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THE

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Wednesday, September 15, 1971

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Last week Basil jumped off

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~-ashore to Salt Spring Island. In escaping from an

The Adventures

angry fisherman — he managed to land himself on a deserted beach where he promptly fell asleep.

fishing boat and swam

By Review Staff Member Amelia Ronson

The sun was bright in Basil’s eyes when a strange sound awoke him. He _ blinked, listening hard. Slowly, he raised his head over the edge of the log he had fallen asleep behind. What he saw made the hair on his head push his cap straight up!

He was surrounded by a ring of strange looking animals. One of them had a huge set of horns and a long beard. “Who are you?" asked Basil.

“Tam Boris Goat,” said the animal with »

the beard. As he spoke the beard swayed

like strings of seaweed in the tide. ‘Iam the ruler of this Island and ] want to know who. YOU are and what you are doing on MY

. Island.’

The other goats nodded in agreement, ‘They watched in silence as Basil crawled

_ onto the log. Basil felt better talking to these

angry animals when he was on the same eye level as they were. ‘‘I am Basil Raccoon,’ he said, his voice squeaking nervously. oe swam ashore this morning from a Sidnev.. fishboat ... the captain tried to kill me. with a club.” ; A likely story,” snorted Boris Goat. ‘I

say you are a spy from for the sheep. The sheep told you to sneak over here and spy on _us; otherwise what would you be doing with “that mask on?” ::

-“T always wear.this mask. My Father and Mother wear them too and I’ve never heard

| of whatever sheep you’re talking about.’’

‘‘He talks like a spy,” saida goat standing on on the outside of the circle. “Let? s push.

him back into’the water.

» “Yes, yes,’’ chorused the goats. him: back into the water.” ““T’m too tired to swim anywhere. Please “let me stay and rest,’’ said Basil but his plea

was. lost amidst the shouting noise of the

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goats. Two of the young goats. moved for- ward and grasped him by the arms. A little

28 white goat the same age as Basil began.-to ~

ike ay wi looks of Basil for he had no :

Tight in front of Basil. He knew all about) ~ guns: Old-farmer James had‘ twice fired a - shotgun at him when he was running with a “sack full of eggs out of the old man’s hen

to run away Basil darted up the beach and

dove under. an. enormous: stump. Goats cele

were running in all directions. Twice more the gun fired. But Basil was safe. Sate | in. the

2 _ dark hole under the stump.

co “Help, me, help me,”’ cried a voice near “the. stump. “I've been shot in the foot. ]

can’t run, Somebody help me," ~

- Basil had no liking for the goats. They had “tried to push him back into the sea when he was far tco tired to. swim ‘but he could not resist looking out to see which goat had been hit by the hunters bullet. It was the little goat. He was hobbling about the sand, Belding one foot and looking in the direction of the hunter now running towards him downthe beach. ‘Help me, help me... the | hunter will get me!" on

There, were nd. other. goats in. sight, 7 ~ Hesistating only a second Basil screwed up all his courage and ran into the open view of the hunter, The man stopped and brought hia gun up to fire, “Here, over here,” called | Basil to the little goat. “i ollow me. Ihave a - place to hide”

“TY can't run... my foot hurts 80 much," .

said the goat, ey ul help you,” shouted Basil. “Lean on

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me. Hurry. We must get under that: stump — before the man shoots us...

In three short hops Basil half- “dragged, half pulled the wounded goat down into his hiding place. There was barely room for

both of them. ‘Stay quiet. The hunter can’t hurt us here. He can't shoot around a cor- ner. J just hope he hasn’t got a dog with

him.”

“Yes he has,”’ said the little goat. ‘“There’s a big bulldog with him. He’s wearing a brass collar with spikes all over it.’’ oo

A second later both animals heard a snuffling sound at the entrance to their hiding place. It was Growler the Bulldog

_ over with his master for a day’s hunt on Salt

Spring. ‘‘Come out, Basil. I know you're in

there,’’ ordered Growler. ‘“‘This time you. ~won i get away.”’

Basil laughed a quiet little. laugh. “what? Ss

‘so funny?” asked the little goat. ‘That dog will kill us.”

“No he won’t,”’ giggled Basil, ‘That dog’s

~~ too fat te get down down. this hole. I bit that dog’s tail the other day and he didn’t even

~eatch me.” Basil neglected to mention that: -_ Growler was tied up at the time. ‘‘We’ll just ‘

- wait here until dark. Growler’s master is a

very impatient man. He’ll get tired of waiting for us to come out and will take

Growler away. You'll see. Just keep quiet.”*

And Basil was right. Before an hour had

(to be continued next we eek).

passed, the hunter and his’ bulldog went | _ away, leaving both animals in. peace. |

Dear Imogene

Id like to make my: own yoghurt. Can vou give me any instructions? Dear Healthy One 8

Here's a recipe I understand works well: you-need a teaspoon of ‘live’ natural voghurt (buy this from your local health-food store’..a quart of milk. 2 clean half-quart. jars and a ther- mometer. Bring milk to the boil, remove from heat and stir to prevent skin forming. till it- cools to about 106-108 degrees... Add-a little milk to the voghurt and mix well. Stir in remaining milk and pour into: two jars. Cover with thick layer of aluminum foil) and leave in. warm place for 8 hours: Cool or chill before serving: remember to save last spoonful

session.

Dear Imogene

My mum's said to write to you. I've got a budgie-bird and want to tame it. I'm 11, and live in Sid- ney, and should tell you that my little sister. really likes. that Children’s story. in the paper. Dear: Budgie-owner

new feature, and how great to have a new. pet. One bird-book suggests. hand-taming --your budgie in its cage before letting it out. Open cage door, talk gently to budgie, stretch out a finger and stroke his breast. Very slowly,

“) try and put your finger. under his

body where the legs are joined.

with Imogene

balance. Hold still, keep talking gently. Slowly move. your hand towards a perch, which budgie should hop on to. Train several times a day, but be patient. It takes time. And please do get a

for your ‘next yoghurt: making |

. Delighted your sister likes our.

book on budgie-care. you more training tips. Dear Imogene

Any ideas please for a birthday present for my daughter's best friend? She’s going on. 16, and really has just about everything already. — Dear Gift Giver

What a problem: However;: brainy Peg Bracken, author of those great- fun ‘I hate to ...."' books, has some bright suggestions —- like giving a pack of Tarot (ancient fortune telling) cards, or an Ouija board, which she-can also tell fortunes: with and be, as Miss Bracken says, the life of the party. Whatever you do decide to choose for her; see that it is a little more ‘sophisticated’ than she is, so that she can ‘grow’ to enjoy it.

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