. New games and amusements for young and old alike. theafternoon there were just three kites flown, andthose three were Freddies. The boys lost allinterest in kites made with wooden sticks, andcould talk only about those stiffened with Eddie Miller and the boys who had laughedwhen they first saw the kites had to admit theywere all right, and were as much interested asany of the others. Say, Freddie, how did you make them?Eddie Miller asked, at NEW GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS Freddie had to bite his Hp to keep from smil-ing with satisfaction. I didnt suppose youd care to know how
. New games and amusements for young and old alike. theafternoon there were just three kites flown, andthose three were Freddies. The boys lost allinterest in kites made with wooden sticks, andcould talk only about those stiffened with Eddie Miller and the boys who had laughedwhen they first saw the kites had to admit theywere all right, and were as much interested asany of the others. Say, Freddie, how did you make them?Eddie Miller asked, at NEW GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS Freddie had to bite his Hp to keep from smil-ing with satisfaction. I didnt suppose youd care to know how acrazy fellow makeskites, he said. Well, you knowyourself that theylooked queer, Yes—but they areflying. Oh, come on andtell, Fred, Ill takethat back. Anyhow,I said it just infun. Yes, tell us, Fred-die, joined in all the other boys, eagerly. Of course Freddie yielded, and set forth themanner in which all three were constructed—the six-sided kite, the bow kite and the tailless,stickless kite. And here, in substance, is whatFreddie told them:. Fig. 17 A SIX-SIDED KITE To make a six-sided kite, take a long strip of heavy wrapping paper, cover one side with paste, and roll spirally, as shown in Fig. 17 (see also Fig. 9, page 151). One strip 166 KITES WITHOUT STICKS of paper will not suffice, so just before rollingattach another strip of paper to the end of thefirst one and proceed with the rolling. Con-tinue in this way until you have made a spiraltube eight feet in length and one inch in diam-eter. While still wet bend this tube into theangles shown in the illustration, join togetherby running one end into the other, and fastensecurely in position with string. Paste lightmanila paper over this framework, and acrossthe face of the kite paste diagonally two narrowstrips of heavy wrapping paper. To these stripsattach an ordinary kite bridle. If properlymade this kite will be fully as strong as one withwooden framework. Use your discretion as tothe length of tail required. A BOW
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