By Thorton W. Burgess

IIIGIITENED BUT CURIOUS in the Green Forest when he nas

_ lstopped so abruptly that he neariyl

Wm’ “ms 3"“'“Y b°"“”5° "”“d lieli over his own ieet. He wasl Wm °“‘“ “sh W“ M hm 5'33” stopped by I strange noise. It seem- °d- led to come irom that opening "‘l“"‘P°" ’-h’-‘ H"°‘.‘omong the trees ‘just ahead ot

Jumper tiie Hare I5 I very timid h‘ person. You know Jumper is Peter; Rabbit's big ('OuSll‘i. Peter is a r0 :lCivyay':riie:id\?ei:Oibke]:% 13:1?‘ ‘Ll-1:: ‘ Sometimes he sat up that he might‘ heels at the lll'Sl hint of danger.i5°°. bat" A” me “me his 11°59. Often there isn't any real t‘langer,““"Cm:‘_i the si"_m"“' ‘fay ma‘._Pewr and they run without cause. ‘R“bb“‘_“°l7b3 “ 1° "059 1.” Mr‘

ever twitching. He couldnt see into that open place because oi’ a thicket oi young evergreen trees. He crept in among these, and peek- ed out. What he saw made him blink, and catch his breath. He. halt turned to run away. Out there in that open place was the strang- est creature he had ever seen. It had to be some one alive, because .it was making that strange noise‘ jand was moving. l

Jumper stopped alter making I

halt turn. He looked back. What. ‘or who could that be out there‘! lIt didn't look like anybody he had lever s(‘(‘ll. It seemed to have two

legs. and those two legs nrre very long legs and big legs. They look- .ed familiar. yet at first he couldn‘t lthink whose legs they looked like. He was stopped by n ntrnngesuddenly it popped into his head

in. ; Very cautiously Jumper muved' rward. He would go a couple oi hops. then stop to look and listen.

nnlne Ztliat those looked very much like -————~—— ~~———~~ ~—~ —- the long big hind legs oi Flat- BUE bmli Of “Wm NW9 manyzhorns the Moose. But there seem-v

times wished that they hadn't run.!95 to be no front 1eg_:, and neygr!

They have wished that they had=m an his me had he seen any s|ﬂ.\'Ed- '1'hFl’ ha‘? Wulld 0”! all?“ one oi such a strange shape. Once viarrl that I119)‘ h?\\'e m15S€‘tl 50316‘ ' more he started to run, and once thing that they would have liked mm-9115 stopped, TL“: was Cunos- to have seen. You see both of] iiy. He just hnd to stay. He had Went are lull 01 |‘l11'105H.\‘> ?to find out more about this great‘ Sweet Mistress Spring had been Strange,-_

‘busy (or sometime aLl through the ___.M___.

Green Forest and all over the “Rome”; SCHOOL . Green Meadows, up in Old: H R H 1 M h l Pasture. and around the Smiliiigl ‘ °'““' ° '_" ‘ “C ) Pool. Evei'_\'\\'liere she had awakened Grad? X -1- A"”3 Hugh“? 7 I

the

The Tiny F olkl

(A rent story or tool ehlldnl {or very young children) |

"Oil to bed, Laurie." said his mo- ther. "You have had a busy day pinyin: ouuide both morning and niternoon, and you must be tired. Baby Lind: has gone to bed (or the night, and is waiting ior you to come."

Laurie climbed down from his Daddy’; knee where he had been

sitting while his {other read the Mother Goose rhymes to him. MIN. Daddy." she uid,

giving him a big kin and I real bear hug. Then he picked up his teddy and went ott up the stairs with his mother.

“Let's talk." he coaxed, us his mother tucked him in.

“Well, Just for I tew minutes then," his mother agreed slowly. "I have a lot 0! work to do this evening."

"Make I rabbit on the wall." teased Laurie. In the light shining through

from the hull, Mrs. Page made a shadow picture oi I bunny, She used her hands to make its body while two lingers made its ears. How Laurie laughed as the rub- bit sat up, listened, crouched down, nibbled grass. then hopped away in a great hurryl Laurie tried. but his iingeis Just would not act. right [or

him.

"Make Frisky next." he giggled.

Suddenly, in a shadow picture on the wall. there was a little dog. I-its ears were up. and his mouth was opcnuig and closing. “Arr, art. bow-wow, barked Mrs. Page. and Laurze squealed with laughter.

"Now that is all [or tonight. No more shadow pictures." said his mother firmly, as she straightened the covers asraiii.

"Where IS the moon. Mommy? I want to see it." Laurie asked.

“There is no moon now." his mo- ther explained. “It takes tums mining to see you and the boys and girls in other parts of the world."

"But I want it to stay here and peek in my window all the time. Why doesn't it stay round and fat instead oi getting small again? questioned Laurie.

“That is a bit hard for you to understand yet." said Mrs. Page.

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list it is round and (till again."

“That new moon is what I call the broken moon. isn't it?" Laurie asked thoughtlully.

"Yes. clear. it. in."

"And what are the stars? Are they little electric light bulbs in the Ky?"

“No. Laurie. they are really much like moons. only they are E0 very. very far away that they seem lint tiny. aputlcs of light. to us away down he ."

Laurie looked quietly out the window ll. the hundreds and hurt- dreds of otnrs as his mother re- peated.

"'I‘winkle. twinkle little star How I wonder what you are. Up above the world no high Like n diamond in the sky."

All was quiet. In a few minutes Mrs. Page tlptoed out of the room. ﬁiooe little twinkling stars looked in at A little boy sound uleq) with his family oi teddies tucked in be- side him. Gone were the shadow pictures and the noun: oi the day as Laurie slept dreamlesxly. getting ready ior another jolly time to- marrow.

VICTORIA SCHOOL

(March Report) Senior Department

Grade X: 1. George Myers; 2. Merlin MacDonald; 8, Billy Mac- Donald.

Grnde IX (Sr): 1. Margaret Hart; 2. Betty Boulter.

Grade IX i.lr.i: I. Mabel ter: 2. Leslie I~Iowai‘..

Grade VIII: 1, Betty MncI.enn; 2. Charles Boulter: 3. Edith Bruce.

Grade VI: 1, Marilyn MacDon- ald; 2, Arnold Howatt.

Junior Department

Grade V: 1. Carol Gill; 2, Sonja Siord); 3. Jackie Miller.

Grade IV: 1. Heather Hawaii: 2. Ernest Rogerson; 3. Annie Boul- tor.

Grade III: 1. John Thompson; 2. Ralph Thompson; 3. Leigh Craig.

Grade II: 1. Connie Boulter: 2. Einnne Miller; 3. Sandra Craig.

Grade I; 1. Penny Quigley: 2. Erie Hart: 3. Eileen Craig.

Principal: Florence MaeDougalI.

Assistant: Inez Gnss.

Boul-

CONTRACT AWARDED

Henry Napoleon and Uncle Elby Tilly Th. Tone,

I KNOCRED OVER l/R. Sli0|\'iNG‘5 Aﬁl TRAY Ail? 5P|Li.ED

A90-ES ALL OVER HIS RUG

I By Bob‘. Gusfafson

By .Cliffort:l McBride

By Carl Anderson

winter sleepers. Eve-ryw here y0u1ig‘El1Z3b9-lh 'C0!'1'|ir’.RH-‘ _ § slants viere) S1)l‘In§lllig out at nigh Cgl:l:;?\SV!1[1g;]1e.5 1'-1¢*‘“°F H“Kh35- "The mooﬁ do;2'sn_'t greatly get lal'g- uo1vrAtw;3e(cp;.1;‘;a,)3oo,o()o dcoi-IL; o g rowii (‘art 1, ton ct‘, young an .~- ~ V ' V . er or sma er. )5 ause we can act, 0 nan] 0 13 Pro uc green things. E\‘et‘ywhere trees andl2GSl‘d? V.I:’]_1l‘ 1£“&:ld"3 C;};‘c31‘;I'£_' see only a part or it that it look: of Canada Limited of Oshawa. g‘ -o- bushes were putting out. their - _ k”3‘“° "3 - ' little. When the moon is curved Ont, to: spare part; (or on-go ‘L '3 leaves. and these were growing big- G”v”_ VI 1 H R05 _ 2 J h“ like a part of an orange. we any truck; topped ; use of fgdgygl can. get‘ and bigger day by day. l\k'C‘_,*“ﬂ:k_ 3"A-udr‘;l;°Hug1‘:ejS ‘ ° it is the new moon. Then it seems trncts issued during the tint halt ; Over in the Green Forest, Jump- J ‘ Grade ‘V ‘ 1 Edward Hug'heS4 2 to get bigger each night until at of March. >; or the Hare was doing a lot of f‘ _ . ; __' mam)“ ab(,m_ H “us run ,0 hum.‘ -l“-WP“ C01“K3“- 3~ Rﬂlmﬂld 5°’ ._..__ . . , , ,, _ ________ m inr new and‘ tasty green iood, tor‘ G.-d xv_] sh. ) M G _ 0 he had hr-iinme I little tired or lilsrzl S‘,f“.1°cy nutmeg. 3‘_’§'l"My . The Neighbors By George Clark simple iiiiiier fare. It was fun to Grade 1u__l_ Thelma Hughes: 2’ x see what other people were do- Paunm, Hughes. 3‘ Margaret Bap . mg. and to welcome‘ back thosmm” (Hbscm for gems,‘ l I who had been gone ail winter. So Grade n__1_ Edna Barrem “M..5o|5 SOMEONE 5. v’“mP“T'5 1°“! “"15 1'0“ mm “"5 Highest average in senior grades. El-SE IKNUWI ‘; and there tlirniich the Green For-;E1,,Bnor Hughes; in sumo, grade.‘ est. and he \’(‘I'_\’ seldom I‘CmﬂIned‘Edna Ba,-rem lonﬁ in mm‘ 1712!?! at B lime» . Teacher, Mrs. John Barrett. 0 . This n.’im':i-inn. he decided he »_~.._ "V. ,.. . 'a_ _ would go call on his new acqilﬁlll-I gulps or DESERT . Q_ _§ lance, Prii'klrs, tho white-cosited . . -- O -.- son of PI‘lt‘kl_\' Park)’ the Porcu-‘ The big trndiiig caravans oi i D n... 4! pine. So nit he _~'IRl'LFd lippcrty.i the North Airicaii desert.-i may I >_ 3 , lippi-rty. lip. ‘Hr was approat-hingl have as many as L000 camel: and ..—_ m fl an npviiing among the trees deepl mtilrs. 3 >- :‘ -— —- '~ ~ '—'~ & See An Outstanding ' . l ; VARIEI Y CONCERT ‘I V I I _6 ' ' v In P.W.C. college Auditorium I 2 ”9<‘o%‘téIee‘-9°‘ ‘ U, YEI-l?\I/ELL.I 'CG.lNTTA 6l2AN'MA ' DON'T NEED ' AN’ M9. BUD('5E THURSDAY. APRIL 22nd at a PM. : ANY MONEV. GIMME it 9- or ‘'5 C (foiirtt-sy of: Q --S The Shur-Gain Food Service _° 3 Tl(‘l(l‘lS available at: 5 >4 9'‘ Sim sons-Sears, The Rendezvous and P > Glggt-y’: Phannacy. & i . . ‘T ‘ ‘ " ' ' ._ .r Spoiisored by the Centennial Y’s Men 5 Club. ‘e got Spun“ re‘ ‘:)rl;tt(t)§'e ri,:‘:l(‘“‘II ,°,°uld “and um sure i |— L v_ ‘______'g___V _ _ _ _l l I .. 0 . l .1: -= "' 1 ,: ‘S r »<~ow rr g > ' ° u. TH’ sense o3'r°”o': $19’ 1! Ln J E Wu Km couri'r=1v— 2 = >_ G. V PLAY iT-- U 1 5‘ l & D - 2 ‘ .l U‘ .9 i ,. = ., I Z - ’ I -2 .6" E‘ ‘,, 1 g _ » ' AND vDU'tL or IN ~ -( c 0 ~ I I . i , '= n «» >1 ‘ Q . . ~~ . i FLACK, ‘mob: ADE LAWMEN ' ' . ...... W... .W.::‘..:::°:'.~°..;°:.*,"*5*=° L_____._._ ~=<mm~e mm» . |- ‘W6 ONES wuo STOL - vou si-ioui.i> HAVE seen rr.’ Tl-IE Pt.AcE' Po; NE DEUNQUENT‘ g ‘l’ BRITISH GOLD? v ‘ HE WAS -renniirict ...... ' , 0 g‘ "' 3 " gm‘! ' I: l V’ ,5 V _g ‘ ﬁne’ {- C7 0‘ ...... ... Z .- ': z~ _ ~ ‘ C ,4» C £7) E ' W: / \i‘ 8 2’ ,, g or s I " O ' ‘ > . Q _ , "‘ ¢ ' z~ in ' _.g ‘.... is I’ . >. lg”, |_ _ C "° I i“ 3 ‘ w I NON APPEC -‘IO IS IRT A "‘ mum. 1'uAr's AH DONE FOLLYED Au. uwtous OIAMIL sum mo ma ow; A‘r"i..a'?"riiil‘eATI It-i‘ DI-|,RECK-SHUNS ON WHAR N-i IS TAKINWO - -mus one AXE run I. HOW 7’ 3';-I"-D A,FL*/IN’ BUT,AH- "uI>bzI.'-HAiN‘1' . ..._m.,,;_ ,, MACHINE in-n-i.Ji.ii.~I, .\» qa1-mipfumq--p ; as .2 s. 904.5501 0' ' ’/— 1-[LL s/oI_. O ,3 O N PU 0- ~ ‘.2 u- = 3 I ‘' E '° 0 . n. < ii’. 0 - '— rl 8 I :3 < . 1 Q?‘ ‘ \ > - e ,. . Q 5 “Ni ‘ l’.- I, Hi‘ 9 4

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