"JACK FROST'S REQUEST"

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 5, 5 July 1930, Page 20

"JACK FROST'S REQUEST"

FAIRIEL was just opening her eyes :when sho heard a gentlo tap, tap, \ on her mushroom door. Quickly slipping > out of bed :she pulled tin. latch and peeped out. Oh, her .nose froze in an instant, for it surely was .Tack Frost himself. "Please, Fairiel," he said, "I've eomc to tell you that it's about time you had a page for me, as I am just dying to let everyone know that I've really arrived.'/ Fain el chuckled to herself and then she replied: "Very well, Jack; in a fortnight you. shall Tiave a page all for yourself, but tsait a minute; what shall we call it*"»

"Oh!"' exclaimed Jack, as he thoughtfully pulled his icy beard. ' 'Let it be called, the Winter Page:" "The Winter Page,' ■'- echoed Fairiel. "Why, the very thing*" Then Jack saw that she was shivering, so ho bowed low and flew away. Fairiel was so excited about tho idea that she could hardly wait to tell the Ring the good news. In fact, sho forgotto salt the, porridge, and even forgot to give Littlest her morning bath (for you seo'Littlest lives with Fairiel in her mushroom house). As soon as everything was ready, Tairiel went to her cupboard and took out her Fairy Bell; then, going to her doorway she gave it three enchanting tingles. Instantly there could be heard the patter. Of feet coming along toe forest paths, and within ten minutes the wholo of her laughing, crowd stood before her. The very first to arrive was Pollyanna, who kept calling to Lydia to come down from the Pine Tree, where sho was hiding. Then came Mrs. Tittlemoule, with Tommy Tittlemouse clinging hold of her tail. Far away over the heather hills could b» ■: heard the haunting cries of Irish M»Ty;'Scotch Lassie, Irish Fairy, Irish

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[Eyes, and Rory .O'Moore. Away along the eastern path, where the primroses and cowslips bloom forever, camo Bookworm, Story-girl, and Story-writer, while down from the secret clouds fluttered Queen o } tho May, Queen o' the Hills, Swastika, Russian Princess, and many others. But wo mustn't forget tho people from the Nover-never Land; they wore the last to arrive, Peter Pan and Wendy, Tinkerbell and Puck, all came dancing along. Did I say the last? No —there was still another —The Wanderer came wandering in just as Fairiel was about to start her speech.

When everyone was quiet, Fairiol began in a clear fairy voice that could be heard by everyone: "Elves, this morning I had a visitor " And she told tho story of Jack Frost's visit. Peter Pan was tho first to speak. "Oh," sho shoutedj as she jumped on Ragged Robin's bare toes, "how simply ripping!" Then everyone began chattering and laughing again. Poor Pineapple was so pleased that she started to cry, and Wind Fairy had to dry her juicy tears for her. Cabanda told Winnie the Pooh, confidentially, that Mo-Mo was making a lot of unnecessary noises, and Winnie the Pooh burst out laughing, which did not improve matters.

When all the rejoicings were finished, Fairiel rang her bell for order, and then she told W elves that they all mast try and make the Winter Pago one of the best. . Everyone agreed to do so, so Fairiel told them <J1 to go home and finish' their mushroom cleaning. Fairiel watched them from her mushroom door, while a pleasing smile flashed across her face. "I knew they'd like it," she said to Littlest, and she closed the door. • ; "SAUCY SALLY." Titahi Bay. A lll«llilll»iBliIlll«IIMIII»lIliiiIi«aMm™«™»!»Biffl