FOR THE CHILDREN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16366, 3 March 1921, Page 9

FOR THE CHILDREN.

THE GOOD FAIRIES. One summer night two little fairies folded, up their wings and prepared to gj to bed. Creeping into a rose, the rose-fairy made herself comfortable and was soon, sleeping soundly. Tho other one, Silver-wings, curled herself, up in a lily-cup. They had not been asleep for long before they felt their beds beiug rudely shaken, and leahiitg over the* sides of file flowers they saw a big moth. ■Fairies,” said lie. “wc want your help. The big spider at the gale of this garden has, caught Air Brown-Bee ! in his web, and although two other little fairies are there* we cannot resJ cue him.” I Off went the two fairies, and soon I thev reached the gate. Tlierb thev i saw all a. l , the moth had said. 1 immediately thev set to work to I break the threads'' that held the bee. ' The spider was in a great rage. He ! nearly dropped to the ground, for ho j was shaking so much with anger. ! Once or twice lie attempted to reI take the poor bee, but the fairies were | there, and he was in the etui made to | keep to one end of the web while the | bee was being released, j At last tho threads wero all broken, and the bee flow a wav. grateful to the little iairirs. But the spider was not ■ glad, for he had lost a fine fat bee for his, supper. RIDE A COOK. HORSE. Ride, a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady rid© on a white horse. I\t itli rings on lier fingers and bells on • her toes, ; She'shall have music wherever she goesi Ride a hen mare to Bartlemv Fair, J To see an old woman fly high in the i Stick in her fingers and broom at her j toes. j " bore she is going to, nobody knows.