FAIRY TALE FOR SMALL ONES
It was Joan's birthday, and SO, of course, it was May's too. May wa§ Joan's big sleeping doll. Joan had lots of presents and a cake too, but poor May had nothing in the .daytime. Joan went to bed very happily, that night just as May woke up. GoIJy very carefully pushed open the clipboard door, for it was time to be off to the party. From the other side of. the room came a muffled "Peep-paep," and Golly with a gay laugh turned a cartwheel over to the cupboard and dragged open the door, and out came Johnnie'i toys. Johnnie was Joatn's little brother.
"Come on!/' cried Belinda to Dobbin.
"Neigh, neigh!" said DjDbbin, th» rocking horse, as he gaily stepped oft his rockers.
"All ready?" cried May. "Yes," came back a chorus of
voices.
"Then let's start," cried Tumbling Tom as he tumbled into a motor-car.
Everybody cheered as May drove into view of the fairy bowar, that shone ad bright as day with myriads of flrefliea and glow-worms. They played fairy games, such ai catching, dewdrops, mmsical mushrooms, hide tho slipper, and flying races. Thea they had fairy dances like tripping in, dancing round the mushrooms, the fairy . steps, and all sorts of others. Then came the part that Golly liked mostsupper! There were little dewdrop cakes, fresh nuts given by the squirrels, fairy fruit, and crystallised violets and rose-leaves. Then everybody stood and sang "For She's a Jolly Good Dollie," and then went happily homo to the nursery cupboards. "DON PEDRO" (13). Island Bay.
FAIRY TALE FOR SMALL ONES
Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 23 May 1931, Page 18
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