| Show ae 00 4 04 1 t DRESSED UP PENCILS PENCIL J 4 i A 40 4 4 1 1 4 4 4 A 0 4 40 1 th 4 1 40 my oh me exclaimed nancy ro re fretfully giel gret fully ns she eyed the pencil she had finished sharpening its my favorite one anti now its too short to hold in my hand comfortably ones I 1 might os as well throw it awny I 1 cant use it any more no jolin john laid down his book and reached for the little pencil nub from the desk lie took out the mucilage bottle and a sheet of heavy han paper pape r prom from the paper lie cut a strip an inch wide and twelve inches iona ion put a drop of mucilage on one ane cori corner and stuck the paper strip to the pon pen ell a little above where it was sharp ened lie he stuck it on then lie he began to wind the strip tightly 3 bout about the pencil up and up went the winding IThe therel ell said aslie as lie finished winding jid ald fastened down the lust last go around of tho the paper strip with nil an other drop of muel mucilage lage there Is 13 your pencil now long enough and strong enough to get a grip gilp on for some time to come oh thank you youl I 1 said nancy antl the way you fixed it looked like sue such tun fun ill try that plan myself on an other before night nil all the little casta cast a way nubs bubs of pencils in the house ap feared in sturdy new paper hollers holders that lengthened their usefulness con nancy made tier her pencil holders of all colors and wound some in two strips stripe why prettier than new ne ones she said 4 alice auson allson lide alde |
