anaheim-gazette 1963-01-02

Children’s Stories by The Anaheim Gazette By AFTON MAC NAUGHTON Editor’s note: This series of unique stories for children are the product of the scribbling of an aged sea captain who adventured all over the world before he died a few years ago, leaving the material to a long-time shipmate and friend. Captain Obediah Hoofelstinkel was sailing his little ship from one of the Questionable Islands to another and he had many interesting experiences. One of the most interesting experiences was kind of fearful. He sailed into a little harbor at one of the islands and dropped the little ship's anchor to hold it there. He took down the sails and made everything snug. Then he looked around to see what was on shore beyond the narrow sandy beach. He saw some dark-skinned natives who were trying to hide behind shrubs and trees and stealing looks at him. He hoped they were friendly people so he said "Hello" to some of them. None of them said anything. So he was hesitant to go ashore in his tiny rowboat. He cooked his dinner and ate it and sat there on deck waiting to see what the natives would do. Then a funny thing happened. You know an anchor is supposed to stick in the mud on the ocean bottom and hold the ship in place. But this anchor wouldn't stick because the bottom was very slick rock and there were no rocks sticking up to stop the anchor from slipping. The tide was pulling the little ship away from the harbor and there was only one thing would turn in the night and might push the little ship toward the shore. Captain Hoofelstinkel wasn't sure the anchors would hold and if he drifted ashore his ship might be badly damaged. Worse than that, the natives might be dangerous and stick him with a spear. He needed water from the spring that was running out of the hill nearby. And, of course, he didn't dare try to get the water unless he knew the natives wouldn't bother him. Sure enough, the natives were not frightly. No one knows why, but some people in some places just aren't friendly. And do you know what some of these natives did? They started throwing stones and shooting arrows at the captain and his ship. That frightened the captain and he knew he couldn't go ashore and get fresh water if they intended to harm him. Then he remembered something. The people in the Questionable Islands were afraid of being photographed. They were afraid that if a picture was taken of them that would make each of those in the picture another person. Of course photographs don't make that so, but the natives didn't know any better. They thought a camera would capture them and hold them and that it would take part of them away. So Captain Hoofelstinkel went down into his cabin and got a big camera and started to take the natives' pictures. And what do you think happened? In time, mind you, because he had only one drink left his little ship. THE BABY WHALE When the wind blows out the ocean it makes waves, very little wind blows there, very little waves. The storm the wind higher the water are likely to be. If there great, great big waves it is comfortable to be on the ocea in a little boat. Captain Obediah Hoofelstinkel who was sailing about the ocean had a very small boat although he called it a ship canoe sailors like to call to boats' sailors. Captain Hoofelstinkel's little ship was named SCARED CAT, as you recalled. If a ship could be scared of a person, the SCARED would have been badly seasick because the big waves lifting it up and down like would go up and down on a rer coaster. And if you are a good sailor you will get sick your tummy. That's called seasickness motion sickness. Someone rock you in a chair the wavy or even swing you match on a swing until you sink. Captain Hoofelstinkel did get sick. He thought that because he was too busy stirring the SCARED CAT or kissing the sails in order. When big wind blows the sails have made smaller, or shorter sailors say. Captain Hoofelstinkel shorted sail and stayed at the sting wheel of his little ship, many hours while she stressed the SCARED CAT, like a tennis ball. Then a funny thing happened. You know an anchor is supposed to stick in the mud on the ocean bottom and hold the ship in place. But this anchor wouldn't stick because the bottom was very slick rock and there were no rocks sticking up to stop the anchor from slipping. The tide was pulling the little ship away from the harbor and there was only one thing to do: that was to put out a heavier anchor and maybe two anchors so the ship wouldn't be carried out to sea. Captain Hoofelstinkel did just that and the ship stayed where it was. Only he was afraid to go to sleep because the tide Of course photographs don't make that so, but the natives didn't know any better. They thought a camera would capture them and hold them and that it would take part of them away. So Captain Hoofelstinkel went down into his cabin and got a big camera and started to take the natives' pictures. And what do you think happened? They screamed and hid their faces and ran all the way to the other side of the island and left Captain Hoofelstinkel alone with his ship. So he took some cans and rowed ashore in his little boat and got fresh water, and bare- OPEN SATURDAY JANUARY 4th 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PEACE OF MIND HOME SINCE 18'89 FIRST IN SIZE...AMERICA'S LARGEST savings association ... with assets 96 times greater than the average savings association, total resources about $½ Billion larger than any other savings association in the nation. PERFECT 74-YEAR SAFETY RECORD: Since 1889, no one ever lost a penny of savings entrusted to Home. ACKNOWLEDGED LEADERSHIP: Over half a million people save more than $1.3 billion with Home, America's largest. FIRST IN SERVICE: Maximum convenience. 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Captain Hoofelstinkel's little ship was named the SCARED CAT, as you recall. A ship could be scared like person, the SCARED CAT had been badly scared, mouse the big waves were ringing it up and down like you did go up and down on a roll-coaster. And if you are not a good sailor you will get sick at your tummy. That's called seasickness or motion sickness. Someone can kick you in a chair the wrong way or even swing you too much on a swing until you are kicking Captain Hoofelstinkel didn't sick. He thought that was cause he was too busy steer-the SCARED CAT or keep-the sails in order. When a wind blows the sails have to made smaller, or shortened, sailors say. Captain Hoofelstinkel shorten-sail and stayed at the steer-wheel of his little ship for any hours while the storm used the SCARED CAT around a tennis ball. too much water being thrown up in the air for him to light his pipe. That is called spindrift, and it can make a sailor very wet. It was during this big storm that Captain Hoofelstinkel found a great surprise. An awfully big whale was just lying still in the water with part of it showing above the water and wouldn't move as the little ship came closer and closer to him. Captain Hoofelstinkel was having a hard enough time steering his ship and for the whale to get in the way made things worse — even dangerous. If the SCARED CAT should run up against the whale real hard then the whale might get excited and thresh around and crush the ship and throw Captain Hoofelstinkel into the ocean. But the whale just lay still any way as Captain Hoofelstinkel tried to steer away from it. He couldn't turn the ship away fast enough and what do you think happened? The little ship struck the whale right near the place where the whale had a blow hole for breathing when he came to the top of the ocean to get air. And when it blew the odor of its breath was terrible. "I'll be lost!" the captain shouted, as if he was talking to the whale, or maybe to his ship. There is no reason your garden should be merely green or drab during winter, not in California. Now is the time to think of those plants that reward us not only with blooms at other seasons but colorful foliage during the winter — real show-stoppers if used properly. One of our most useful small trees is the Strawberry Tree, which has tiny, heather - bell type white flowers in the fall and even through the winter with a round, strawberry - like fruit following the bloom. The berries are quite colorful But the whale still didn't move. It was too friendly. And besides that, what do you think there was special about this whale that caused it to lay still after the boat struck it? It had a little baby whale with it and the big mother whale was being very careful not to move very much in the storm, because if a baby whale can't breathe air it will drown. She was protecting it against the wind. And that was why the SCARED CAT was safe after bumping into the whale. The little ship just lay still against the whale and slid alongside it until it got clear of the whale and sailed on in the storm. and you need not worry about the children munching the fruit They're edible. This delightful little tree grows to about 20 feet eventually, does not mind some winters and always looks handsome. The bark of the dark brown branches and trunk break to reveal an inner red. The leaves are dark green on top and reddish beneath, hemispherical about the soil and even will tolerate being planted in lawn. Pests don't seem to bother it and its roots won't annoy you patio or invade your sewer. A really wonderful little tree for a multitude of uses, and particularly colorful in winter. The berries and foliage are excellent for flower arrangement — just pound the stems a plunge into cold water. An unusual shrub with the vantage of blooming from November to April is the Australian Fuchsia, which isn't a fuchsia in truth but has long, narrow pink flowers like bell-shaped erings and flairing at the bottom to resemble fuchsias. The foliage is grey - green which tips us off that to grow this well you need excellent drainage — otherwise this shrub is uncommonly easy to please. Leave it alone. Prune in a spring after bloom to get a go bushy form — and that's all the care needed. Captain Hoofelstinkel didn't sick. He thought that was cause he was too busy steer-the SCARED CAT or keep-the sails in order. When a wind blows the sails have to made smaller, or shortened, sailors say. Captain Hoofelstinkel shorten-sail and stayed at the steer-wheel of his little ship for my hours while the storm used the SCARED CAT around a tennis ball. He didn't have time to cook breakfast, his lunch or his dinner. 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