Show J r rO r O i V J L c cit it ij L c cJ c J LI A AMAny MAny W C GRAHAM Gf BONZ-Gf- l UIO PETER GNOMES GNOME'S FUN Now Peter Gnome was much ex- ex excited excited ex excited cited We will give them all a n great sur sur- surprIse sur- sur surprise surprise prise he said What are you planning to do the others asked Listen and I 1 will tell you said Peter Gnome They all gathered ot of around each gnome taking hold the back of ot his own right ear car and holding It forward a little We Ve are to look like clothespins Peter said paid The gnomes were a trifle disappointed but they tried not to show It Maybe you dont don't think that clothes clothes- clothespins clothespins pins are so very attractive or lovely said Peter Gnome but we will get handsome suits You see we will have to get great long trousers so we will look lIke clothespins In the first place We will have havo to fasten them almost around our not necks not quite though We must roust have little red vests and blue buttons In the front Our trousers are to be lie bright red and anel we shall wear flat caps of bright orange How wonderful shouted the gnomes but we wont won't look very much like clothespins We will look like clothespins dressed up said Peter Gnome for I have seen clothespins painted In Just f Dressed Just Alike that way and I am nm surprised more mora children who can paint dont don't ask theIr mothers for two or three clothespins and give them handsome suits Of course when I first saw them I thou thought ht at once that we could go to the next fancy dress party as clothes clothespins pins Im I'm sure no one else has lias thought ot of such a costume or If they have ha they haven't ha told Peter leter Gnome about It The fhe gnomes were delighted and hurried about making their costumes for of course when they were really ready they had to think about getting supper for their friends Peter Gnome was through with hits his costume first and the others were soon ready They prepared a fine supper and decorated little tables which were just outside the cave Mr Giant helped them and lent them many things such as his fine sandwich cutter which was made out of a sharp stone and which could cut bread In Inno inno Inno no time at nt all They decorated the cave with leaves and flowers vers and branches of ot pine trees Soon It was time for tor the guests to come They all appeared In fancy dress costumes We had no Idea you would all I dress up said Peter Gnome smiling ns as he embraced mille Billie Brownie first ot of all Ah h Peter said Billie Brownie laughing we knew by your smile when you Invited us that you had something up your that sleeve sleeve that Is we knew you hind hall an Ideal Idea I So we thought the least we could do was to dress In costumes And when all the guests saw every gnome dressed just alike and each lookIng like a great reat enormous clothes clothes- clothespin clothespin pin how they did laugh I Just as ns soon as every guest arrived what did Id Peter Gnome do helped by Mr Giant who now appeared at the tho thedoor door of ot his cave e but get a great stout rope It lt was stout enough to make a swing and In a n few seconds Mr Ir Giant had fastened his end to an old pine pinetree pinetree pinetree tree and Peter Gnome had tied his hits to another pine tree n Ready nearly ad set go said Peter and andall andall andall all the gnomes dressed dressell as clothespins hopped on the long rope and said Were all ull little clothespins out on the theline theline line I And what a jolly party It wash was I Peter Gnome certainly had good Ideas about having fun I |