THE LOST CROWN

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 18

THE LOST CROWN

Everybody in Fairyland was bustling ttround very excited. The Fairy Queen pad lost her crown and was offering a Reward' of a dew-drop necklace to the jfinder. But there was one person, who was Slot happy, and that was Fairy Snowdrop. She was'sitting on a small toad' ttool crying when down flew the Green Goblin. He was a kind elf, and he aelped all the fairies out of their difflbulties. . . , "Kind fairy," he saM. "Would frou give me a drink of water? I am yery thirsty." Fairy Snowdrop went into the house md soon. Teturned with the water. "What is the matter with youT fcing?" She told him that it was broken and she could not look' for the ilrown. , "Never mind, I will try to mend it," He said as he produced a small bottle 6f powder from his pocket. ' 'Sprinkle this over your broken wing, then go •to the lake and have a bathe, and next Bay your wing will be all right when jrou go to look for the crown." Whilst Saying this, he drank the water ana flew away. . , ■ , 'At once Fairy Snowdrop sprinkled the powder over her wing and next day ghe took the bathe. But when she Vent to leave the water her foot struck komething at the bottom of the water Vhioh she- dived down to get. When Mie brought it up it was the Queen s lost crown. ' Her wing was better now, Bo she took the crown back to the Queen, ana claimed her reward. Next 'aav the Green Goblin came down again and saia, "It was all for helping a goblin." v "KING OF THE SNOWS." (12). City.