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your Letterfrom the EditorI am sure nearly áll of you have seen an elephant ancl Jumbo may even have given you a ride on his back. "Jumbo" by the way, is the pei name given to him by English children, with whom he is a great favourite. People ívho know a lot about them say Ihat Indián elephants...

your Letterfrom the Editor Nearly all my life I have livecl only a few miles from the sea and I was t'herefore one of the lucky children who had a seaside holiday once a year. It is quite different from any other kind of holiday and in my opinion, it is the most enjoyable. I used to stay with an...

yoLír Letter from the Editor vDeor o-JL QúrUt Have you discovered how tiresome dates are? How they have a dreaúful way of slipping out of your mind such a short time after you were sure you had learnt them so thoroughly ihat you could not pos-sibly forget? They always treated me like thai...

your Letter from the EditorvDec-r fL^ (xutLa,In the last issue I printed in the Vocabulary Supplement an extract from an English book which de seribed a journey across the de sert from Palestine to Egypt. You may be interested to know that in the spring of 1942 I made almost exactly the same...

your Lelter from the Editor I hope you have all enjoyed your kolidays and thai you are not too sad at the thought of going back to school. If you are like I used to be, you tvill certainly not be delighted at the idea, though I daresay somé of your parents will be quite relieved to see you...

your Letter from the Editor Summer is over and in England it is too cold to swim in the sea any more. Or perhaps I shonld say it is too cold for all normál people— a few will continue lo take their daily dip until Christmas or *after. I can assure you, however, thai these tough people are...

your Letterfrom the EditorI can imagine you all seated at your desks once more, looking brown and well and ready to learn a tremerudous lot! Holidays would not be half so mucii fun if we did no work between them.England has had a wonderful summerfine and hot. Holiday re-sorls have been crowded with...

your Letter from the Editor vDeor aJ. (xúríz, Many of you may feel that you are too old to rend stori.es liké Tom Thumb, although I confess that in spite of my greying hairs, I still enjoy them. But I expect you do read them. even if you will not admit it, so perhaps I had better explain...