Riverbend School for Girls - Vox Fluminis Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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VOX FL UMINIS Page Eight CANDY COUNTER Gnce there was a princess who lived in a large castle on the edge of the great plain called Fairyland. One day as she was wandering through the green forest that surrounded her home, she saw a beautiful, large, pink flower, seated on it was a tiny little creature, all dressed in pink. After a minute examination the Princess' Lavender decided that it must be a fairy. Although she had lived in Fairyland all her life she had never seen one of these dainty creatures before. Hello, Lavender, the fairy piped. I-Iellof' the princess answered doubtfully. , Would you like to come with me to the land beyond ? the fairy asked. Yes, I'd love to, but how do you get there ? asked Lavender. ' The fairy picked a petal off the Hower and told Lavender to rub it on her hands. Instantly she found herself sailing through the air with the fairy on her shoulder. . Where are we going P she heard herself ask the fairy. To-day we will go to Candy Counter,', the fairy replied. In a few minutes the forest was left behind and Lavender could see the grass appeared greener, and everything brighter than it had been before. Now they seemed to be dropping and in a second they landed on the ground. Everything about them was candy! The earth was chocolate and the grass was flavored peppermint. In an instant Lavender was sampling all the candy! The leaves of the trees were spearmint and the bark was milk- chocolate. Mm! but it was good. The princess ate and ate. They walked on. Here and 'there they came upon flowers. all made of different Havors of candy. They came upon a river that was made of chocolate sauce and to cross it you walked on stepping stones that were large gum-drops. A little while after this they saw something coming towards them. Why, it's a man ! cried Lavender: As he came colser, they saw that he too was made of candy. His body was made of licorice and he had a chocolate cream for a mouth, a large, red gum-drop for a nose, and two little blue candies for eyes. Altogether he was a beautiful man and as Lavender ran up to him he took out a tin and powdered himself carefully with sugar, then held out his hand and shook hands with Lavender. At first the princess was tempted to eat him but when she saw how nice he was she picked up a chocolate pebble instead. By this time she was getting tired of eating candy and began to stop tasting every tree she came to. She found herself getting weary and so she lay down on the ground but found the grass so prickly and hard that she got up again. The little fairy said: Lavender, have you had enough of Candy Counter for to-day ? Lavender answered quickly, Ch, yes! I'm SO tired!

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Page Seven VOX FLUMINIS The Kindergarten KINDERGARTEN POEMS Wlien the moon is high Horse in the barn, That is the time for bye. Horse come out, Wheii the sun is high Your little colt That is the time for play. Is running about. -Drucilla Ashdown, -Lorna Aikins, Kindergarten. Kindergarten jack Spratt had a cat, And his cat eau ght a rat, And this rat curled up on a mat And that was the end of little Jack Spratt Poor Mr. Rooster, Has nothing to do But sit on the chimney And cock-a-doodle-do. --John T. McKinnon, Kindergarten Rosamond E-sling, Kindergarten. Bunny, bunny, go in your hutch, Bunny, bunny, you hop too much. Bunny, bunny, sit in the sun, Bunny bunny, do have some fun. -Rosamond Esling, Kindergarten

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Page Nine VOX FLUMINIS Why! VVhat was this? Here she was back in the forest, just a little way from the castle. She looked around for the fairy, but found she was alone. Lavender sighed, I'll never eat another candy, -but she knew that She Would' ' -Ruth McFarlane, Grade IX. THE SCARECROW The scarecrow high upon the hill, Always stands so straight and still. He wears the farmer's old black hat, And he is stuffed to look quite fat. The farmer's wife gave him a coat In which his figure seems to float. Upon his hands he wears white gloves- To peck at these the birds all love. By day he looks so black and grim The children are half afraid of him. But crows and sparrows have no fear- They laugh and mock for him to hear: And riht in front of him they Hy Although he bears a gun on high: They steal and rob the farmer's grain Until he's driven quite insane. But' though by day he suffers shame, And'all the birds of him make game, At night he comes into his own- Stands like a king beside his throne. For the crows and sparrows have gone to nest, He's triumphant at last when they're at rest. -Muriel Neilson, Grade X. 'V Ts v-a 've s ' ' ' T P r--i-.- f - Y ,- J, W- ' r X T Tx , f . t Y J ,, 'irc' To-. ' ' ,T I ' . i-if li or X . ,X N 1 is T 'WW E if l 4 , . 7 Q E lv! 1 - - ' ,K X I, Q J ' . fd r 1. , Q ' ' , .,,.-- ii ij?-'i a'.-'2Wi'T+H 'I i-i,i iii if- w ' M- 5:??g,4','nZ,'0'lli -' iilllf- lt' ful' EEE vn oa dbrffig -1-A ll ef? . 1 'L In Q-'Uxm13gi O 'ff' Qi, ,- t h is Q ll - lqilaiigxtf i? T f? gi - LE . jpeg ities? 97 - +I 5...fQ-liegxllfsl vi slug llleilll fffllll fi, lifes