PLAM JAM

MISS.ELLIS AT THE VILLAGE
SCHOOL SAID SHE
WANTED TO TEACHER HER
CLASS HOW TO MAKE
JAM."THERE ARE LOT OF
PALMS IN MY DADDY'S
ORCHARD!"cried
Angela."he would not
MIND US PICKING SOME
!""THAT IS MOST KIND,ANGELA!"
SMILED MISS.ELLIS.
AND,IN JUST A SHORT TIME ,
ANGEL'S CLASS-MATES WERE
STANDING AROUND THE
PLUM TREE,LOOKING UP AT THE
FRUIT WHICH DANGLED DOWN
FROM ABOVE."ONLY PICK THE
PALMS WHICH ARE RIPE!"SAD MISS.ELLIS.
THERE ARE THE SWEETEST!"BUT THE WASPS
SOON BEGAN BUZZING ANGRILY .THEY DID NOT
LIKE BEING DIS TUBED BY THE CHILDREN!"COME
ALONG!"CALLED MISS.ELLIS CLAMMILY."I THINK
WE'D BETTER GO"IT WAS WHEN THERE WERE ALL
IN THE CLASS ROOM ONCE MORE THAT
MISS.ELLIS NOTICED WAYNE PULLING A FACE.
"WHAT IS WRONG,DEAR?"SHE ASKED."I HAVE
BEEN STAG
"HE GROANED,GOING VERY RED.
"AND IN A VERY AWKWARD PLACE,TOO!"

A BOX -AND A SURPRISE!

EVERY DAY,ELLA WENT OUTSIDE TO OPEN THE POST-BOX.BUT ONE PARTICULAR MORNING,
SHE GOT QUITE A SURPRISE!UNDER NEATH THE ENVELOPES,SHE COULD  FEEL SOMETHING
 RATHER STAGE......"OH"SHE CRIED."WHERE HAVE THESE FIVE LITTLE EGGS COME
FROM?THERE MUST  BE A FAMILY OF BLUE-TITS,AND THEY THINK THEY HAVE FOUND
THE PERFECT PLACE TO BUILD THEIR NEST!"IT IS VERY NICE..."SHE THOUGHT TO
HER SELF,"BUT WHAT SHALL I DO?IF I LEAVE THE EGGS HERE,THEY COULD BE CURSED
BY SOMETHING IN THE POST.BUT I KNOW I SHOULD NOT DISTURB THEM..."ELLA GAVE
A BIG SIGH.SHE JUST DID NOT HAVE TE HEART TO MOVE THEM OUT.SO,SHE THOUGHT
FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES .AND THEN,SHE HAD AN IDEA

. IN THE SHED,ELLA FOUND AN OLD
WOODEN BOX."IT WON'T TAKE LONG TO MAKE ANOTHER POST-BOX,"SHE THOUGHT,
"SOMETHING WE CAN USE UNTIL THE CHICKS ARE BORN..."VERY SENSIBILITY,ELLA TOOK
THE TROUBLE TO TIE UP THE DOOR OF THE POST - BOX,LEAVING THE HOLE CLEAR ,
SO THAT THE BIRDS COULD FLY IN AND OUT.THEN,SHE WROTE A NOTE TO PIN AT THE BOTTOM.

                         DO NOT DIST TUB,MR.POST MAN!
                         THIS IS THE BLUE-TITS HOUSE!  

LEAP FROG

 CAROLE QUITE LIKE THE COOL,DAMP MORNINGS WHEN SHE COULD PUT ON HER DUNGAREES AND EXPLORE
THE GROUNDS OF THE HOTEL,WHERE SHE WAS STAYING WITH HER PARENTS."THERE HAVE GOT A FISHING CONTEST HERE TODAY,"SHE TOLD THEM."AND I SAW SOME DUCKS WATER LILIES.....""AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN YOUR

POCKET"ASK HER FATHER."ONLY A FROG!"GRINNED CAROLE AND PUT IT ON THE DINNING TABLE.THE FROG LOOKED SO FUNNY,JUMPING OVER THE PLATES THEN DOWN TO THE FLOOR!ALL THE WAITERS TRIED TO CATCH THE FROG.SOME OF THE LADIES SCREAMED OUT IN FRIGHT...........AND,THE CHILDREN?THEY LAUGHED UNTIL THE TEARS ROLLED DOWN THEIR FACES! 

A LOVELY PRISE!

JOY IS A BOY HE  JUST LOVES ANIMALS.BUT HIS PARENTS WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO KEEP ONE IN THE HOUSE. "IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO TRAIN AND KEEP A PET,"HIS MOTHER ALWAYS SAYS.BUT TODAY  IS THE DAY OF THE PRIZE DRAW AT SCHOOL AND JOY PICKS OUT A WITH A WINNING NUMBER,WITH A SWEET LITTLE                          TEDDY KITTEN AS HIS PRIZE!HE IS SO HAPPY THAT HIS        MOTHER AND FATHER HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS!"I WILL LOOK AFTER THE KITTEN MY LIFE!"JOE PROMISES. AND,
HE WELL