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The Tiny Folkl

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Fine mist and I cold wind from the east did not promise a very grind day for playing outdoors so Laurie decided he would stay in

" ‘Page 10 The Guardian l Thursday. May 757. 1954

"Could 1 learn?“ naked ‘mulle-

"You‘li have to learn it you are going to live," replied his lath. er. "Your mother and I are not going to teed you much longer.

‘Your brothers and sisters will all have to learn to catch ﬂah for yourselves."

tor the morning For a While he was busy helping his mother

:lcan a\\a_v the bi‘:-akiast dishes ' By Thorton RATTLES SHOVVS T0l'SLE-

and tl(l_\' the kitchen. He helped in nirike the beds. ltoing very

sure that there were no wrinkle: HEAD How

in the sheets and blankets. He wha, 9-“. 15 done you must “_

iii-oped his own floor. and felt in“.

\’(‘l_\' izmivn-up indecrl. V He best succeeds M1,, knows Just “is that all ynur cleaning inr hm”

this mrirning"“ he asked ‘ ,__01d Mmher Nun“-e, "Thrit is all for now." smiled .

his ninthei. “'l‘h:ink you so much Tousiclieail — so-co;led because

im britiz such a great help. It the l9'llllEX‘S on his head looked tllll llrtl inke \'t‘l'y lung in do the is if someone had mussed thorn i-ml; ii.»t1_-: when there were two up so that they were pointing in

par; of ilill‘-’lf2 in do it" all dll'(‘(‘ll0llF. the way R

,. iiw.\”" iiiqi-ii-e<i LaUl'lF gotten to brush it —— sat on an

ii _\tIll lnt Linda nut of her old slump on a bank of the Big

iiwi iii play with inr'."' River. He iws fill excited young

Fir" P725“ smiled. "\\'niild ynii kingfisher. He was looking down ilk!‘ in ii.i.i- _\'lt_ll' baby sister to at the first tisiies he had .ever play l‘.'l'.l,:C \'.ll.ll _\‘nu" You must seen. They were a school oi min- wnieiitlwi‘ tllill she is little yet, nows (‘lose iiishnre “here the

and illI‘._\' nut tiiidorstand all you 011 liri Pt"'llIll‘S shell pull down L;qI,||'lP ran tn his m0lhL‘I‘-

illﬂ.V P011 "D0 )'m.' gut Liiidii in say it liver

busy tnnguc.

‘r with me" he said Linda. She is really cute.

hr r axis’ L:i>.iiir- tnnk all the happily an the iinnr in her

in Linda iilin laughed and lli)nl(‘_\'.

:‘i'il'>t"(l tlirin. She held Ginger a~ "What aio yiiii doing. Linda?"

acre iir-r head. then hugged him, asked her mother.

\v_ Burgess head asked.

at those little iishes. but he hadn't f a iisherman unless he is lucky. any idea in the world how he could i He must. be lucky enough to (ind get one. The only fishes he hadla. iish where he can be caught. ever seen before hail alre dy beentliookl There's a fish now right. out caught by lather or mother, and!‘ there. I'll show you how to catch brought to him. He hadn't the. least idea hovi , they had beenl Touslehead looked. sure enough, caught. You see. he hadn't yet there was one of those minnows been out in the Great World long a little way out where the water enough to know how to use his was deeper. He seemed to be just wings except for a straight short, floating there in the water. Rat- iiight. Than. too, the water was ties didn't move; he just sat there

wild it be all right inr iis '.\n_\"s hair lnnks \\ hen he has ior- mange [0 mm [on that slump mm M: Cy“ ﬁxed

joined him on the old stump. The} gan to wonder if his father wasn't school of l‘llIlll‘.0\\S was iinivhei-elgoiiig to try to catch that fish to be seen. Touslehezid told Rat-' Finally, he asked him why he ties about them. didn‘t try to catch it.

asked Rattles with a twinkle in‘I tried," replied Riattles. his eyes. i “Why couldn't you catch it?"

“E” “Y .‘¥I>Ui‘ |i>.\‘s, iir UPSCl YOU!’ .\rIuniiiiy‘" lin exclaimed. "Linda " has it new iuimi. She can say t will be all iight I'll be ‘Pretty ' Just come and listen.“ 30"” '“ ‘W1’ H -'”\‘-'‘l SW3." Laurie Mrs. Page iias cxcited too. and

the young l{lllgliShi‘l' innocently. i “Becausi.-." replied Rattles, “he

even more or a twinkle in his A iew minutes later the fish eyes. "No. you couldn't have. But come up nearer the surface. Rattles

ittll \\llll me. dcat'"" 7(‘\’l"li'll times By then Laurie had oiiiiitzlit in ."'>l‘l1e saucepans. i‘.t'i<i*ll tip. a lJi;.{‘cii\'oi‘>'. and siiiiiins. and was al- tI\i"1' her face i'ond_\' to set up housekeeping. |‘i»‘." fllmnlcs showing i'\l!s Page went back in her work

“Is it hard to learn?" Touglg- "It takes practice and luck. All

water was shallow. and the bot-‘fishermen have to have luck. All tom was $ailCL\'. He wanted (met the skill in the world won't help

it. if I have luck," said name...

Alter awhile Rattles, his lather. on that little fish. Touslehead be-

"Why didn't you catch i)lIE'."" "Because I .couidn't catch it’ it

"Could I have caught one'."' asked 1 asked Touslehead.

“No." replied his lather, with is too far down in the water."

-rl‘ both arms up tn hm‘ \\l1ll£‘ the children played. c 1.r~‘..ir_i- "-il'l lifted l‘i(‘l rareiully could hear their happy laughter. ‘:l -v' iiie l‘lﬁ.V pen and on in Linda's baby talk. and Laurie's tin .‘l"l\'

H‘'‘' the l‘lll"lll’li( l")tln\ to "l\lnmm_v, _\I)li slinultl just

— ‘.'lr~ri uith delight. and come and see hcr." Laurie called. :i:i~\lrri iiizlit atier him. Mrs. Page walked in to the din Sirii a hustle of picisriratinn as in: room Tliere was Iiinda sitting

.nrn (‘l‘.a1i's and laid them house. She held a rod and white rs in m ike four walls sauropaii nn hcr knees. and stirred .:ri c 'l".i'ii kitchen chairs busily viith a big spoon. Laurie . do (lrims between the rooms. had arrangeri his family in a row 'l" Lzailiei--rd together Ginger. along one nail in the other room ii: big lt"(‘lri_\', little Brown Bear. of his make believe house. Fliics B-irinv. and Panda. He gave together it liml-cod quite cosy and

“Proﬁt:-'. Prett.\'." she said.

VAGBINATION

fore the summer and swimming season arrives.

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No pupils will be allowed to attend the Qty Schools next term unless they present 8 Certificate of

successful Vaccination. This should be attended to be-

IMUNIZATION cuiiics IN RURAL sciioois

theria. whooping cough and tetanus? against smallpox? clinics this spring.

your district.

who have not had one for three years.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE

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