Here’s the day’s transcriptions. There’s a curious variety in type size today and I don’t know what it signifies.
Top row, left: The first day Willie Winkie was at the sea side he walked down to the sands at ebb tide. The sea had gone out a long way indeed, and left some old fishing boats, like strange marine monsters, stranded high and dry. As there was nothing else for them to do they were all sleeping quietly. One monster seemed to have spectacles on, and looked so pleasant that one could easily see it was a fat old uncle boat.
Top row, right: Well, after a time, the sea came crawling slowly in, stretching out long white fingers after the boats. As the water reached them they commenced to move uneasily and to jostle against one another, and at last they opened their big round eyes (which were holes for the anchors) and became fully awake.
Middle row: ``Hello! I guess I’ve been nodding!‘’ said one; ``I guess it’s time to be going!‘’ ``Well, just wait a moment and I’ll go with you,‘’ said the other. ``I’ve only got to haul this youngster after me.‘’ (The ``youngster’’ was a rowboat.) So they spread up colored sails like big wings and turned out to sea and swam majestically away. Old ``Spectacles’’ was the first one out; then followed the others, and as they went away Willie waved his handkerchief after them.
Bottom row: Quite a bit down the beach Willie Winkie came to a place where there was a whole crowd of the funniest stones! Let me see! There was a crocodile’s head, and some sea lions, a frog, a turtle, and a number of jolly round bowlders [sic] with smiling faces and lovely green sea weed hair combed down over their eyes. In one place a shark stuck up out of the mud and seemed to be swallowing something; but when Willie-Winks [sic] looked closer it was only a stone after all! Up in the sky a swarm of cute flying fish cloudlets sailed along with outspread wings.
Comic Enjoyer over 3 years ago
When is this Wee Willie Winkie going to end?
Bendarling1 over 3 years ago
Wow, sail boats with lee boards instead of center boards! Just the thing for shallow draft conditions.
Joseph Nebus Premium Member over 3 years ago
Here’s the day’s transcriptions. There’s a curious variety in type size today and I don’t know what it signifies.
Top row, left: The first day Willie Winkie was at the sea side he walked down to the sands at ebb tide. The sea had gone out a long way indeed, and left some old fishing boats, like strange marine monsters, stranded high and dry. As there was nothing else for them to do they were all sleeping quietly. One monster seemed to have spectacles on, and looked so pleasant that one could easily see it was a fat old uncle boat.
Top row, right: Well, after a time, the sea came crawling slowly in, stretching out long white fingers after the boats. As the water reached them they commenced to move uneasily and to jostle against one another, and at last they opened their big round eyes (which were holes for the anchors) and became fully awake.
Middle row: ``Hello! I guess I’ve been nodding!‘’ said one; ``I guess it’s time to be going!‘’ ``Well, just wait a moment and I’ll go with you,‘’ said the other. ``I’ve only got to haul this youngster after me.‘’ (The ``youngster’’ was a rowboat.) So they spread up colored sails like big wings and turned out to sea and swam majestically away. Old ``Spectacles’’ was the first one out; then followed the others, and as they went away Willie waved his handkerchief after them.
Bottom row: Quite a bit down the beach Willie Winkie came to a place where there was a whole crowd of the funniest stones! Let me see! There was a crocodile’s head, and some sea lions, a frog, a turtle, and a number of jolly round bowlders [sic] with smiling faces and lovely green sea weed hair combed down over their eyes. In one place a shark stuck up out of the mud and seemed to be swallowing something; but when Willie-Winks [sic] looked closer it was only a stone after all! Up in the sky a swarm of cute flying fish cloudlets sailed along with outspread wings.
Alec McLure Premium Member over 3 years ago
I love this so much – the art is incredible!