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This magazine of wholesome fun is dedicated to helping children grow in basic skills and knowledge, in creativeness, in ability to think and reason, Think Green! in sensitivity to others, in high ideals and worthy ways of living—for Finished with this issue? Save it to reread, or pass it along to a friend, ® children are the world’s most important people . classroom, or library. If it’s too worn to be read anymore, please recycle it. 4 AUGUST 2014 By Charles Wilkins Art by Barry Gott Once upon a time, Can’t remember when, Way back there, Way back then, Someone told me something, Can’t remember who, Can’t remember what it was, But if I ever do, I’ll write it on a thingum And put it somewhere safe— *I think the little whatsit Would be the perfect place. I wouldn’t trust the whoozit With the thingamy because, I can’t remember where it is Or where it ever was. My memory is excellent; It’s never failed me yet. The only things it can’t recall Are things that I forget. *(The author regrets that his memory has forgotten the title of this poem.) “I finished weeding, Dad. Do you need help with Goofus tries to get that?” says Gallant. out of doing work. Goofus and Gallant® “I’d like a slice of chocolate, please,” “Give me the green one!” says Goofus. says Gallant. “I felt like Goofus when “I felt like Gallant when I I didn’t share with my tried a new food.” brothers.” Zoe, Age 8, Illinois Jowayne, Age 8, Canada Fold Up, Splash Down By Anthony Poulton-Smith Cubby folded the shape shown here into a cube . then it fell into his soup! Since the letter B is on top, which letter “A lily pad is OK, but I landed face down like my mobile home.” in the soup? Answer on page 38. 6 AUGUST 2014 There’s some of Goofus and Gallant in us all. When the Gallant shines through, we show our best self. Gallant Making Hard Kids Times Bear-able Fourth-grader Jessica Carscadden has a special teddy bear that her grandma gave her. She says she “huggles”—hugs and cuddles—it every night. The bear makes her feel safe when she’s scared or sad. Jessica wants to help other kids feel safe, too. That’s why Jessica Carscadden wants every child who needs she started a stuffed- comfort to have a stuffed animal to hug. animal collection project called We Care Bears. It began when Jessica was cleaning her room. Bags and Bags of Bears “I had some stuffed animals that I didn’t need Jessica carefully sorted the donations, making anymore,” she says. Then she thought of the sure all the stuffed animals were in good fire station across the street from her house. condition. Her parents drove her to local fire “I realized that if I gave the stuffed animals to stations to deliver them.