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Telling The Story In Boerum HillRemember that deliciously warm and comfortable feelingyou used to get as a kid as you felt yourself slipping into thefantasyland of a read-aloud story? Relive those golden years,NOT by purchasing a fairy-tale record, but rather by attendingthe Pooh and Company Sunday Afternoon Free Story Hour.Every Sunday afternoon at 3pm through September 30, BoerumHill neighbors will take turns reading children%u2019s stories. Thestories will be geared towards kids ages 3-7, but don%u2019t let thatdeter you. Come along, even if you can%u2019t find a young friend tobring with you. You%u2019ll see, others in your same position will bethere too, hoping to hear further adventures of Roo, Eeyore,and Christopher Robin.Pooh and Company Free Story Hour, every Sunday at 3pm at the Hoyt S treet Garden at Hoyt and A tla n tic, through Septem ber 30th. If the 10am w eather forecast gives a SO percent or m ore chance of rain, then the story session w ill be cancelled.The GiantIn The SlopeABIYOYO was a mean, old, gruff giantwho was enchanted by the ukulele musicplayed by the magician%u2019s son%u2014so the folktalegoes. Today, he%u2019s totally mellowed andbefriended by the kindly spirit of theneighborhood, he%u2019s set up a wonderfulchildren%u2019s clothing store right in Park Slope.Colorfully, handcrafted embroideredimports from Mexico and Afghanistan anddiscounted designer clothes are but a few ofthe unique offerings, but you can also counton ABIYOYO for a full range of practicalschool and sports clothing. A ramp at thedoor provides easy access for carriages andstrollers to the cheerful, rainbow-tintedinterior, complete with two purple dressingrooms. The owners, Yvonne and MoeBarochas, parents themselves, haveincorporated more conveniences, includingan enclosed play area which, whencompleted, w ill be fully carpeted andstocked with toys, for the all-too-boredchildren of shoppers.But that%u2019s not all. Yvonne, a former artteacher, has promised a series of children%u2019sactivities with story telling, clowns andcrafts. And if that hasn%u2019t tempted you, justtake a look up at ABIYOYOon the large bluehandpainted sign across the top of the storen d r p p if y m i Qtill a r o n %u2019t r . iir in iiRABIYOYO%u2014 C hildren%u2019s Clothing Store, 209 Seventh Ave. (corner of 3rd St.) Open MonSat. 9:30 to 7:30 pm. Carries a fu ll range of children%u2019s clothing from infant to size 13. Further inform ation, call 499-2555.Learningthewayso ftheGardenJapanese gardens are more than just a place to go and contemplate the quietude. They are designed to symbolize philosophic concepts and to inspire deep contemplation. But the uneducated viewer cannot help but miss out on some of the subtleties of this art form in which the plum blossom symbolize courage, bamboo, perseverence, and pine trees mean long life.The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, long a mecca for fans of Japanese Gardens with its Hill and Pond Garden andits replica o the Stone Garden at the Ryoanji in Kyoto, has just put out a revised edition of its book %u201c Japanese Gardens and Miniature Landscapes.%u201d The 85 page handbook contains six articles and well over 100 illustrations explaining and describing Japanese gardens.I lie newiy icviacu %u201c %u25a0-----------ua^iunuoo uui uoiivi uuwLandscapes%u2019 %u2019 handbook is now available from The Brooklyn Botanic Garden for $1.75 plus 60 cents for postage and handling. Write to Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York 11225.