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

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21 A ghost fiew in the children's window. They woke up and screamed for their parents. Mr. Campbell ran out of his room and straight into the children's room. The scream had scared the ghost away. As the ghost flew away, one of Mrs. Campbell's pillow cases blew off the ghost's body. They found it had been a bat. The children were never afraid of ghosts after that. LORRAINE lVIURRAYlGl'21Cl6 III My Dreams Once I dreamed I was a queen, So beautiful and fair, And had a crown of purest gold, Upon my silver hair. Once I dreamed I was a witch, Getting into troubleg Then for the queen I did something had And my punishment was double. Once I dreamed I was myself, Sailing over the sea And when I woke up from my dream I was glad I was just ME. CAROLYN RicHARDsoN-Grade IX T Miss Poppet's Magic Shoes Once upon a time there was a little old woman who lived in a lovely little cottage near a high hill and a little brook. This little old woman's name was Miss Poppet. She was a very kind old woman, and all the children who lived in the town liked her very much. Miss Poppet's favourite belonging was a pair of shoes. But these shoes weren't ordinary shoes. They were magic shoes. They were a pair of shiny black shoes with golden buckles. The next day she decided that she wanted to go to California. So after lunch she started to go to the station. Of course she was wearing her magic shoes. It was dark when Miss Poppet arrived at the house she had rented. It was a lovely big house at the edge of the town. Soon she decided to go to bed. In the morning the house looked so empty and felt so lonely that Miss Poppet wished she had a family to take care of. Now every day she wished with her magic shoes on that she could become married some time soon. One day it actually happened. She had found a nice man who would he a nice father too. A week later Miss Poppet and her going-to-be husband Mr. Parker were married. What a day! There was cake, cookies, drinks, and lots of other good things to eat. They had a splendid time. They were both very happy. Then Mrs. Parker went down to the place where the children who have no fathers or mothers stayed. Finally she saw twin girls she wanted. Then she took them with her. One day Mrs. Parker sat down in her rocking chair beside the fire and sighed happily. I am so happy here with a husband and two lovely children in this cosy cottage. CLAIRE R.OULSTON-GI'3.Cl6 IV A Pair of Old Shoes I am a pair of old shoes sitting alone on a deserted road and this is the story of my life. VVhen I was first made l found myself in a big factory with many other pairs of shoes. The IN THE NURSERY SCHOOL

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20 X XYt Qb i xxxxx X Q , fffff if M f f l f f Z 5 J 4 0 V Tuniozcs Z 4 Q V4 Zfiyffffgfncffff '4 I lim Qs M :ills mm The Ugly Bug One day Blackie went for a walk. Then he met a bird. The bird said, I want you for my dinner. How shall I get there? said Blackie. The bird said, Hop on my back, then I will take you for a ride to my house. Then I will get my pan out, and put some grease in it. The bird decided he would not eat Blackie because he was too ugly, and so the bird said, I want you to go home and I will take you home on my back. SUSAN DANIELS-Grade I The Snowrnan's Adventure One day a snowman went walking. He had never seen the world and he wanted to know what it looked like. Soon he was lost and very frightened. Then he met a bear and the bear wanted to know where the snowman was going, but the snowman wouldn't tell. Then he walked away. On the other side of a hill he saw a tiger. He was frightened of the tiger but the tiger was frightened of the snowman and ran away. The poor snowman did not look where he was walking and fell down a snow bank and that was the end of the poor snowman's adventures. HELEN HAY-Grade II Popcorn Popcorn's very good to eat No matter where you are- At the show and on the train Or even in a car. DEBBIE GRIFFITHS-Grade II The Frog Said a frog in a pond To a bird in a tree, Don't you wish, That you were me? No, said the bird, Oh no by far. Then I'd be frognapped, And put in a jar. BEVERLEY KNIGHT-Grade III S y r f r- whim My Kitty My kitty has a pretty face She cannot talk but she can race. I think it must be lots of fun To purr and sleep in the hot sun. ELIZABETH HAwoE'rH-Grade II The Grousy Mouse Once there was a grousy mouse. Who lived in a little house. He went to bed at half past eight And yet he always woke up late, Once there was a grousy mouse, Who lived in a little house. He went to bed at half past nine, And woke up when the sun did shine. Once there was a grousy mouse, Who lived in a little house. He went to bed at half past ten, And he never woke up again. NANCY CULVER-Grade IV A Knock at Midnight Once there was a family called the Campbells. They lived in a large house next to a park. They had two children. One snowy midnight there was a knock on the door. Mr. Campbell got up and answered the door, but there was nobody there. It soon became morning. Later Mr. Campbell walked out of the house on his way to work. He looked down at the snow but he could see no footprints. He wondered who it was that had knocked last night. Mrs. Campbell put some pillow cases out on the line. Six hours later it became midnight.

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22 people in the factory polished me. Then I was put onto a big truck with many other pairs of shoes and hauled off to a shoe store. The man in the store put me on a shelf. I sat on the shelf for about two days and then the man brought me down and showed me to a young well'd1'essed man. The man tried me on, said something to the store owner and then gave him some money. I was given to him. He took me to his beautiful home and then I was taken out of my box. He carefully slipped me on and out we went. From then on I led a busy and exciting life. My owner and I went to parties, dances, sym- phonics and to many other exciting places. Every night when we came home, my owner's valet would polish me and lay me in the closet with the other pairs of shoes. This went on for many months but gradually newer shoes took my place. It was very lonely sitting there all day. Une day I heard a knock at the door. The butler answered it and there stood a family of gypsies begging. The butler gathered up some food and clothing for them. I was handed to them along ii ith other things. They thanked the butler and were on their way back to their caravan. I was amazed to see the difference between a gypsy's life and the life of my first owner. Wlieii I was first new and shiny I did nothing but have fun. But now I walked for long hours on a dusty road. At night there was no valet to polish me. I finally began to realize that I was needed much more in this life. My owner did not have many pairs of shoes. He had only one pair and that was me. When I was finally too old and worn out to be repaired, I was left behind on a deserted road and here I sit alone. PATRICIA Srannowe-Grade Y Our School B is for the building we hope to get one day A is for all the girls-the good, the bad, the gay I, is for the learning we do each day at school M is for Miss Murrell- Wright who over us does rule O is for opportunity when we try to do our best R is for recess when we do both play and rest A is for the apple in my lunch pail every day I. is for Miss Lucas who has no time to play. H is for the house that was red in every way A is for the antenna on the bee we studied today I. is for the library in the junior school I. is also for Lundi that begins the week as a rule. JANE FERGUsoN-Grade V The Grousy Mouse Once upon a time there was a little gray mouse. He lived in a dark hole under the boards of a house. This night it happened that upstairs they were having cheese for dinner. The maid was away and so the cheese was left out. The mouse crept up to the dining-room. Nothing nice in this house, he thought. The meals aren't nice and the worst of all, they never have the cheese I like. They are getting a cat with bright green eyes-cruel things! I'll be caught probably. He stayed in his hole all day. He got very tired of it and he wished the cat would not bother him all the time. Nothing right in this world, he groused. And so he lived a very lonely life. MADELEINE WILLIAMS-Grade II GRADES TWO AND THREE