FAIRY RING.

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 19

FAIRY RING.

COY'S PARTY

THE Goggles lived in a large oil tree-trunk, and the dearest hom< it made. The walls were linei and padded with soft moss, and ther were tiny beds of moss, too, for th children to sleep on. There were three beds for four chile ren. This was because the Goggle twins slept in one bed. Often one o them fell out and squealed so loudl that the Blue Jay, who lived furthe up in the tree, woke up and seolde angrily. The-twins,were the 4ear«st, fatte; little iairies that ever lived. Thei eyes ■were very.large and round, an their noses were small and round, an their heads had one small round cvi each—right on top. Next to thetitcame Wig Goggles. H was nqt quite.so small or so fat. Then thero was Coy. - She was a res beauty I Only, no one thought muc ab.out her, as_she had to work so hare and hardly w-ent out at all. She ha large black eyes and soft round cheek; and the pinkest of hands and feet, an her hair-grew in tiny curls over he round, head. [Wig/just adored her, an the twins did, top, although they gay her so much trouble, and were alway tearing their leaf jumper-suits. ■■'• ; Coy had to be, mother and father t the family,, as bp'th. their parents ha been lost in a wind storm a long tim ago- , : "There is to be a "wonderful part to-night/? squealed Wig, as he jumpe into the room .one day. "We are a invited,, and there is going to be a ras moonbeam salad and cream, and pickle flower seeds!" .. . ■ The twins, who had been sittingio the floor," eating their grass-stalk^ poi ridge, upset their bowls and clambere to their feet. " We's goin', Coy!" the shrieked. They: just loved picklesl "Oh, how lovely!" cried Coy. "Bu Twikuies; you are naughty to upse your breakfast!?' •She soon cleaned up the mess, and se the honie to rights. All the-time sh hummed, to herself, happily, as Bh thought of how she would make a dres of a beautiful, scarlet leaf she had bee saving Jor a week past. It was en broidered with green grasses and wa just the fashion! _''I/ll have grass slippers and red bei nos in my hair," she murmured hat pily to herself. Just then there was a thud and a lou cry from outside the homo. Coy rushc put -just in> timo to see' the' twins-

d naughty fellows—rolling down the grass c bank from the steps of the tree! They d went over and over, fighting, shriek•c ing, and yelling, and landed at last— ie plump! Eight in the middle of a bogl Coy ran as fast as she could and |. pull.!■ them out. First she looked to )3 see if: they,, were hurt. They were all )f right, beyond, a few scratches—but . y their suits I . They were torn to ribir tl\l i, "a v ' a * ■ ,d , J-hey,had been made of tiny green leaves, stitched so patiently together, 3t, - t ■■■!,;,•. tll - T ,,,,, - - .. ..

' FROCK ♦" ' ■ • •■ ■ ■ (Written Specially for the Palry King by H. MurreU.)

and now they wore hot fit to be seen Poor Coy could have cried! They wero covered in mud, too, and their faces were all black, with it. Only their .wicked- hrown eyes shone at her as they winked away their tears "We're sorry, Coy dear " they both said in one breath. "Oh, but you.always are!" she cried. Then, she had to hug them, mud and all,, they, looked .so funny! She soon got them, home, and did her best to polish up those, suits; but she saw that ;:.... ' ....-

PIXIES: : . r- ?• 'Amongst all the colours your paint-boxes own, have, you found - d yet that it's terribly hard to discover a truly, honestly green? d ; The shade of the young; growing grass ... trees in the shadow - ■ and trees in the sunlight-. , . dark kills against blue sky „. . deep, * .■■ • deep adornment of massed bush, and slim loveliness of willows in the Spring the-■wonder of. it is that artists can imprison ■ its likeness at all in their funny, solemn little; labelled tubes. / • .. ■ . But most; changefu^ and colourful of all is the sea's own green ;y ; frock. When we have our Sea Page —— and very' close to it ive ri ]. are.noiv you'll likely discover that for your small selves, my y elfin folk. Sun-on-the-sea turns to silver and gold;; a rock: looks n ; doivn into its own black mirror; seaweed trails its brown, broivn Jl< -hair-along quiet pools; but under all the silver and brown and 3 | ' gold'is still the'clear deepness of green. You will find it wher- ,. B ever water flows, wherever waves break upon beaches. ... <t And all amongst these, paddly places / hope you may be seeking Summer Lady. You'll surely find her, going barefoot , - ! there, oh every sun-kissed day. FAIRIEL er .. ■'■ ■ It ■■■■» »'«'» .......... . t t i i i i t t i , , , i , , , , . , , , , , , . -. , , , , , , , , .

they simply could.. not go to' the party in them! .'".'' \ ' '■ The twins sot up one howl when she told them they must stay at home. They roared so that she had to givo .fhemVa' whole flower. sugar-stick apiece, and then sent them out to play, while sue thought-what could be done. Slowly she got down her large scarlet leaf and measured it. Yes, it would cut two suits! She quickly chopped them out, and winked hard to keep the tears away as she did it. Poor Coy, she had so wanted her pretty- frock. Stitching hard for an hour, she got them done. Then she called the twins in to fit them on. They fitted beautifully, and the little fellows were delighted. Of course they wanted to put them on at once, but Coy wisely laid the beautiful things on a high shelf and smarted to get dinner ready.. . Wig came in for his dinner. He had been out hunting for berries . and gathering seeds. He was-still excited about the party, and asked Coy to shine up the berries in his best cap: He was not worrying about his suit. Boys never do! , . Coy did not mean to tell about the twins' mishap, but they told it themselves. They dragged Wig to the shelf and, squealing and laughing, made him get down their new suits. He whistled with surprise. "Why. this is your party frock, Coyl" he exclaimed. ....... ... ....... "Never mind," she said cheerfully "I'll put a new frill on this dress, and it will do."- ....... "It just, won't do!"-said he. "I wanted you to win the prize for the prettiest one-to-night, and you would have, too I ".he said sadly. Then an;idea came to him; "Just you wait!",ha said., "I»U get you^a dress, somehow." .:.'" He got. «P from lunch and hurried away, for ho was determined he would find a dress. ... . .. He walked along -.'for about ' two hours without- seeing anything that would do. Once he had such a fright! He heard a loud, crashing noise, and looked down in time to see a fearful monster! ■ .... It was really a large dog, nosing his way amongst,the underbrush. His bis browaeyesj which were really : only k°en r-th?:'.6cent : af a rabbit, jaeemed to Wig-to-glow ferociously. However, the dog soon passed, and the little hisT t?-embll?lS with Mght.-sped on (To be concluded.) ' o l - .