THE PARTY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 131, 4 June 1932, Page 8

THE PARTY

j-^Original') It was the Fairy King's^ birthday, and every :' elf and fairy in it :was Overflowing with joy/ The Sing was! five years old, so the pake, which, "of course, was very big, Had five candles on it. It was; iced .with icing an inch thick, and in the, middle, written in great big letters, was'"Happy. Birthday Greetings?' \ t .■*-■- v ; Fairiel, the fairy queen,; was''sitting at the head of the table, and alt-round her were Silver. Bell, Little -Homeblrd, Fairy Moonwings,. Pixie "Puff, Little Gladness, Tinker-Bell, and -many \othersf After the birthday tea* was overj Fairiel stood ' up>, and • said:—t"Y6u are now going to plSyi games of every kind. Following that will' be a concert; To begin, "you will all sing: a chorus^ and after that you'will have a turn to sing, recite, or dance. There, may-bS prizes, ; one for the best dancer; one for the best singer, and one for the best reciter:" . ' ' ' ■ ■":'.'-. - Then commenced the games. They played hide-and-seek, "I spy," "taggy-taggy-touch wood, '' drop the handkerchief, and many, other, games. .'When they could not.-find another • game rto play, they- commenced the: concert. All was merry and bright until it, struck midnight, and then they ended up by singing "Pack TTp All Your Troubles." Next there . came a pattering of horses' feet, and Fairiel's carriage came in sight, to take her home to the palace. There followed a fairy express train to tako the elves, fairies, and pixies home, and all came to a happy end. "SNOW FAERY"' (9). Lower Hutt.