THE RESCUE OF PRINCESS SPRING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 83, 4 October 1930, Page 20

THE RESCUE OF PRINCESS SPRING

G_OOD2s"ESS gracious goodness!" exclaimed Winkie the elf. " Whatever's tho matter?" asked Bobtail, popping his head curiously out of his burrow. "Ilaven't you heard?" replied Winkie. ". "Princess Spring has been cupxure,d oirher'way here!" "What!" cried IBoMnil, Muffling his nose in agitation. "Who has captured her?" ."Who has captured what?" asked Brightcyes, the squirrel, with a s>ut lime disregard for grammar, as he hopped down the tree. "King Winter has got the Raindrops to' capture Princes? Spring on hi>r way here,-so-that ho may bo longer on tho throne," explained Winkie, nodding his hoad sorrowfully. "She is being held prisoner in Raindrop Castlo even now." "But can't we rescue her." asked BriglUeycs. "We can't possibly," answered Wiukic. -Tljb £.ii>ndron<i, under King Winter's' orders, have * fortified Eaindiop Castle very strongly, and built a bar2'ier of rain-clouds across the sky. Prin.cess Spring's four inaids-iu-waiting,

fenowdiop, Violet, Daffoailj dud Pnmlose, have been captuied too." "Never mind," tulled a voice above. "We may find a way to lescue her alter all," and tLe tuo looked up to sec Glossyhead the tui fl^ng oveihead "Well —perhaps —" said Wmkie, cheering up, ami left it it that. But the spiing flower tames didn't I Oh, dear, nol They had quite an m dignation meeting about it. "Well, I ask jou," cued Tiny Piim. lO'ae indignantly, "how am I to bung out my pumroses when fepung is not here* Jack Trost would soon get to hear of it and nip off all the loiely buds!" "As if .pool Piincess Spinig could lielp being captuied!" cued Paiiy Apntot Blossom. "I'm suic I'm as soiry as you all that she cannot conic to open our flowcis, but I'll -just do without for the time bung '' •'Hear! heai1" cried Fmy Jonquil and Fairy Bluebell, but sonic of tho jfaii'ies were still cross. Meanwhile the sunbeama weio also ■wondering what to do to rescue Puncess Spring. They were, at present^ not strong enough to raid the Raindrops' (Jastle, which was so strongly ioitinecl. Everyone suggested different plans, each more impossible than the last, until at last the Sunbeams went back to Sunbeam Palace. They could not get out of the sky, for the Baindrops tßliiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini.ii

was much bigger -than they,- knew he . had no chance, so ■ surrendered, had spread across cold grey clouds;, through which they could not penetrate. If tho fairies on earth could once get. through that cold, wet ■ barrier, with tho help of the Sunbeams they would be able to rescue Princess Spring and '"her" attendants. ! But clays'passed and -the fairies did. nothing, " They could not do anything, they .said, •without ■ Spring, and . Spring was held captive.' And then, suddenly Snowdrop escaped from Baindrop Castlo and.flow with all her might to,, Sunbeam Palace. Sho told. tli"eni;that'Jack Frost was'chasing her. Tho Sunbeams immediately ran for their sharpest, weapons of 3unshine, and lined;themselves up .just inside the .castle.;'... As..soon. as- Jack. Frost came near, they rushed out and surrounded him, for they -knew he would never enter .the palace. Jack, although he The .Sunbeams'took,.him captive and. .sent :a note.to King. Winter, telling him that if he .did-not release Princess Spring: ;%udlier three maids-in-waiting, f.ho Sunbeams would motto Jack Frost .■' .-. i- ...- ■:.•■:."; ;;; .■,-•■■.'..'.;■. ..i ■■■•■■

s'\eep a fioJc m tje ciouas, ana would call up all the fames tinm thu eaith. They would then fly to Eamdiop Cis tie, "rescue Princess Spinig and her at tendants, take the Raindiops pusoneis, and might even /take pusonei King Winter lnmself. At .my J.ite, they baitl, they -would keep Jack Fiost pusonot,i ioi they knew King A\ lntei a\ as lost ■without his mischityvous attendant. When EJuig Winter itccived thib due message he gnashed his teeth, but ho knew theie was no allcinatne, so bade the Tiamdrops release Puncess Spimg and hei maids,, and at the oidcis oi the Sunbeams also made them M\cep anuv the clouds. So, when Printers Spim^ was tiowncd m his pljce jl the V ilau' oi Ilie Seasons, there was nothing but a^uio sky and a i'cw white tuiut, oi cloud's tv bi seen in the skx aiivwhere Then Quecu Spunp cunt dunn tv caith. opened Fany Pumrose's. buds., and all the othei lioiven, and sent giccn leaves, rainbows, and sweet scented puffs of wind to gladden all. Taiiy Apiicot-Blossom'a buds weie first plumji knobs of rosy pinli, gradually opening into perfect rosy-vemed blossoms oi delicate white. Violet : scented breezes, lustling trees, rippling streams, .uid twittering birds all sang joyfully, "Spring 13 here! Spnng is here at last!" "PL'TDE PAN." (14) VTadestown.