THE FAIRY GIFTS. 21

swered she rudely. ‘Ill carry no water,
indeed ! ”

“But you shall go,” answered her
mother, ‘and that at once.”

So Fanny went, and scolded all the
way. With her she took the prettiest
silver jug to be found in the housé. No
sooner had she reached the spring than
she saw coming from the wood a lady
splendidly dressed, who asked her for a
drink. It was the same fairy who had
spoken to her sister, but now she had
taken the air and splendid clothes of a
princess, that she might prove just how
ill-natured was this elder sister.

‘Perhaps you think I am come here
only to fetch water for you,” said she,
impudently. «To be sure, I brought

this silver jug on purpose for you to