THE BLUE RUG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 756, 31 August 1929, Page 37

THE BLUE RUG

Once there were three little children \ called Betsy, John and Sue, who lived j with their parents. They had not much ;• money .and their father and mother had to work hard to earn a living. Tho children were very unhappy be- j cause it was their mother’s birthday . the next day. and they couldn’t afford j to buy anything for her. They had j heard her say she wanted a rug. and J they wanted to get one for her. They | went to bed with heavy hearts, but that . night they were awakened by a cold | breeze blowing in their faces. “Oh,” said Betsy, “where are we, John ?” “In Sue’s cot, floating in the air.” was the reply. “Oh, look, what a beautiful castle!” Little Sue held out her hands and said, “Pretty.” To their surprise when they reached rhe castle the cot stopped, and some fairies, dressed in gold, led them to the throne of the Queen of Starland. She was very pleasant, and she showed them all sorts of things. Then she said, “As you have been kind enough to visit me I shall let you choose something to take home.” ‘ Please,” said Betsy, “could we have a rug for our mother?” “Yes,” said the Queen, smiling. She sent some elves to get a rug. and the children saw them cutting some of the sky out for it. As it was j a starry night it was covered with | stars. The children thanked the Queen, and j the cot took them home. Their mother | loved the present very much, and she i put it away carefully. But. going down in the cot, Betsy saw a white, billowy cloud in the space where the rug had been. Joan Dutliie, aged 10.