A FAIRY STORY.

 
 
  

OME fairies once lived in a dark glen ina
a pine forest.

They were real fairies, many of them
not higher than a pin.

Their greatest treasure was a magic cap which
had been in the fairy family for many generations.

The most wonderful thing about the cap was
that it fitted exactly any one who wore it.

When one fairy put it on, he and all the others
became invisible.

A stupid race of giants lived among the moun-
tains near them. They wanted the fairy cap more
than anything else in the world.

One warm day when the elves were away from
home, a giant came into the glen. He was seeking
just such a cool place for his afternoon nap.

He was so large and the glen so small that when
he lay down he almost filled the valley.

The music of a fairy brook soon lulled him to
Sleep.

Perhaps you have heard how a giant snores, and
how his breath comes in great puffs.

The giant was snoring and puffing when the
fairies came towards home.