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__He played for a Clock and a Pair of Shoes- By Max Trell This is the story that Christo- pher Cricket told Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-about names, as they all sat around the fireplace. you know", Christopher be- gan, "now that the weather has turned cold and winter is coming on, T've moved back in my old place in the fireplace between two loose bricks. It isn't very large but then I'm not larger either; and for a cricket, it's as comfort- able and cosy a place as I could hope to find. "Unfortunately," he went on, "there isn't room enough between these two bricks to play my gui- _ tar, and as I don't like coming out finto the middle of the room while mother and father and the children are sitting there, I have to wait until one is asleep before I play any music. Earlier Than Usual "Well, last night I felt like playing my guitar earlier than usual. The children were already in their beds but mother and fa- ther and some company were still sitting around the fireplace. They were busy talking among them- selves so they didn't notice me tiptoeing past them and sliding out through the crack under the door." "Did you get outside into the garden?" Hanid asked. "Wasn't it too cold?" "I didn't go out into the garden said Christopher, "although it was where I would have most liked to go. No, I slipped under the door into the hall. "Now", said Christopher, "there isw't much fun, playing OAKVILLE Hoard TWO PHONES -- For Your Convenience i060 - 1061 -- 7 CARS -- Day and Night Service Christopher Cricket's Concert The shoes danced as Christopher THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL my guitar just for myself. I like someone to listen. Because what is the use of a jolly song if you played just play it for yourself. I knew mother and father were too busy with their company to pay any attention. So I climbed up the stairs to the children's room; you see, I was hoping one of them was still awake," "Was one of them awake?" Knarf asked. Fast Asleep Christopher Cricket shook his head. "No, they were all fast asleep and dreaming, For a mom- ent, T thought I might go down into the cellar and play a song_or two for the mice and spiders. But 1 remember that the mice were all out hunting for crumbs, and the spiders had been swept out by Katy-belle a day or two ago. There was only one other place to go and I went to it at once: I was quite sure I would find some- one there to listen to my song." "Where did you go?" Knarf Hanid, both asked eagerly. "To the garret," said Christa- pher Cricket. "But no one's up there!" said Hanid. "Oh, yes, there are" said Christopher. "And they're Just the ones to enjoy a jolly song. Yes, indeed," he said, "I played my songs for them all right and you can't imagine how much they enjoyed them. There was the Old Grandfather Clock, all covered with dust. He hadn't ticked and tocked for years but he tocked and ticked again for me last night. There was the Old China Doll with the torn curls that mother used to play with many years ago. She clap- ped her poor little hands with joy when she heard my song. Waved His Arms "And there was the Old Pair of Shoes who tapped his heels and tried to dance again when he heard me playing. And there was the Old Coat that waved his arms; and the Old Books that lifted their covers. But hapiest of all", said Christopher 'was the Old Broken Violin. How it wanted to play a jolly song along with me Christopher, "so it couldn't play Thursday, Nov. "And did it?" asked Knarf. "It only had one string," said one was then, guitar, T twanged the that Old Broken Violin and its from its one string, many anyone has ever played before." a whole song. 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