When the boys went off to hockey practice

the girls decided to build a snow fort right beside the snow cottage

They had already decided that five big snow men would make the

very best guardians and that, if the boys threw ice balls

they could retreat into the house

“Perhaps,” said the tricky Imogen, ” We should make ice men

with big leather shields.”

Luella had an even better idea,” When we have finished our snowmen we

can use our toboggans for shields.”

And that is why the girls won the Big-Battle-of-1936