122 WHAT DAISY SAW ONE NIGHT.

mole, a cricket, beetles, and spiders, each and all seemed
to be running about in a great state of excitement.

“Why I thought everything went to bed in the night,”
said Daisy ; ‘‘nurse always says so.”

“These creatures have been to bed all day, and so they
get up at night,” said the fairy. ‘They are all busy about the
ball supper now.”

“And what a noise they make!” said Daisy; which was
true, for every bird, beast, and insect made each its own peculiar
sound at the very top of its voice; the whole air sounded like
a toy-shop when several dozen children are all trying which
trumpet, whistle, or rattle they like best because it will make
the worst noise. One could hardly hear oneself speak, and
Daisy was obliged quite to scream when she wanted to say
anything. The fairy did the same. ‘‘ What a noisy party it
is!” thought Daisy to herself. ‘ What bad manners they
have! Nurse wouldn’t let me speak at home like this! How
they do yell!”

Olcounse, caidgene waimyeat hemmear i Wnatiis wily It
is called a daw/—because everybody shouts so—don’t you see?”

‘““O-o-h!” said Daisy slowly. ‘Then there isn’t any
dancing ?”’

Noy esaidithe dana, ahere 1s¢movoneshere but the trog:
who understands it, and he will only dance the hornpipe when
nobody is looking.”

Daisy wondered very much what there would be for supper ;
but she did not like to ask. That would not have been polite;
so she stood looking on silently until the jingling and tinkling
of bells began to sound through the uproar, which was hushed
at once. Looking round, she saw that the chime came from
a tall blue-bell, which was swinging wildly to and fro. She
could not see anyone moving it.

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