FOR THE TINIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19762, 8 October 1927, Page 4 (Supplement)

FOR THE TINIES.

THE DAISY'S SACRIFICE. The flowers wero blowiug in the breeze; the rost. looked prpudly down upon the smaller flowers, knJiVing they only obeyed her because she was queen. Oh, what could she do to make them obey her for love? The daisy, dozing in the heat of the hot summei sun raised its head as a lark came singing overhead. Down, down itcame till it reached the little garden where the beautiful flowers lived. The daisy, seeing the sad look on the sweet face of the rose, turned its little face to the lark and said quietly, so the other flowers should not hear, " Doesn't our Queen look sad '!" The lark nodded its head in a wise way, then said, " tfes, 6he does, and I will tell you why if you will promise to do as I ask." After the daisy had readily given its promise the lark'told the reason why the poor rose was sad. What she needed was another rose tree to speak to and comfort her when lonely. " Oh, how can I make her happy, said the deai littlt flower. " Why, I cau tell vou," said the lark. " If I succeed in making the rose happy will you give me your littlo plot of ground, your home?" The poor little daisy looked sad to think she would have to leave her nice little place for the happiness of the rose, but the brave fl ower answered, "If you succeed, I promise ' The lark waved its wings and went away singing happily knowing, if he succeeded, he would have a better and warmer home for the winter. Two days later, the lark came to the little garden where the daisy lived, but strange to say the lark did not go to the daisy first, "but to the rose, though he did not speak to her Then the winter came, cold and bleak, and the little daisy slept beneath the dark, warm earth. The daisy had wonderful dreams beneath that davi mother earth Now the daisy felt herself push ing up through the earth that had com forted her all through the cold winter. At last, the daisy was up enjoying the beauti