[15] Nip and Flip. By Jack Goring. Illustrated by Caterina Patricchio. 1s. net (postage 1½d.). C.W. Daniel, Ltd., 3 Tudor Street, London, E.C.
And there follows a picture (in black and gold) of this strange monster, just to make sure that no one will suppose they were out after a vegetable.
The tale moves along, as such stories should, very rapidly. Thus—
“And when they came to the end of the world,
Their dear little handkerchief sail they furled
And put on the kettle for tea.”
But you have only just time to look at the tea things when—
“But alas! and alack
About six o'clock
The good ship strack
On the Almond Rock
And split like a little split pea.”
So the story goes on, through divers adventures,
“From Timbuctoo to Timbucthree”
and so at last home again.
The next voyage is to the land of Make-Believe on a Christmas Eve, “in a long, long train of thought.” In the course of this tale we are given a little picture of Flip herself, and here it is for you to look at.