'SPRING FAIRIES"

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 92, 15 October 1932, Page 10

'SPRING FAIRIES"

(Original.) Doreen, was lying in bed when she thought she heard a bell-like little voice say, "Your Majesty, it- would be a hard task, so why. not send one of the humans to try?" "Oh," thought Doreen, "I'm certain that I heard a real fairy speak!" The next minute she "knew that she really had, for, another little voice cried, "That's all tery woll, Your JVAjesty, but how WQ«d a human get ;'n King Winter's ,dot»r?"' s

"Well," thought Doreen, "I'm going to see where these fairies are." So she tiptoedout of. bed, put on her drossing gown and' slippers, and ran over to the window to have a look- There on the lawn wero a company of fairies, dressed up as different flowers, and talking as loudly as they could to a person in the middle, who appeared to be queen. .

Doreen. listened a while. Then suddenly tho queen turned and looked straight at her, However, apparently all the fairies knew she was there,, for they took no notice of her, but wont on talking.

Soon a plan was settled upon, aud the queen, whose name was Fairiel, beckoned to her, saying, "Come, Doreen, we want you to help us." . "Of course I'll, come," said Doreen with her best curtsey. "Just wait till I get my best dress on, )J and off sha ran/ ■

"When she appeared again, all the fairies cried,"Oh, how lovely!' 5 Aiid certainly she did look a pretty sight, ivith her* long black curls hanging in ringlets over her shouMcrg and her rosy cheeks shining in the moonlight. Her areas was perhaps . the prettiest part of all, for i^ was made of white muslin and had little red and blue roses sewn all ov«r it in pretty designs. Her shoes were of pale pink-and-blue .satiii; while her socks were of white cottoit. Soon they reached Snowland, and after explaining to Doreen they all made a rush for King Winter's palace.of ice. Of course King Winter was very angry indeed, especially when they besieged ,the palace, and he thought* he would go and fight. However, a messenger came in to tell him that there, was a human being with Queen Faiiiel, and 'that if he didn't go they'd drive him out. King Winter sent reply that he wouldn't go, so Fairiel's army, headed by Doreen, marched in aria took him prisoner. . ;

Later on Jack Frost came out to try to get King. AVinter back. But the t -wonderfnl sun came out, and melted Frost's_ army, aria Frost himself fled' into the castle cellar,ana "took refuge ■ there. Lord Sun. melted the palace, though, and then Jack Frost,had to go. After he had gone, Queen Fatriel saia the magic word, "Floo-skump-pina," ana everything vanished except the cold breath, tears, and. angry growling of King Winter as ho went back to has own cold region at the South Pole.

Aiter Lady Spring had come, Dorcen xras handsomely rewarded, and among the things she received was a magic wishing-ring, which' enabled her to go to J7airyland whenever she liked to visit the 'Spring Fairies.' : ;>■ • .:",'?MOONSHINE FAIRY" (9). .Karori. '■-',-.• . • '."