Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Zi ,EEL The Lost Prince In a castle, at the top of a hill, there lived a king. Although he had jewels, pets, and castle and a family, he was unhappy. The baby prince, Charles, had been taken away by a lady, jealous of the fair prince. for herself. One day the King was dressed in a green robe when the door of his bedcham- ber opened. In walked the Counsellor look- ing very solemn. 'iOh most gracious and most wonderful King, began the big man. There is here a young boy seeking shelter. I said I would ask your Majesty for permission. The Counsellor was shortwinded and kept gasp- ing for breath. Let me see the boy. Yes, he's strong and handsome, answered the King. The boy was tall, fair haired and dressed in shabby clothes. He had a large bruise over his left eye and it was swelling visibly. The King sent him to work immediately. A week later, the boy said, I have worked harder than any of the servants but you don't care, so I shall tell you who I am. I am Charles. The King looked surprised, then happy. Charles, he said, I am sorry. There will be a feast in your honour. There will be everything you like at the feast. That night the King kept his promise. Never was there so much feasting and merry making! The King would never sit thinking of Charles again. He was happy. As for the lady, she was punished and now works in the kitchen of the palace. ELIZABETH HAWORTH-Grade V The Adventure ofOId Faithful It was a bright, sunny day when Helen Hay and I went for a sail on Old Faithful. our raft. I was captain, Helen, the first mate. Suddenly we had hit the worst current in existence! We rushed down the river, heading for the sea. The wind was strong. XVe couldn't do a thing except drift. All of a sudden it was all dark. i'It's a cave! I exclaimed. I was scared but I tried not to show it. Helcn was too. I could tell. I.ookI I called. Ribs, said Helen. We must be, must be in a, a, a, whale! I gasped. Uh, wc'll never get out now! cried Helen. 'iDon't cry now Helen, You'll flood us out, I laughed. That's it, Helen yelled. We'll drift out the way we came in! She was fairly bursting with joy and hope now. XIVC jumped off, took a deep breath, and shoved. Pushl I gulped, half drowned. I am, Helen gasped. Lookl I shouted. I..ightI we both screamed. We jumped on board and floated out. Helen was in a deep, drowsy sleep, and soon I was too. When we awoke we were nearly home. We decided not to mention the horrible nightmare. Or could it really have hap- pened? CATHERINE THOMAS-G rade V THE KINDERGARTEN - 1-1--.. ,

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27 Six Inches High One day Mary was sitting alone in the house. It was a hot day and she was thirsty. She went to the kitchen and opened the re- frigerator. She saw something red. Then she got a glass and drank some. She felt very funny. Mary noticed she was getting smaller. Her mother called her. Mary's voice was so small she could not answer. She called back but it was no use trying. I-Ier mother was getting worried. Then Mary's mother saw the bottle and it was empty. She looked all around, then she saw Mary who was only six inches high. Mother gave her some medicine. She grew back to her normal size. Mary was so happy she hugged mother and said she would never take anything out of a bottle again without asking. JANE LAWSON-G1'ade III My Dolly I have a little dolly Who is pretty and sweet. When I take her out She always says, Hpeep peep! I-Ier hair is golden, Her eyes are blue, And sometimes She just stares at you. LOUISE EDWARDS-Grade II My Dolly's Dream A little girl named Mary and her dolly were playing. Then night came so dolly fell asleep and dreamed that she was in fairy land. All the houses were made of candy and pop-corn. She saw a wicked ,fairy who said, 'AWhat are you doing on my property? I will change you into an ugly toad. The dolly cried in her sleep. The crying woke Mary. Then Mary said, Why are you crying? A wicked old fairy changed me into an ugly toad. You must have had a bad dream. But you're still my special dolly and you're safe with me. ALLISON WOOD-Grade III A Mouse In Gur House There once was a mouse, Who lived in our house. He really could gnaw, I-Ie chewed like a saw. He gnawed at my shoe. Now what can I do? I got very cross That my shoe was a loss. JOYCE CHEGWIN-Grade II MY RABBIT I have a little rabbit That goes hop, hop, hop. I-Ie has two velvet ears That go flop, flop, flop. BARBARA MORRIS-Grade HI JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTS DAY - ------M '-'--A'-1 T l '

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The Wind The wind is a lone traveller, He sighs and whines. changes his tune. He He whistles and sings. blows the trees about. He And slowly, slowly, Falls asleep. He awakes again, And then goes forth. To blow around from, South to North. From East to West he will not stop. He blows the downy clouds on high. He tries to blow the sun away, Towards the very end of day. MARY LYNN SHEDDEN-Grade V A Trip To Fairyland One day I saw Iane Saning with a book in her hand. She said there was a fairy tale book in the store and she was going to ex'- change the book she had for the fairy tale book. I went too. As we were walking down the street we saw a fairy. She said, One of you can go but the other must stay. If two go, the fairy kingdom will fall. lane said that the fairy kingdom could fall and it would not bother her a bit. The fairy was worried and said, The person who doesnt go will go to fairylandf' lane said, I do not believe in fairylanci and I think someone is playing a joke. I said, I will stay. The next thing I knew I was in fairy- land. A lovely queen sat on a throne of white puffy clouds and a handsome but stern looking king on a throne of gold. The queen invited me to a fairy dinner. What a feast it wasl Magic giggles, magic happi- ness, and magic kindness were spread all over the plates. For the main course we had Kippery steak. Kippery is a beast found only in fairyland. He resembles a lamb but is as large as a horse and can hop like a kangaroo. May-water-wine, also found only in Fairyland, is what we had to drink. It comes from an Oaking tree, a tree with red bark and purple leaves. The fairies tap it and out comes May-water-wine. Then a fairy ball was given and I was the guest of honour. At first I was worried about my appearance. Suddenly the fairy queen waved and replaced my everyday blue play dress and old brown hat with a gorgeous ball gown and a jewelled crown of gold. At twelve o'clock I found myself un- 29 dressed in my bed. i'Of course it was only a dream, I thought. I looked sleepilv around and I could hardly believe my eyes - there were the very same ball dress and crown! SUSAN GARBETT-Grade IV Excitement ln The Cellar lane and Iohn had just moved into a big house in Lakeside. One night Mr. Marten. the childrens father, heard their dog Zip barking. Mr. Marten became very angry and locked him in the cellar. Father, lean called, what was all that noise? I guess Zip heard something for he would not stop barking. I locked him up, replied Father. Again Zip barked and it sounded as if he were in a dog fight. Mr. Marten flew down stairs with the children at his heels. Zip had cornered a burglar in the cellar. Then Mrs. Marten came running down the stairs. 'iTelephone the policelu shouted her hus- band. Soon Constable Clark came to take the burglar away. Mr, Marten said, i'Let's go back to bed. Zip slept right under the window to see that no more burglars came. The next morning after breakfast the telephone rang. It was Constable Clarke telling Mr. Marten that the burglar they had caught was a bank robber. Perhaps some of the money is in your house. So the whole family went down stairs to look. They had searched for about an hour when lane let out a cry. A loose brick had fallen on her toe. lane reached in and pulled out a bag which was full of fresh dollar bills. Then Mr. Marten took it to the bank and the bankman gave lane a reward for getting the money back. With the money lane and Iohn bought a pony and Mr. Mar- ten built a stable for their pony. LOUISE NEBBS-Grade IV My Pony My pony is black and white, He eats roses with delight. When I come to give him hay, He always gives a gentle neigh. Every morning I pet his head, And hitch him to my little sled. Then at night I rub him over, And let him have a four-leaf clover. SUSAN DANIELS-Grad? IV