"VISIT TO QUEEN SPRING"

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

"VISIT TO QUEEN SPRING"

. (Original.) "It's awful having to stay inside just for the sake of a silly old cold," grumbled Malcolm, aged 10. "You've all your soldiers and games," said Nannie, "and yet you'ro not satisfied." ■ , "Gome and have a game of soldiers," sang out his unselfish twin Mona. "Coming!" yelled Malcolm, making Nannie jump nearly out of her ak'ii^ For about an hour they played until Malcolm's forces had to retreat, and he sulked. "I don't want to play soldiers!" ho^ said.. "What can we play, then?" demanded Mona. "I know," said Malcolm. "We'll watch the spring flowers grow!" "A capital idea!" said Mona, snuggling herself up on the sofa by tha window. "Hurry up! You should be. ready by now," said an impatient voice from the window. Mona jumped.

"But we are not going anywhere " she replied.to a little elf dressed ia green.

N-n-n-not going anywhere?" repeated the little elf. "Do you mean to say you don't want to" visit. Queea Spring?" "Oh, yes we do!" shouted Malcolm. Well, hurry up, Or I will go without you," urged, their tiny guide. Snut your eyes and count ten," he demanded.

Hey presto! They were in a field of golden;daffodils, who were nodding at them! Soon they arrived at the palace made of Jonquils and daffodils. Her Majesty sat on a throne of a daffodil trumpet, which had a piece cut out of the side. . ■

_ They had a glorious time; Dainty fairy attendants waited on them, and they were very tired when the time came for them to say goodbye. Her Majesty offered them three wishes between them.

"I wish that you and summer would rul» forever," said"Mona. "I wisb. this depression will end, and that we could have more money»» said Malcolm.

"And we both wish that ifairiel will • never go away, and will always prosper," they said together. ' r?» y> 7°u are pulling ifie off this sofa!" yellea Maleom. . ". Oh,"'said Mona, when she landed, with a bump on the floor.- "I've inst had a lovely dream! You and I went to visit Queen Spring—: .". 1 ,«V J An? l wishes, between us," said Malcolm quickly. '•* '!$ thonStt you wouldn't mow about it/" sulked Mona..- "How did' you find out?" ■■■■.■ J "Ah,"" said. Malcolm, "little girls who do not, wish their secrets to ba told should not talk in their sleep!" "PIGTAILS" (13). Lower Hutt. .