"THE COMING OF WINTER"

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 23, 26 July 1930, Page 20

"THE COMING OF WINTER"

In a little room in "Cloud Manor 35 — the homo of tho seasons—Winter, Spring, and Summer wore sleeping-in their little beds of down. Nothing broke the silence except when Winter gave an occasional grunt and turned over. All was peaceful. Then suddenly the door opened and two elfin attendants appeared with Autumn, in her dress of red and yellow leaves, with* a garland of scarlet rose berries1 on her dark hair,' She. looked pale'1 and tired. ' ■• The attendants soon had her in bed, and set about the task of. awakening Winter. Thia was rather difficult, but they succeeded at'last After donning his snow-white garments he ordered his chariot to be made ready.. "For," he said,7 "I must' visit Fairiel !tnd the Fairy King." ■ -; ' Down on the, earth Fairiol and the Fairy Bing were preparing- for his visit. On ,; one i large mushroom table stood a beautifully frosted cake, and on others stood'little cups-of honey and flew. <:.:;<■.>• Fairiel herself was seated on her throne, ready to receive her guest. Then someone called out, ," Here he comesl" Then there was. a scramble. A»guard of honour was ; formed, and the fiddlers got ready. A little way up in the sky could be seen a magnificent gold carriage all glistening like snow that the sun is shining on. Nearer and nearer it came, until it landed just a little way from the first of the guard. , Fairiel stepped down from her throne to meet him. "Good evening, Queenly Pairiel," greeted Winter. "Good evening, and welcome to the Fairy Bing," answered Fairiel. "May I have the first dance with you?" "Yes," was the ready reply. Away they all sped, and stopped only for supper. Then on they danced till the big, round, lazy sun popped his head over the hill.