DAWN LAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 370, 2 June 1928, Page 29

DAWN LAND

Dawn Land is a beautiful place. It is far from here. Miles and miles across the sea, there is a wonderful island, overgrown with beautifully- j scented flowers and delicate green ferns; that is Dawn Land. The people there are very beautiful: everybody is happy on that sun-kissed island, where the blue sea ripples against, the rocks, and where everything is always enshrouded in pale, purple mist. The Dawn Queen was very She had two daughters. Dawn Princess May and Dawn Princess Pay, who were also very beautiful. The Dawn Princesses knew very little about the outside world, until, one day, they happened to hear Rosita, their playmate, say something about “mortals.” “What are they?” asked Princess Fay. ’ They are people,” explained Rosita, “who are sometimes, nay, often, not happy.” “Not happy?” asked Princess May. “Oh, how I’d love to make them happy.” So, thq,t night, the Dawn Princesses consulted their mother, Queen Mistrose. “We want to help the mortals,” said they. Rut the queen shook her head. “My dears, you would have to become mortals yourselves,” sh©- said. The Princesses next day went to Marve, who would change them into mortals. Princess May was dressed in a lovely gown of blue mist-cloth, trimmed with dew, while Fay’s was of a purple shade. That night the Princesses went away. Princess May took the name of Happiness and did good all over the world, but little Princess Fay was shy and, strange to say, sh© landed in New Zealand. Yes, you may not believe me, but she did! And she took the name of the Dawn Lady. She found a beautiful spot and called it Happy Town; she was joined by other fairy folk and, every week, the mortal children write her letters. Happiness, in her robe of blue, goes flying round everywhere, while the Dawn Lady remains to this day in Happy Town with her loyal fairy helpers. —Joy Hill (aged 13).