anager much "Children," ho

Inter Don't you. Boysie?" pleasure. Baid, pointing at them. "Why are they here?"

"They came to talk to us, Boysic," said Zoc. ("Ho wouldn't understand what I mean if I anid you wanted autographs,” she whispered to Fatty).

Boysto'a

clouded Ince

over and he nodded. "You murin' 10 nway," said to Zoe, and put his hand in hers. mustn't leave Boyste."

Yeni

To the children's alarm Boy-

burst into ter le suddenly " didn't take him his tea. didn't," he wept.

has got

I

"Mine was hot," said Boy- ale. "Very hot. Too hot. I played till it was cool, then I drank it"

"Then did you pour out the manager's tea and take it to julm?" asked Fatty. Boyale blinked his eyes and a hunted look came over his face.

1

"No, no, no! "No" he said. "ilo's remembering about didn't tako it, I didn't, last Friday," said Zoe, patting didn't! I was tired. I lay down "That on the rug and i went to sleep comfortingly. "He royn

that because the Boyslo

on and on at But I didn't take the tea up manager gavo me notice on policeman keeps Friday.

to make him say stairs. sald

"He's him, trying

Don't make me say the of tea to But I shan't. he Look a cup afraid I'll go.

did.

I didn't, I didn't.' The manager won't want to manager and Boysię keeps ray-

didn't, be

Though the Thero was

a long pause. lose me really-though I'd like ing a bit of a rest. But he mald manager says he did. I expect Every one was wondering what

muddled and to say. Fatty spoke first this afternoon he didn't mean Boysle

"Have a jammy bun, every Peter Watting and William what he said last Friday. He's has forgotten.'

onc7 Here, Boysle, there's an Nobody likes OIT, tall and thin, now said a funny one.

extra-jammy one for you-and good-bye and went. Lucy him."

don't you bother any Whito followed, leaving her

Forget " about that tea. wig of golden curls behind

put it Boysit

on and ran round the rooms, grinning, took ing perfectly dreadful.

"See? He's Just like a six- year-old, Isn't he?" sald Zoe,

But he's so simple and kind- mend does anything he can for any

13.

"Tell us about IL Boysle,

rather thrilled at said Fulty, "I say suppose we really getting so much first-hand in

"You don't need to ought to go," said Fatty, "Are formation.

about talking to you coming. Zoo-may we coll worry you Zoe?"

We're your friends. "Well, you didn't have anything to do "Of course," said Zoc.

I won't go yel i must Boyete's cat-skin. I'll stay and have tea with him, I

no.

of us. He's very clever with think. I say, Boysie shall we

his finger he can carve wood

ask all these nice children to

beautifully. Look-here are stay to tea tog7"

Domo of the things. Boysie has done for me,"

Boysic was thrilled. He stroked Zoe's arm, and then took of Bela' hand. "Boysie will make took down a .small Wooden animals, most tea," he said. "You sit down."

Sho

row

and Flood by them, smlling with pleasure.

"Boysiet

We know

more

MORE NEXT WEEK

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Substitutes

FN many lands there is

I

по Santa Claus-but beautifully curved. Boyste, "We'd love to stay," sold

don't feel sorry for the still on his golden wid.

came Fatty.

who thought Zoe was just about the nicest parton he children of these lands. The had ever been. "If we're no job of bringing Christmas think they're bother, Shail I pop out and buy gifts is filled by

other beautiful." said Bett, over- some buns?"

admiration.

characters every bit as be- "How come with

loved as Santa himself. do you do such lovely carving? Oh, look at this little lumb is perfect."

Boysio suddenly ron out of the room. He came back with another little lamb, rather like the one Bets admired. pressed it into her hand, smil- ing foolishly, his small eyes full of tears.

"You have this," he said. "

The reason may well be that the world is too large "Yes. That would to a lovely for an old gent to travel in iden," said Zoe. "Where's my pure. I'll give you the money one night and Santa is get- plenty, thank you,ting along in years, you said Fatty, hastily. I won't be know, although he keeps long! Coming, Larry?”

young by his constant con-

"I've

like you."

He and Larry disappeared. tact with the junior set. Bela turned and looked at Boysle watched for the ke{lle

him

face,

She did not see the ugly to boll, which it soon did. Just

Take Denmark for in-

the too-close, eyes, the as he turned off the gas Fatty stance. Young folks there

Rupert and a Mare's Nest-29

Now that he has go over his fright Rupert eagerly pours out his

•ntory, "1. was searching for a mare's nest because my daddy told me to." he says. "Dut please tell me, who are and why is your best so secret ?" "You may as

am the king's charger. When he visits his tealm he cannot dy because he must wear his ermine robes, so carry him. Now fare well, I must tell you no more." She w soars up into the sky, while Rupert alans his long return carefully

well know," says, the Flying Mare. journey to the palace.

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BRONCHO BILL

WHILE JACKPOT-

KEEPS THAT RAMZER-

BRAT ARBUN, ELA CAT

HIM FROM BEHIND N

lay out a plate of holiday pudding for a strange little gnome called Julenisse, who is always hungry and when fed will leave gifts by his empty bowl. There's Julenisse for each Danish home, which is a pretty good arrangement because no Julenisse is overworked.

*

CROSSWORD

23

124

ACROSS

1 Opening in skin

5 Favourites

9 Operatic solo

10 Woody plant

it Metal dross

12

name

13 Southeast (ab.)

14 Hidden.

17 Ago

18 Large groups

打

21 Time loan (abbreviation)

23 Bustie

24 Weary

28 Be carried

20 Paradise

29 Heavenly body

30 Palm Irult

1 Go by

DOWN

2 Shield bearing

4

Birds of prey

6 Great Lake

3 Narrow inlet

5 Pint (nb.)

7 Gull-like bird

B Chair

15 Exist

10 Sipped

10 Roman war god

19 Mine entrance

20 Soft drink

21 Weight deduction

22 Smooth

25 Girl's name 27 Suffix

ADD-A-LETTER

Add a letter to "un interna- tional Janguage" and have "sh Another letter and have gs":

another and have

"a flower"; "gol up."

DIAMOND

The centre of this diamond has been taken Into CUSTODY. The second word is "a drinking utensil," the third "a sticky sub- stance," the fifth "ceases," and the sixth is an abbreviation for "editors."

CUSTODY

KNOW YOUR ALPHABET

1. What lotter is a bird?

2. What letter can be found

around flowers?

3. What letter do we drink? 4. What letter is part of the face?

3

6. What letter means a body

of water?

TREE SQUARE

Nine trees are hidden here. To

And them in order, find the right starting point, then read every letter either backward, forward, up, or down (but never diagon- ally):

I

[P]ME}H] 6. NELLİK}C CEE POR [U]R MAW│Y

SPEY}} KAOEOL BU [G KW│C SIS ERF

HOMONYM

نا

Y

Although the missing words in this sentence sound alike, they oro spelled differently:

The effort of carrying the heavy-made her grow tired

and

ANSWERS

CROSSWORD:

ADD - A - LETTER: Ro, гDC, rose, arose.

DIAMOND:

C CUP

PASTE CUSTODY

STOPS EDS

KNOW YOUR ALPHABET: 1-J (Jay), 2-B (Bee), 3- T (Ten). -I (Eye). B-C (Sca),

TREE SQUARE: Maple, Hick- ory, Willow, Cypress, Buckeye, Oak, Spruce, Elm, Pine.

HOMONYM: Pait, pale.

For Santa

IF A PLATE OF HOLIDAY PUDDING

·IS LEFT FOR JULENISSE THE CHRISTMAS GHOME OF DENMARK,

HE WILL LEAVE TOYS BY HIS EMPTY BOWL-

UANTA CLAUS - DOESN'T ALWAYS COME. TO TOWN, AT LEAST NOT AS THE SANTA CLAUS WE KNOW- IN SOME OTHER COUNTRIES HE IS A DIFFERENT CHARACTER AND NOT ALWAYS DOES. HE HAVE REINDEER TO HAUL HIS SLEIGN-

BESIOSS THE REINDEER, THE CHRISTMAS AHIMAL MIGHT BE A COAT MULE OR OTHER ANIMAL ALL DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY-

brings gifts at Christmas to the and stuffs them into the pockets Father Star as they receive pre- children of Syria.

of their empty clothing while 'sents. they sleep. If children are bad,..

The Santa Claus Association Czechoslovakian children.Belana stuffs the pockets with don't listen for sleigh bells ashes. Good children got toys has one converted god, Koleda, who was the Bulgarian god of either, because Santa climbs

A and sweets,

winter. Now it's Grandpa Kole VER in Syria children listen down from Heaven on a rope of

Befana is one of the women da, who does Santa's work in for the plodding foot of an gold to visit them and he carries immortal camel, instead of rein his gifts in a basket instead of a members of the Santa Claus As this country,

She was an old lady The eight tiny reindeer also deer. This is one of the camels sack. Czech children hang stock- sociation. that carried a Wise Man" to ings outside their windows, in- who was housecicanlog when Bethlehem, but he was younger stead of in front of the fireplace. the Wise Men passed her home. have substitutes. In Lebanon a Invited to accompany the Wise magic mule takes their place. In and weaker than the others and was worn out by the trip. But On the Twelfth Night, 12 days Men Sofas refused, but later Sweden, Julbock, the Yule goat,

a bell because he stuck it out, he be offor Christmas, in Italy, Befana when she learned what they had hauls presents Tome an old

in Scandinavia. camo Immortal and now be brings gifts to Italian children seen, she went out to find the man who-rings

Christ Child. She gave gifts to the gifts will children she passed and sha Nor does this complete the list is still searching, handing out of Santa's helpers. In Greece. St giMs.

Bast has the job. The Archangel Gabriel leaves a piece of angel's cake under the pillows of Bel

children on Christmas rabrning.

Turnabout

AND-BIND

By Harry F. O'Neill

Another woman Santa is Ba boushks of Russia This means grandmother.

The Wise Men themselves have joined the Santa Claus As sociation, and deliver gir to children of Mexico, ticking the gifts into shoes which are left on the balconies. I

delivers

Santa has openings in many Santa countries for reliable assistants. In Korea only about one për- cent of the population observes Christmas, and Santa- doesn't got there. Sometimes there are treck in the churches, but rarely Agifts, Except to hospitals and to the poor Mest Korean-Christian IN Poland "Good Slar, Kiloves, churches have Biblical pageanta Lordy, yelled lady comer to and plage during Christmas homes with Father StarksPolish week

stand by the Christmas tree, and But Christmas with Banta the youngsters rečité prayers for, and his helperi, is lots of fun:In the approval of Good Star and most countries

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