Show p i Dad s 's s I j j yi F LY 4 JOT MARY l GRAHAM BONMER BONNER PETER GNOMES GNOME'S FUN Now Peter Gnome was much es- es ex excited el cited t ell Wo will give them them all 1111 a great sur sur- surprise surprise prise he salt said What are you planning to do the others asked Listen and I will tell you said Peter Gnome I They hey all gathered I around each eich gnome taking hold ot of othe l the back of or his own right ear and andI hol holding It forward a little I We are to look 1001 like clothespins Peter slid said The gnomes were ere a trifle disappointed but they tried not to ton toI n I show It It I Maybe In be you don t think that clothes clothespins G GI pins are so very ery attractive or Cly 10 I said Peter Gnome but we will get handsome suits You see we e will have hate to get great I long trousers so wo 0 will look like clothespins In the first place We will I have to fasten them almost around our ourI not necks not quite though I We We must have little red vests tests and blue and blue buttons In the front Our trouser I Iare are to be bright red and we shall wear ear wearn n I flat caps of ot bright orange How low lIow wonderful shouted the I gnomes but but we won t look very much like clothespins We will look like clothespIns dressed up said Peter Gnome for for forI forI I have seen clothespins painted In Just Elf Dressed Just Alike that way ay and I am surprised more children who can paint don t ask asb their mothers for t two 0 or three clothespins and g ge give e them handsome suits Of Of course when I first saw them I thought at nt once that Hint we e could go to Ir r the next f Ulcy lre dress q party rt as clothes clothes- clothespins clothespins clothespins pins I m sure no one else els his has thought of such a costume or If they have ve they has ha haen en t told Peter ieter Gnome about It It The gnomes wore were ere delighted and hurried about m nuking eking theIr costumes for of ot course when they were ready tines had to think about getting supper for their friends I Peter Gnome me was wis ts through with his costume first and the others were soon ready They prepared a n fine supper and decorated little tables which were just I outsIde the cave Mr Giant helped them and lent them many things such as his fine sandwich cutter which was as made out of a sharp stone and which could cut bread In Inno Inno lano no time at all They decorated the cave with Ith leaves and flowers and branches of pine trees Soon It was as time for the guests to I cone come They all appeared In fancy dress costumes 1 We We had no Idea you would all dress up slid said Peter Gnome smiling as he embraced mIlle Billie Brownie first of ill all Ah Ain Peter said Brownie laughIng we we knew by your your our smile when hen Sou ou Invited invited- us tint that you had something up your your our that sleeve sleeve that Is we e knew you had an Idea Ideal I So So we thought the tine least we could do was to dress dregs s In costumes And when all the guests saw every gnome dressed Just alike and each looking like a great grent enormous clothes clothes- clothespIn clothespin pIn how they did laugh 1 I Just as soon oon as every guest arr arrived ed what did Peter Gnome do helped by Mr Ir Giant who ho now appeared at the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of his ca cave case e but get a great stout I rope It was stout enough to make a as s swing and In a n few seconds Mr Ir Giant had fastened his end to an nn old pinetree pine pinetree pinetree tree and Peter Gnome had tied his to another pine tree Reidy e dy set got gol go J said Peter and andall andall andall all the gnomes dressed as clothespins hopped on the tine long rope and said We re all nil little clothespins out on the theline theline line I And what a n jolly party It wash was I Peter Gnome certainly had good Ideas about having fun I i |