A-MARKETING. (Original.) A fairy went a-market•- ing .'- ■ . :': ". To buy a bonnet gay; It was a 'pretty pink one ■ To wear on each Sunday. ; She'd wear it with her new pink gown, • And shoes of .leafy green; She thought she'd look so lovely, Just like the Fairy Queen; A fairy went a-marketing To buy a silken shawl; She wrapped it round her shoulders. Ready for the ball. "ANGELA" (7). Johnsonville. ..*' .. A penguin is au funny bird, * :•.■•.. He cannot sing at all, : ■ I've heard, v ; \ ■■■. Although he has a great ■•. big bill, '■„■' . Be does not warble, chirp, or trill. His wings will never carry him Above the ground, but he can swim < And use a wing, much like an oar. To paddle ■, him from shore Uf: :'sh'6re;- ' • When penguins wajk. they, always waddle. They look like midget : ■ men who toddle Across a stage, all neatly dressed '■■ In evening suit and formal vest.' Why should they' wear their party clothes In lands of storm and ice and snows'? —Bowena Bennett. While balloon barrages and toy tanks are given first place on the toy. shelves, small girls and boys are asking for dolls in uniform. When you are planning a new autumn outfit for your dolls, what about copying/ one of these jaunty little models? Take your choice of Army, Navy, or Air Force. – (Original.) The bows of the apple .■>; /.ireesv••.■■■:•■■..■.•'■/ .. ■ Are bending low, i So;the apple, gatherers To the orchards go. They'come Away; with : baskets full ■ Of apples*. . . every kind . . . Dull russet, red, and yellow, All that they can '; find: •}■■;-::- \: ■ "GREAT GBEENFEATHER" (IS). Johnsonville. . } TAKE AJIP. '' Bound about the garden, If you're very- good,' If you ask for pardon When you've not done what you should, Take a little peep, * When everyone's asleep, And see the gnomes and fairies pass * Tip-toe, tip-toe on the grass: They don't make a noise, Like mortal girls and boys, •.;■; They're quiet, as little mice, – And; really very nice.: You will see them dance and skip, / . j If you care to take my ;■ ./tip. . ... ■ . ,;.,:, ' THE "NOISE." Small Son: Mummy, why is daddy making that noise? Mother: Daddy's singing to put baby to sleep. Small Son; If I was baby I'd pretend I was asleep. . (Evening Post, 20 January 1940)

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A-MARKETING. (Original.) A fairy went a-market•- ing .'- ■ . :': ". To buy a bonnet gay; It was a 'pretty pink one ■ To wear on each Sunday. ; She'd wear it with her new pink gown, • And shoes of .leafy green; She thought she'd look so lovely, Just like the Fairy Queen; A fairy went a-marketing To buy a silken shawl; She wrapped it round her shoulders. Ready for the ball. "ANGELA" (7). Johnsonville. ..*' .. A penguin is au funny bird, * :•.■•.. He cannot sing at all, : ■ I've heard, v ; \ ■■■. Although he has a great ■•. big bill, '■„■' . Be does not warble, chirp, or trill. His wings will never carry him Above the ground, but he can swim < And use a wing, much like an oar. To paddle ■, him from shore Uf: :'sh'6re;- ' • When penguins wajk. they, always waddle. They look like midget : ■ men who toddle Across a stage, all neatly dressed '■■ In evening suit and formal vest.' Why should they' wear their party clothes In lands of storm and ice and snows'? —Bowena Bennett. While balloon barrages and toy tanks are given first place on the toy. shelves, small girls and boys are asking for dolls in uniform. When you are planning a new autumn outfit for your dolls, what about copying/ one of these jaunty little models? Take your choice of Army, Navy, or Air Force. – (Original.) The bows of the apple .■>; /.ireesv••.■■■:•■■..■.•'■/ .. ■ Are bending low, i So;the apple, gatherers To the orchards go. They'come Away; with : baskets full ■ Of apples*. . . every kind . . . Dull russet, red, and yellow, All that they can '; find: •}■■;-::- \: ■ "GREAT GBEENFEATHER" (IS). Johnsonville. . } TAKE AJIP. '' Bound about the garden, If you're very- good,' If you ask for pardon When you've not done what you should, Take a little peep, * When everyone's asleep, And see the gnomes and fairies pass * Tip-toe, tip-toe on the grass: They don't make a noise, Like mortal girls and boys, •.;■; They're quiet, as little mice, – And; really very nice.: You will see them dance and skip, / . j If you care to take my ;■ ./tip. . ... ■ . ,;.,:, ' THE "NOISE." Small Son: Mummy, why is daddy making that noise? Mother: Daddy's singing to put baby to sleep. Small Son; If I was baby I'd pretend I was asleep. . (Evening Post, 20 January 1940)

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