ABOUT WITTY WITCH LD WITTY WITCH was such a friendly soul, Everyone in Fairy- land loved her and to her delight the Fairies brought back messages to her telling her how much she was liked now by many, many children, Witty Witch had felt sad that so many wrong ideas had gone around about her at one time. She said that children thought there were dreadful people known as witches and that they would do all sorts of horrible things, Of course Witty Witch was named because she was so Jolly and because she was always thinking up good ideas for parties and because s0 —p # a. -—y —, & NN Sr Have Heard, From Time to Times, People Speak of Ghosts.” She was merry and witty and such good fun. But this day Witty Witch asked the Breeze Brothers come unbout and take some messages out for her, And they would be delighted Witty Witch asked. “I want to give a little t to the Breeze Brothers sald to do as ik,” Witty Witch sald, “and perhaps the Fairies the Brownies and all of the others will come. For some of them can help with the and then after my talk I want to have a hig Fairyland supper party. I haven't had So and the Gnomes an¢ messages one in ever so long” of all and 3 8 Witty first the “Or took rags wanted to give a supper party, Witty Witeh had said she would like every one to come at twilight that very day. Witty Witch busied herself in get- ting ready for her supper purty all that day. Oh, how much she did pre- pare! Woodland salad and Woodland ice cream and Woodland lady fingers and Woodland fruits and nuts. It was a magnificent suppe- and she spread a great table of moss outside her cave so that there wnaid he plenty of room. And as twilight appeared so did all the guests. Wty Witeh welcomed them all, Old Mr, Giant came, too, and many of the smallest fairies climbed upon his shoulders and knees and settled them. selves there for the evening. Witty Witch was dressed in a new frock of old gold with a big lace shawl about her neck and shoulders. her head she wore a great tall hat of lavender, and said had looked before have of for H. "Ih people On everyone she well something never “l Ing Witeh heard, time, of heard them speak of haunted and of all that if they did not al in made them 80 think- sald Witty fro time to or! * sil 0%! s I've I've heen some time ive speak houses such thi } I have seen ogether helleve them, still th houzht of ghosts rather nervous, i do know I've had away with “Now as all of you know, nhout time such things stich a trying to such! do gossin and “But It people and children should be frigh hy that do are t= any does seem 0 wrong ened something osn't There were be no ghos ghosts any ghosts, “If people say they hi it has been did not ghosts « in had dreams know they were aslee; Io not come In hn No, the Dreaminne that, Drea these day S. has seen to “The can't around thing all the time, Bad Dreams gets in a had dream wi he and someting out the Dreamland King not n he has seen to It that ghosts ever “And The an wt ghosts frightens people come In dreams dear me! seems such a pity nothis ing, absolutely ghosts, “So send these true by Breeze for Brot! er dy There are no ghosts me, at any time, Sounds te woodwork, cred x not such things And all Witch's messages magnifi t enied off orn BOLLS, S By Viola Brothers Shore FOR THE GOOSE— LITTLE incense now and then is relished by the best o men. What you nibble outa the you can’t put on the table, perfect but beats even box jce Practice makes impromptu |SOme- times perfec- tion, FOR THE GANDER Pick out a wife by usin’ your ears— not your eyes, — Pick a Jane, if you wanna, that's got flashes of wit. But be sure to pick one that's got flashes of silence. — If you got a dull wife, a radio’ll tide you over the great, open spaces. But a Wanderin' Jaw can talk down na whole symphony orchestra. And usu- ally does, (Copyright) wemansenen { ) vor > A What Does Your Child Want to Know Answered by BARBARA BOURJAILY IT HURT A FLOWER TO PICK IT? DOES I do not think so, for we know Plants cannot suffer pain. Because they have no realm of nerves As we have in our brain, Copyright.) OOO OODOOOOOODOOOOODOOODOO0 How It Started By JEAN NEWTON OOOO O000 “APPLES OF SODOM” WE gow of Sodom a8 one of which, of antiquity the Bible, were destroyed ness, ALL the know four according cities to because of their wicked And the expression “Apples of Sodom” is familiar in writing and in rhetorical speech to signify something that is filled with disappointment and bitterness, The reference is to Sodom” or “Dead Sea Apple” according to ancient writers, near the Dead sea and was deseribed as beautiful to the hut tasted, filling the mouth with Antiquarians and students cient literature regarding “apple” figurative and making sn effort to track this to its source offered the explanation that the “Apple of Sodom” was a glossy red gall growing on dwarf oaks, beautiful and rich in appearance, but filled with an intense. ly bitter substance, (Copyright) the “Apple of which, grew eve, when nshes, r Of an- as have (© by McClure Nawspaper S§ndionte.) oe Giant Silkworm Some caterpillars are handsome, The largest of our giant silkworms, the Cecropia caterpillar, says Nature Magazine, is a beautiful creature, oft. en measuring four Inches when fall grown, Conspienous fleshy protuber. ances or knobs that are Hluminnted with vivid colors, such ns coral red, yellow, and blue, adorn the body, itself a delicate bluish green, at Re SE Ie or RE et henna ol oan Crawford SHH SHH i A RE Jean Crawford, actress, is brown hair, the motion-picture noted for her baautiful She is a recent addition prominent producing firm direct from the musical comedy stage. 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