PART TWO
The Whispering Pool (reprinted from Sunny Stories No.341 Nov 17, 1944), pp.149-154
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| Fifth Holiday Book p.149 |
George desperately wants his wishes to come true. He's thought long and hard about this and knows his wish will be for a hundred wishes! He meets a brownie in the wood who shows him the path to the Whispering Pool where George must listen top the Pool and do what it says. He manages very well until told to dance around the pool seven times seven! The moral, know your times tables children!
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"He stopped in surprise for he knew quite well that the little man was a real live brownie"
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"He took a stick and carefully stirred the brown waters round and round"
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"The Whispering Pool blew up into a kind of little storm and a low, thundery sound came from it"
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"So George danced carefully round the pool fifty-two times counting out loud as he went"
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"He dipped his curved hand into the pool, lifted the brown water to his mouth and drank
The interesting bit for me in this particular book is that Sheppard provides 8 colour plates which stand alone from any stories - but do tell a story of their own. They are all opposite the following page numbers: 64, 65,
96, 97, 128, 129, 160, 161 and none have his usual signature! Some artists have signatures in this book, but why not Sheppard, who usually signs so much!
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| Children on the farm |
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| Punch and Judy on the beach |
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| Playing Red Indians |
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| Policeman controlling traffic |
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| Building a bonfire with a Guy on top |
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| At the circus |
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| Father Christmas delivers presents |
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| Tobogganing in the snow |
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